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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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And now let us all learn to be particularly thankful to God for particular benefits, yea even such outward benefits, much more for inward. This is the way to continue, to sanctify, and increase benefits, God loveth thankfulness as men also do. If we improve his benefits to so good a purpose, we shall not want them in due time, only, see that your thanks be not alone verbal.
And now let us all learne to be particularly thankfull to God for particular benefits, yea even such outward benefits, much more for inward. This is the way to continue, to sanctifie, and increase benefits, God loveth thankfullnesse as men also doe. If we improove his benefits to so good a purpose, we shall not want them in due time, onely, see that your thankes be not alone verball.
1You have seen his piety, now his discretion shows it self first in setting down what a woman he would have for Isaac, viz. a courteous and laborious woman, one that came out to draw water, and one that would respect a stranger, and give him to drink and his Camels also; truly a woman courteous of disposition, and of body strong, and healthy, and painful, is a fit woman to make a wife.
1You have seene his piety, now his discretion shewes it selfe first in setting downe what a woman he would have for Isaac, viz. a courteous and laborious woman, one that came out to draw water, and one that would respect a stranger, and give him to drinke and his Camels also; truly a woman courteous of disposition, and of body strong, and healthy, and painefull, is a fit woman to make a wife.
- 14. He was discreet.4. He was discreete.