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Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…
Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithful and painful preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whately's life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the author to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his own copy.Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.
London: printed by G.M. for Edward Langham book-seller, 1640London: printed by G.M. for Edvvard Langham booke-seller, 1640
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We also Brethren, must learn to dwell where God would have us, and not to make worldly profit, pleasure, ease or the like, the choosers of our habitation; yea we must learn universal obedience, for if in point of habitation I must follow God then in all other things besides. See what God saith in his Word unto us (and that is now instead of all visions, therein now he maketh himself to appear unto us) do such or such a thing, do not such or such a thing, promising a blessing as always he doth unto the obedient. We must not consult with flesh and blood, nor ask counsel of profit and pleasure, but must resign our selves to his Commandment, and instantly set about the one and relinquish the other. He that is so disposed, he is an Isaac, let him take comfort, he is a true believer and a godly man, but he that in such case refuseth to obey, and will rather condescend to his carnal reason, arguing from loss or commodity, danger or safety or the like, how can he call himself an obedient child? He that refuseth the plain directions of Gods Word for earthly respects, is not one of the race of Isaac. He that causeth all such respect to stand bare unto Gods Commandment, ⟨p. 250⟩and to give way unto it, his heart is upright with God, and he is a holy man as was Isaac. And so much for this good mans carriage toward God.
We also Brethren, must learne to dwell where God would have us, and not to make worldly profit, pleasure, ease or the like, the choosers of our habitation; yea we must learne universall obedience, for if in point of habitation I must follow God then in all other things besides. See what God saith in his Word unto us (and that is now insteede of all visions, therein now he maketh himselfe to appeare unto us) doe such or such a thing, doe not such or such a thing, promising a blessing as alwaies he doth unto the obedient. We must not consult with flesh and bloud, nor aske counsell of profit and pleasure, but must resigne our selves to his Commandement, and instantly set about the one and relinquish the other. He that is so disposed, he is an Isaac, let him take comfort, he is a true beleever and a godly man, but he that in such case refuseth to obey, and will rather condescend to his carnall reason, arguing from losse or commodity, danger or safety or the like, how can hee call himselfe an obedient childe? He that refuseth the plaine directions of Gods Word for earthly respects, is not one of the race of Isaac. He that causeth all such respect to stand bare unto Gods Commandement, ⟨p. 250⟩