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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
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1For his Birth, he was the son of Terah, borne as some think about the 200th year of the world, some 352 years after the flood, but as some think 60 years sooner, about 1948 of the world, and after the flood 298.2 For his life we will consider his carriage good and bad, and the things that befell him good and bad.
1For his Birth, he was the sonne of Terah, borne as some thinke about the 200th yeere of the world, some 352 yeeres after the floud, but as some thinke 60 yeeres sooner, about 1948 of the world, and after the floud 298.2 For his life we will consider his carriage good and bad, and the things that befell him good and bad.
- 1Abrahams Birth.
- 2His Life.
Let us begin with his virtues and good deeds, and observe him as an excellent pattern of all virtues and goodness, that we may profit the better by considering his life more particularly. Let us see what virtues and good deeds he practised towards God first, and then towards man.
Let us begin with his vertues and good deeds, and observe him as an excellent patterne of all vertues and goodnesse, that we may profit the better by considering his life more particularly. Let us see what vertues and good deeds he practised towards God first, and then towards man.