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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
Example 17: THE SEVENTEENTH EXAMPLE.Example 17: THE SEVENTENTH EXAMPLE.
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These be his Ordinances, to have the interest and enjoyment of them, is to have the birth-right: O esteem them highly for that excellent purpose to which they are assigned, & seek grace in them, that you may attain salvation by them, which those that do, are followers of Jacob, and not of Esau, and shall speed as Jacob. But the last act of profaneness in Esau was worst of all: He leaves the land of Canaan, and of his own accord goes away to Mount Seir from Jacob, because he found it not so commodious an habitation. He and his brother could not dwell together there, & he would not dwell in Tents as Isaac & Jacob, to show himself an heir through hope of the same promises, & so this was an utter forsaking of all care of true religion, & turning mere worldly and earthly. O take heed that none of you suffer profaneness to take so strong a hold, and settle so deep rooting in you, that you should quite and clean give over all show of piety, and follow the world wholly altogether and professedly.
These be his Ordinances, to have the interest and injoyment of them, is to have the birth-right: O esteeme them highly for that excellent purpose to which they are assigned, & seek grace in them, that you may attaine salvation by them, which those that do, are followers of Iacob, and not of Esau, and shall speed as Iacob. But the last act of profannesse in Esau was worst of all: He leaves the land of Canaan, and of his owne accord goes away to Mount Seir from Iacob, because he found it not so commodious an habitation. He and his brother could not dwell together there, & he would not dwell in Tents as Isaac & Iacob, to shew himself an heir through hope of the same promises, & so this was an utter forsaking of all care of true religion, & turning meer worldly and earthly. O take heed that none of you suffer profaneness to take so strong a hold, and settle so deep rooting in you, that you should quite and cleane give over all shew of piety, and follow the world wholly altogether and professedly.
He is profane that hath no great care of heaven, at least not at all to ⟨p. 27⟩get grace, and therefore first makes no great reckoning of, next despiseth, and after relinquisheth, and casteth off the signs and means of grace that God hath appointed. O let not any of you be such, perish not after the example of Esau's naughtiness, but let his badness teach you to fear to be bad in the same kind, and labour to be devout, holy, and religious, that you may be saved.