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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
TO THE CHRISTIAN READER.
Reader,
Amidst the numberless number of Books wherewith in this scribbling age the presses are oppressed, there is scarcity enough of such as are useful and profitable. As therefore the Art of Printing was a happy invention for the propagating of learning, so surely we are beholding to those who write such things as are worthy to be published: Since (as one saith) He that speaketh profiteth for an hour, but he that writeth profiteth for ever. This subject thus handled by this worthy deceased Author is an unbeaten tract, few (if any) having gone over the Examples of Scripture in such a doctrinal and practical way both. It seemed to me in the preaching both pleasant and profitable;1 pleasant in regard of the explaining of divers stories; profitable in respect of the particular application of all, He being (according to his manner) large and lively therein. Had it pleased God to have continued him in life, until he had finished all the Examples of either Testament, such a work from so able a Divine would have been of singular use. But he was Frumentum Dei, as Ignatius said, by Mortification and Self-denial, He was made clean bread for Christ who was the bread of life for him; God therefore hath gathered this wheat into his garner,2