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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 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.
He had this singular abilitie that in his Prayer after Sermon, he could collect into a short Sum all which hee 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 Beleevers and doers of what was taught them.
Likewise when he had read a Psalm or Chapter in his Family, he was so well seen in the Text, and of so good a Judgement, and of so choice a memory that though the Chapter was part of the Ceremonial Law, or in the books of Numbers, Chronicles, and hardest Prophecies, he in his Prayer would discover the scope and meaning and chief notes of Observation, and their use, in such sort, that oft-times when I have heard him, I have much longed that I could call them all to mind; For I found the matter of his Prayer to be a better Commentary of that Chapter, with apt observations and applications for use, then I could find in any Author that I had read, who had written thereupon.
Likewise when hee had read a Psalme or Chapter in his Family, hee was so well seene in the Text, and of so good a Judgement, and of so choice a memory that though the Chapter was part of the Ceremoniall Law, or in the bookes of Numbers, Chronicles, and hardest Prophecies, he in his Prayer would discover the scope and meaning and chiefe notes of Observation, and their use, in such sort, that oft-times when I have heard him, I have much longed that I could call them all to minde; For I found the matter of his Prayer to be a better Commentary of that Chapter, with apt observations and applications for use, then I could finde in any Authour that I had read, who had vvritten thereupon.