A15013:1764
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.
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.
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.
Now I beseech you that have begun earely with him, to continue to the end with him, and see, that neither change of place, nor of state, adversity nor prosperity turne you out of the wayes of Godlinesse: and if any of you have seemed at Josephs age very forward in Religion, but are now in a manner waxed key cold, and starke 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 decayes, and strive to recover againe, and so to runne 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 meanes, and you shall be constant: and so much of Josephs goodnesse in generall, especially in respect of its beginning and continuance.
Now more particularly,1 consider what was good in him in his Fathers house, and in Egypt, for so may his life be fitly distinguished, by the places wherein he lived.
Now more particularlie,1 consider what was good in him in his Fathers house, and in Aegypt, for so may his life bee fitly distinguished, by the places wherein he lived.