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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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Further, learn to be thankful to God, if he have pleased to keep you from spite, wrong and strife, that either you be not envied, or else those that envy you have not had ability to wrong you and contend against you. It is a great goodness of God so to hedge about a mans estate, that no man hath been able to break in upon him to hurt him, and it is neither mens wit nor greatness that can procure unto them this safety, but it is God alone that maketh them to dwell in safety. Let our hearts be lifted up to praise him, that hath so encompassed us with his favour as with a shield.
Further, learne to be thankfull to God, if hee have pleased to keepe you from spight, wrong and strife, that either you bee not envied, or else those that envie you have not had ability to wrong you and contend against you. It is a great goodnesse of God so to hedge about a mans estate, that no man hath beene able to breake in upon him to hurt him, and it is neither mens wit nor greatnesse that can procure unto them this safety, but it is God alone that maketh them to dwell in safety. Let our hearts be lifted up to praise him, that hath so incompassed us with his favour as with a shield.
But next, Isaac was crossed in his children. First,1 in that he continued long without issue, whereas God had promised him issue, and the hope of his salvation depended upon the performance of his promise; for out of his loins was that seed to proceed in ⟨p. 266⟩whom all Nations were to be blessed, and yet he was married twenty years afore this promise was fulfilled. So long did God exercise his faith with delay.
But next, Isaac was crossed in his children. First,1 in that hee continued long without issue, whereas God had promised him issue, and the hope of his salvation depended upon the performance of his promise; for out of his loynes was that seede to proceed in