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…

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.

So have we considered Isaacs good carriage towards God and his parents, Father and mother, and towards his wife; hee was a parent and had children, even two sonnes Esau and Iacob; 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 propheticall prediction of a blessing in Godsname, whereof if he had not received a promise from God, and also beleeved that promise, neither he nor his children would have made so great account of it. All of us cannot blesse our children in this manner, for the gift of prophecie is wanting unto us, but all of us must in Faith blesse our children, that is, pray for a blessing at Gods hand upon our seede as well as our selves. Yea wee must all apply our selves to the sincere obedience which hath an ample promise of blessing annexed, and cannot faile to procure a blessing, since God will not faile to fulfill his word. Why is a propheticall blessing of some valew? surely, because it is a certaine thing, as having its originall in Gods fidelity, who having said it shall be so, must either accomplish it with his hand, or else falsifie his word, which is impossible. Now it is as impossible, that God should neglect to keepe his promise as to fulfill his predictions; wherefore seeing all blessings are plentifully promised to him that walketh before God uprightly and constantly, doe this O yee Fathers, this is to blesse your childeren in faith, but if you follow your owne hearts and leave the wayes of God, and goe forward in pathes of impiety and unrighteousnesse, then doe you curse your selves and your children, and worse then pronounce a curse, even pull downe a curse upon your selves and them.