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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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Again, if you find so much weakness in any of Gods Saints with whom you live, as you find recorded in the story of Isaac, I pray you be no harsher so them then you be to him. Tell me what think you of Isaac? was he a godly man or not? if you say no, you contradict the Scripture, if you say yea, then you must learn not to deny to another the name of a good man, because you meet with the like disorders in him that are here noted in Isaac, if he fear too much, if he hath used some sinful means to escape death or other danger. Nay a man ought not to deny himself the name of a man truly sanctified, because he findeth the same imperfections in himself. To call in question ones being sanctified in respect of the hanging on of such weaknesses, ⟨p. 261⟩is to nip and discourage the work of grace, and to hinder the growth of it no less then a cold frost doth hinder fruits from growing.
Againe, if you finde so much weakenesse in any of Gods Saints with whom you live, as you finde recorded in the story of Isaac, I pray you be no harsher so them then you be to him. Tell mee what thinke you of Isaac? was hee a godly man or not? if you say no, you contradict the Scripture, if you say yea, then you must learne not to deny to another the name of a good man, because you meete with the like disorders in him that are here noted in Isaac, if hee feare too much, if hee hath used some sinfull meanes to escape death or other danger. Nay a man ought not to deny himselfe the name of a man truly sanctified, because hee findeth the same imperfections in himselfe. To call in question ones being sanctified in respect of the hanging on of such weakenesses, ⟨p. 261⟩is to nip and discourage the worke of grace, and to hinder the growth of it no lesse then a cold frost doth hinder fruites from growing.
But Isaac telleth a manifest lie. Lying is a sin, and the lying tongue will bring destruction; but to be so transported with some present passion, as to be thrust into the mire of lying is such a thing as may befall a godly man. Come and take heed, that you do not embolden your selves to lie by abusing this and the like Examples, but rather resolve and pray against it, as knowing in how much danger you stand of falling into it. For though to be over-taken with this sin in hast, do not disprove the truth of sanctity; yet to be a liar (one that makes account that this is so small an offence, that he will not be so precise as to forbear to help himself by it if need be) this is a proof of a man that hath not yet gotten any sanctity. Lying is a sin so plain, that scarce is it possible to be ignorant of it, but through wilfulness, because a man refuseth to be willing to know that fault which he is not willing to leave. For no man can choose but blame it in another, and therefore his inward soul doth plainly tell him that it is also naught in himself. Now to live purposely in a known sin, resolving that he must and will do it if occasion serve, this is to be a worker of iniquity. Remember therefore the word of S. Paul,