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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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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.
That is but a very May-be, for it will not follow that the Philistims would have growne 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 forbeare to give to this person, because he gave to that; this kinde of abstaining to give is proper to men, who want sufficient meanes to give to all, but God can replenish all without leaving himselfe destitute: but God with-holds his benefits from those that have them not, because their sins provoke him, or because hee would afflict or chastise them.
The faults of men keep good things from their possessions, and they would not have been less faulty, if another had been less prosperous. Wherefore I say, confess this sin, see it, condemn it in your selves, yield not to it.
The faults of men keep good things from their possessions, and they would not have been lesse faulty, if another had been lesse prosperous. Wherefore I say, confesse this sin, see it, condemne it in your selves, yeeld not to it.