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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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Then according to the nature of the Doctrine, and the need and aptness of his Auditory; he would as from an infallible consequent of his Doctrine by way of Application, confirm some profitable Truth, which yet by some might happily be questioned, or else convince men of some error, or reprove some vice, or exhort to some Duty, or resolve some doubt, or case of conscience, or comfort such as needed Consolation. In all which sorts of Applications he did make use of more or fewer of them as there might be cause, and he would be careful that his Doctrine should be the Argument or middle term whereby he might syllogistically conclude the main Proposition of any of his said uses: And if the reproof or exhortation did need pressing home upon the conscience, then he would study to enlarge his Speech, showing motives to induce to such a duty; and also dissuasives from such a vice, taking his Arguments from duty to God, decency or shamefulness, pleasure or pain, gain or loss.
Then according to the nature of the Doctrine, and the need and aptnesse of his Auditory; hee would as from an infallible consequent of his Doctrine by way of Application, confirme some profitable Truth, which yet by some might happily bee questioned, or else convince men of some errour, or reproove some vice, or exhort to some Dutie, or resolve some doubt, or case of conscience, or comfort such as needed Consolation. In all which sorts of Applications hee did make use of more or fewer of them as there might bee cause, and hee would bee carefull that his Doctrine should bee the Argument or middle terme whereby hee might sillogistically conclude the maine Proposition of any of his said uses: And if the reproofe or exhortation did need pressing home upon the conscience, then hee would study to enlarge his Speech, shewing motives to induce to such a duty; and allso disswasives from such a vice, taking his Arguments from dutie to God, decency or shamefullnesse, pleasure or paine, gaine or losse.
And here again he would use the help of Rhetoric, but all for the most part in a concealed way, without all affectation. And sometimes he would show the effectual means of attaining of the Grace and power to perform the duty to which he exhorted. And sometimes likewise he would show the remedies against such or such a vice from which he dissuaded, as may be seen by his Sermons already extant. Also when he thought it was needful to discuss and handle any common place or head of Divinity, he would do it very judiciously, fully and most profitably.