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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 bare a tender love unto, and had a conscionable care of that great people over which God had made him over-seer. For, although his maintenance from them was but small in comparison, and unkindnesses and discouragements many and his offers of greater preferment in the Church in respect of outward maintenance were oft and importunate; yet he would not be persuaded to leave them. Yea though once for reasons which suddenly took him, he did promise to accept of another charge, yet within a while he entreated me to tell that Person to whom he had promised, that he had better thought of it, and did desire to be released of his Promise, and that out of Consideration of that great people which he should leave, saying, that if he should accept of that lesser charge, when he should come into the Church amongst them his heart would in yearning towards his other people, ask him what he did there.
He bare a tender love unto, and had a conscionable care of that great people over which God had made him over-seer. For, although his mainetenance from them was but small in comparison, and unkindnesses and discouragements many and his offers of greater preferment in the Church in respect of outward mainetenance were oft and importunate; yet he would not be perswaded to leave them. Yea though once for reasons which suddenly tooke him, he did promise to accept of another charge, yet within a while hee intreated mee to tell that Person to whom he had promised, that hee had better thought of it, and did desire to be released of his Promise, and that out of Consideration of that great people which he should leave, saying, that if he should accept of that lesser charge, when he should come into the Church amongst them his heart would in yerning towards his other people, aske him what he did there.
He was duly inquisitive after the affairs of Gods Church and people, and according as he received true intelligence of their weal or woe, so he had his sympathies and Fellow-feelings with them in either of their conditions
He was duely inquisitive after the affaires of Gods Church and people, and according as hee received true intelligence of their weale or woe, so hee had his sympathies and Fellow-feelings with them in either of their conditions