A15013:1886
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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We must beseech God to pour gifts upon his servants now, even to give unto his Ministers skill and will, to become faithful interpreters of his Word; and if God do give to any an extraordinary gift this way, let him be thankful to God, and use it for their good that need it.
We must beseech God to powre gifts upon his servants now, even to give unto his Ministers skill and will, to become faithfull interpreters of his Word; and if God do give to any an extraordinary gift this way, let him be thankfull to God, and use it for their good that need it.
1Another gift of his mind, was great wisdom and dexterity to manage any business committed to his charge: You see how he dispatched matters in the great household of Potiphar so, that they perceived, that all things went well, which could not have bin so, if the person that ordered all, had not had an excellent head to guide them; and after, when he was in prison, by little and little his Master found out his excellent sufficiencies, to do any work, and therefore, as the former master did, so he entrusted him with all.2 And when from ordering a family, he came to order the whole Kingdom of Egypt, he underwent that busy and toilsome work with so much discretion, as gave the King and all his people content, so that to Joseph, Pharaoh sent them, and unto Joseph they gladly repaired.
1Another gift of his mind, was great wisedome and dexterity to mannage any businesse committed to his charge: You see how hee dispatched matters in the great houshold of Putiphar so, that they perceived, that all things went well, which could not have bin so, if the person that ordered all, had not had an excellent head to guide them; and after, when he was in prison, by little and little his Master found out his excellent sufficiencies, to doe any worke, and therefore, as the former master did, so hee intrusted him with all.