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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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And this envy springeth from mere self-love, and pride, and folly, in not seeing God in things, and submitting to his wisdom. Whosoever findeth a kind of tang of this disease in himself, must blame himself for it heartily, and think thus with himself, What shall I be an imitator of wicked men, yea of the wicked spirits? What a foolish man am I that will not see Gods wise providence and yield to it? What a wretch, that think all good things lost which fall besides my self? What a foolish man that will make a cross to my self where it need not be, nor indeed is? And if any think, if he had not this prosperity it might befall me, and therefore at least I may grieve that he hath it to my damage.
And this envy springeth from meere selfe-love, and pride, and folly, in not seeing God in things, and submitting to his wisdome. Whosoever findeth a kinde of tangue of this disease in himselfe, must blame himselfe for it heartily, and thinke thus with himselfe, What shall I be an imitatour of wicked men, yea of the wicked spirits? What a foolish man am I that will not see Gods wise providence and yeeld to it? What a wretch, that thinke all good things lost which fall besides my selfe? What a foolish man that will make a crosse to my selfe where it need not bee, nor indeed is? And if any thinke, if hee had not this prosperity it might befall mee, and therefore at least I may grieve that he hath it to my dammage.
I answer.
That is but a very May-be, for it will not follow that the Philistines would have grown very rich, if Isaac had not gotten so much, nor that Cain should have been accepted if Abel had not; Yea verily, those things that have moved God not to grant them so much prosperity as another, would have caused him to withdraw it from them, even though he had not given it to that other. For God doth not forbear to give to this person, because he gave to that; this kind of abstaining to give is proper to men, who want sufficient means to give to all, but God can replenish all without leaving himself destitute: but God with-holds his benefits from those that have them not, because their sins provoke him, or because he would afflict or chastise them.