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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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Not long after he entered into the Ministry, and he was presently called to be a Lecturer at Banbury which he commendably performed above the space of four years, and then was called to be Vicar of the same Church, which office he faithfully discharged near thirty years till he died.
Not long after hee entred into the Ministery, and hee was presently called to be a Lecturer at Banbury which he commendably performed above the space of foure yeares, and then was called to be Vicar of the same Church, which office hee faithfully discharged neare thirty years till he died.
The abilities wherewith God had endued him for his work of the Ministry were more then ordinary. For he was of a quick understanding, of a clear and deep Judgement, of a most firm memory, and of a lively spirit. He was naturally eloquent, a master of his words, having words at will. He had a most able body and sound lunges, and till some years before his death, he had a most strong and audible voice. And according as his matter in hand, and his auditory needed, he was both a terrible Boanerges, a son of ⟨image 8⟩Thunder, and also a Barnabas, a son of sweet consolation. And which was the crown of all, God gave him an heart to seek him and to aim at the saving of the souls of all that heard him. His speech and preaching was not with enticing words of mans wisdom, but in demonstration of the spirit and of power. He was an Apollos not only eloquent, but withal mighty in the Scriptures. He like some of the Ancient Fathers was as occasions fell out sometimes an every days Preacher. He preached ordinarily in his own Church twice each Lords-Day, and catechized for above half an hour before evening Prayer, examining and instructing the youth, and once a week he preached the ordinary Lecture.
The abilities wherewith God had indued him for his work of the Ministery were more then ordinary. For hee was of a quicke understanding, of a cleare and deepe Iudgement, of a most firme memory, and of a lively spirit. Hee was naturally eloquent, a master of his words, having words at will. Hee had a most able body and sound lunges, and till some yeares before his death, he had a most strong and audible voice. And according as his matter in hand, and his auditory needed, he was both a terrible Boanerges, a sonne of