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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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His manner was daily Morning and Evening to call his Family together, and to read a Psalm or Chapter in the Scriptures, and to pray with them and oft to catechize them; besides his constant Prayer Morning and Evening with his wife and also constantly alone by himself.
His manner was daily Morning and Evening to call his Family together, and to reade a Psalme or Chapter in the Scriptures, and to pray with them and oft to catechize them; besides his constant Prayer Morning and Evening with his wife and also constantly alone by himselfe.
He did set a part private days of Humiliation for his Family upon special occasions, and oft times before their preparation for their due receiving of the Lords-Supper. At which times he did exceed himself in pouring out his soul to GOD in most abundant and most free Confessions of sin, and expressions of Sorrow for sin, with tears and with earnestness of Petition for pardon and grace, and for the good of the Churches of God, but for our whole State and Church of England more specially and particularly.
He did set a part private dayes of Humiliation for his Family upon speciall occasions, and oft times before their preparation for their due receiving of the Lords-Supper. At which times he did exceed himselfe in powring out his soule to GOD in most aboundant and most free Confessions of sinne, and expressions of Sorrow for sinne, with teares and with earnestnesse of Petition for pardon and grace, and for the good of the Churches of God, but for our whole State and Church of England more specially and particularly.
He was much in days of private Fasting and humbling himself before God alone, that he might make and keep his peace with God, and obtain more Grace to keep more close to him, and to walk more evenly with him, and that he might the better keep under his body, and bring it