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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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He abounded in works of Mercy, he was a truly liberal man, one that studied liberal things; for he would seek out to find objects of his mercy, rather then to stay till they were offered. He did set apart and expended for the space of many years for good uses the tenth part of his yearly comings in, both out of his temporal and ecclesiastical means of maintenance.
He abounded in works of Mercie, hee was a truely liberall man, one that studyed liberall things; for hee would seeke out to finde objects of his mercy, rather then to stay till they were offered. Hee did set apart and expended for the space of many yeares for good uses the tenth part of his yearly commings in, both out of his temporall and ecclesiasticall meanes of maintenance.
He had an heavenly gift in Prayer, both for aptness and Fullness of Confessions, Petitions, Supplications, Intercessions and Praises, as also for readiness and copiousness of apt words, together with Fervency of Spirit to pour them out unto God in the name of Christ in the behalf of himself, and of all those who in Prayer joined with him.
Hee had an heavenly gift in Prayer, both for aptnesse and Fullnesse of Confessions, Petitions, Supplications, Intercessions and Prayses, as allso for readinesse and copiousnesse of apt words, together with Fervency of Spirit to poure them out unto God in the name of Christ in the behalfe of himselfe, and of all those who in Prayer joyned with him.
He had this singular ability that in his Prayer after Sermon, he could collect into a short Sum all which he had delivered to his Hearers and make it the matter of his Prayer to God, to the end they might be inwardly taught of God, and become Believers and doers of what was taught them.