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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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Again, when he was to send Benjamin unto Egypt, Gen. 43.14. He followed him with his prayers, saying, God Almighty grant you favour before the Man, that he may send away your brother, and Benjamin. You must not think that he contented himself with this short ejaculation, but he made his request to God for this great thing in more words and oftener.
Again, when he was to send Benjamin unto Aegypt, Gen. 43.14. He followed him with his prayers, saying, God Almighty grant you favour before the Man, that he may send away your brother, and Benjamin. You must not thinke that hee contented himselfe with this short ejaculation, but he made his request to God for this great thing in more words and oftner.
So you see Jacob was a prayerful man; this is one part of religiousness.
So you see Iacob was a prayerfull man; this is one part of religiousnesse.
O that we could be prayerful? O that we could also make Gods name our refuge at all times? which they that do not, can hardly take any true comfort in their estate, nor account themselves true Israelites; and those that do, show themselves to be guided with the same Spirit that Israel: Especially let us learn to wrestle with God, resolving to continue earnest and importunate, and to take no nay in begging for the performance of his promises, and for his blessing, though we seem to gain nothing, but that the Lord carries a show of being angry with us, at length we shall prevail if we continue fervent, and refuse to give over, as our Lord also teacheth by his Parables in the Gospel, of a child, a friend, and the poor Widow towards the unjust Judge.