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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
Example 26: THE TWENTY SIXTH EXAMPLE.Example 26: THE TWENTY SIXT EXAMPLE.
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Secondly be careful to attend to Gods Word in public, and to read it, and to ponder on it,1 resolving to obey it in your private meditations, and these means will make a young man good: and as Joseph began to be good betimes, so continued he good a long space, even to his last age, to the end. He was good in his Fathers house, in Potiphar's house, in the Prison, at Court, in youth, in age: for he died at an hundred and ten years.
Secondly be carefull to attend to Gods Word in publike, and to reade it, and to ponder on it,1 resolving to obey it in your private meditations, and these meanes will make a young man good: and as Joseph began to be good betimes, so continued hee good a long space, even to his last age, to the end. He was good in his Fathers house, in Putiphars house, in the Prison, at Court, in youth, in age: for hee died at an hundred and ten yeers.
- 12. He continued good to his end. Gen. ult. Heb. 11.22.
Now I beseech you that have begun early with him, to continue to the end with him, and see, that neither change of place, nor of state, adversity nor prosperity turn you out of the ways of Godliness: and if any of you have seemed at Josephs age very forward in Religion, but are now in a manner waxed key cold, and stark naught, scarce retaining any savour of your former piety; let Josephs example make you take notice of your want of perseverance, that now at last you may consider your decays, and strive to recover again, and so to run to the end of the race with comfort. And you that are Young, strive to get truth, and to stand by Gods strength, continually using Gods means, and you shall be constant: and so much of Josephs goodness in general, especially in respect of its beginning and continuance.