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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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We must learn to bless the name of God most heartily, that hath freed us from this misery, and hath not caused us to behold such a lamentable sight by one occasion or other, but hath given us abundance of things necessary, yea if he have not furnished us with great store, yet we have sufficient to keep our selves and ours from pining away with want. O that we could be as full of thanks, when we are freed from wants, as we have been of complaints even for small crosses. And now use moderately your abundance, that God may not strip you of all and bring you to such extremity, and why should we forfeit our selves and ours to famishing? when we see that God is tender to us, and willing to satisfy us with good things.
Wee must learne to blesse the name of God most heartily, that hath freed us from this misery, and hath not caused us to behold such a lamentable sight by one occasion or other, but hath given us abundance of things necessary, yea if he have not furnished us with great store, yet we have sufficient to keep our selves and ours from pining away with want. O that we could be as full of thanks, when we are freed from wants, as we have beene of complaints even for small crosses. And now use moderately your abundance, that God may not strip you of all and bring you to such extremity, and why should we forfeit our selves and ours to famishing? when wee see that God is tender to us, and willing to satisfie us with good things.
And lastly, let every man prepare for this cross, think of it, tell himself, it may befall him, and resolve if the wisdom of God shall bring it upon him, that he will labour patiently to undergo it, not so as to be sorrowless, that were no way commendable, but so as to be moderate in grieving, and to turn his grief into spiritual grief, and pour it forth before the Lord in humble and penitent confessions and lamentations for sin.
And lastly, let every man prepare for this crosse, think of it, tell himselfe, it may befall him, and resolve if the wisedome of God shall bring it upon him, that he will labour patiently to undergoe it, not so as to be sorrowlesse, that were no way commendable, but so as to be moderate in grieving, and to turne his griefe into spirituall griefe, and powre it forth before the Lord in humble and penitent confessions and lamentations for sinne.