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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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Now Isaac offended something against men.1 In respect of his two sons, at first he loved Esau better then Jacob and that for carnal respects, because Esau by his hunting supplied him with such kind of meat as was contentfull to him. It was without doubt a weakness in him and deserveth taxing. Should Isaac bear favour to a graceless son for venison's sake, rather then to a godly son for virtue sake? Should our passions, fancies, appetites carry us away and over-rule our affections. Surely as David wished those that feared God to come unto him, and he would choose them for his companions; so should every man make godliness the rule of his affections, so as when other things be even to give piety the preeminence, and cause godliness to cast the scale as it were. It is a fault in any man to love a worse child above a better for any sinister respect, Abraham loved not Ishmael above Isaac, to prevent that it may be thought, that God commanded Ishmael to be cast out, that he might not be thought a meet person at least to partake with Isaac in his inheritance. And as to be carried away in our affections to children (by affecting them most that deserve it least) in carnal respects is a sin, so likewise towards other persons also, servants, neighbours or any other. Therefore he that hath done so or finds himself so inclined, must be humbled in his folly and labour at last to rectify his love, as we showed you before, that Isaac did when God discovered his weakness to him.
Now Isaac offended something against men.1 In respect of his two sonnes, at first he loved Esau better then Iacob and that for carnall respects, because Esau by his hunting supplied him with such kinde of meate as was contentfull to him. It was without doubt a weakenesse in him and deserveth taxing. Should Isaac beare favour to a gracelesse sonne for venisons sake, rather then to a godly sonne for vertue sake? Should our passions, fancies, appetites carrie us away and over-rule our affections. Surely as David wished those that feared God to come unto him, and he would choose them for his companions; so should every man make godlinesse the rule of his affections, so as when other things be even to give piety the preheminence, and cause godlinesse to cast the scale as it were. It is a fault in any man to love a worse childe above a better for any sinister respect, Abraham loved not Ishmael above Isaac, to prevent that it may be thought, that God commanded Ishmael to be cast out, that hee might not be thought a meete person at least to partake with Isaac in his inheritance. And as to be carried away in our affections to children (by affecting them most that deserve it least) in carnall respects is a sinne, so likewise towards other persons also, servants, neighbours or any other. Therefore hee that hath done so or findes himselfe so inclined, must be humbled in his folly and labour at last to rectifie his love, as wee shew'd you before, that Isaac did when God discovered his weakenesse to him.