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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, mark his wisdom and prudence,1 joined with love and good will, for he persuades Pharaoh to appoint fit persons to gather up the abundance of the plentiful years, and keep the same in store against the penurious and scant years, that so he may prevent the misery, which else would have fallen on the land. So those that are to interpret Gods Word to his people, must add counsel, advice, persuasions, and exhortations to provide them to make good use of their knowledge, even to provide against the danger to come, and to make use of all those good helps, which God shall afford them for that purpose.
Secondly, marke his wisedome and prudence,1 joyned with love and good will, for he perswades Pharoah to appoint fit persons to gather up the abundance of the plentifull yeares, and keepe the same in store against the penurious and scant yeares, that so he may prevent the misery, which else would have fallen on the land. So those that are to interpret Gods Word to his people, must adde counsell, advice, perswasions, and exhortations to provide them to make good use of their knowledge, even to provide against the danger to come, and to make use of all those good helpes, which God shall affoord them for that purpose.
- 12. He shows prudence and love.2. Hee shewes prudence and love.
We have now plentiful times of spiritual provision, by which we may get knowledge how to prevent the danger of eternal death: who can tell what scant and thin times may come hereafter, in which we may feel a sore famine of the Word, and not be able to get instruction and exhortation, which now we have in abundance?