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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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I pray you consider whether God have vouchsafed these unto you, hath he caused you to fear his name? hath he made you to believe his promises? hath he appeared to you in his word and ordinances? and given you some happy apprehension of his goodness in Christ, making you know, that he will fulfil to you the blessing of Abraham. If he have, give hearty praises to him, take unspeakable comfort in him, account all your other crosses nothing. Rejoice in him evermore, that hath translated you from the power of darkness to his own Kingdom. Happy is he that is made the child of God, though he be in great calamity for outward things. Know the incomparable greatness of his favour, that you may rejoice in it, in despite of all crosses. And labour to get more and more assurance of your interest unto God and happy estate this way, that you may be more and more comforted. But if you have not these spiritual good things, do not account your selves happy, because of the outward, think not that you are in a good estate whatsoever you possess, if you possess ⟨p. 263⟩not Gods Spirit to make you Gods child, to seal you to the day of redemption, to comfort you in all times, with making himself more and more assuredly known unto you. What is it to enjoy a dream of prosperity in this sleep of natural life? and then to spend ones eternal being in endless and irremediable and unsufferable misery. Rest not your selves satisfied in outward things, count not your selves happy in having them, never think you have any thing till you have grace, till you have Christ, till you have interest into Heaven, that eternal land of promise, and set your selves in feeling of the want of these things to seek them in Gods ordinances. Prayer, the Word, Sacraments, and you shall have them, for you want them not that live in the Church, but for want of care duly to seek them.
I pray you consider whether God have vouchsafed these unto you, hath he caused you to feare his name? hath he made you to beleeve his promises? hath he appeared to you in his word and ordinances? and given you some happy apprehension of his goodnesse in Christ, making you know, that he will fulfill to you the blessing of Abraham. If he have, give hearty praises to him, take unspeakable comfort in him, account all your other crosses nothing. Rejoyce in him evermore, that hath translated you from the power of darkenesse to his owne Kingdome. Happy is he that is made the childe of God, though he be in great calamity for outward things. Know the incomparable greatnesse of his favour, that you may rejoyce in it, in despight of all crosses. And labour to get more and more assurance of your interest unto God and happy estate this way, that you may be more and more comforted. But if you have not these spirituall good things, doe not account your selves happy, because of the outward, thinke not that you are in a good estate whatsoever you possesse, if you possesse