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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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Lastly, Isaac was ready to hearken to his wife Rebekahs counsel,1 and when she complained of Esau's wives evil and froward behaviour, telling how bitter her life would prove if Jacob also should bring in such ill nurtured wives, he sends him away according to her desire, to take a wife in Padan-aram: So should every good man be ready to hearken to his wives advice and counsel, and to gratify her in those things that are fit, not to cross and contradict her. This is a part of due kindness to your wives, see that you neglect it not to the procuring of mutual and continual discord betwixt you.
Lastly, Isaac was ready to hearken to his wife Rebekahs counsell,1 and when she complained of Esaus wives evill and froward behaviour, telling how bitter her life would prove if Iacob also should bring in such ill nurtured wives, he sends him away according to her desire, to take a wife in Padan-aram: So should every good man be ready to hearken to his wives advice and counsell, and to gratifie her in those things that are fit, not to crosse and contradict her. This is a part of due kindnesse to your wives, see that you neglect it not to the procuring of mutuall and continuall discord betwixt you.
- 16. He hearkened to Rebekahs wise counsell.
So have we considered Isaacs good carriage towards God and his parents, Father and mother, and towards his wife; he was a parent and had children, even two sons Esau and Jacob; Now he blessed both of them, and that out of Faith:1 for his blessing was not a bare wishing and praying for a blessing upon them, but a prophetical prediction of a blessing in God's name, whereof if he had not received a promise from God, and also believed that promise, neither he nor his children would have made so great account of it. All of us cannot bless our children in this manner, for the gift of prophecy is wanting unto us, but all of us must in Faith bless our children, that is, pray for a blessing at Gods hand upon our seed as well as our selves. Yea we must all apply our selves to the sincere obedience which hath an ample promise of blessing annexed, and cannot fail to procure a blessing, since God will not fail to fulfil his word. Why is a prophetical blessing of some value? surely, because it is a certain thing, as having its original in Gods fidelity, who having said it shall be so, must either accomplish it with his hand, or else falsify his word, which is impossible. Now it is as impossible, that God should neglect to keep his promise as to fulfil his predictions; wherefore seeing all blessings are plentifully promised to him that walketh before God uprightly and constantly, do this O ye Fathers, this is to bless your children in faith, but if you follow your own hearts and leave the ways of God, and go forward in paths of impiety and unrighteousness, then do you curse your selves and your children, and worse then pronounce a curse, even pull down a curse upon your selves and them.