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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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I beseech you therefore, bury not your selves in the world, and in the study of earthly things, but Seek first the Kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and labour to come into the state of grace by meditating on the Gospel, seeing your misery in your selves, and endeavouring to turn unto the Lord.
I beseech you therefore, bury not your selves in the world, and in the study of earthly things, but Seeke first the Kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and labour to come into the state of grace by meditating on the Gospell, seeing your misery in your selves, and endeavouring to turne unto the Lord.
For in the Church no man is left destitute of grace, but through his own default in neglecting the great salvation that is there offered unto him.
Again, those to whom the Lord hath pleased to show the same goodness, working in them true faith, enabling them to believe in his mercy through Christ, and to walk in his ways with truth and ⟨p. 84⟩uprightness of heart, must learn to show themselves exceeding thankful to God for this mercy, and strive to take comfort in it, and to walk worthy of it. Bless God with constant and daily blessings, that hath blessed thee with, spiritual blessings in Christ, and rejoice in the riches of that inheritance to which thou are interested and shalt possess, whatsoever wants, afflictions, crosses thou mayest be exercised withal; yet be glad in the Lord, and count thy self an happy man, because the Lord hath granted thee that which may abundantly satisfy thy soul in the want of all outward things, and support thee in all afflictions and miseries, and countervail, and more then overweigh all manner of calamities. Let not the rich man rejoice in his riches, nor the wise man in his wisdom, nor the strong man in his strength, nor any man in any terrene thing he hath, but Let him that rejoiceth, rejoice in this, that he knoweth me saith the Lord. It is our duty to raise up our hearts so, that no earthly adversity may cool or damp our prayers, and dismay our hearts, and fill us with anguish and grief, and that no outward benefits may glut and sat our hearts, and turn us away from taking comfort in this true and everlasting mercy.