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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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Secondly, he was devout and religious, given to all holy exercises,1 by name, to meditation and prayer, principal exercises of piety and religious services of God, for so it is noted, Gen. 26.25. He builded an altar there, and called on the name of the Lord. Lo here he worshipped ⟨p. 246⟩God publicly by sacrifices and prayers, and though it be not mentioned, that he offered or prayed before an Altar at any other time as I remember, yet this once naming of his piety is set down, to signify his constant care in this duty: his Father brought him up in it, therefore he could say, Where is the lamb?
Secondly, he was devoute and religious, given to all holy exercises,1 by name, to meditation and prayer, principall exercises of piety and religious services of God, for so it is noted, Gen. 26.25. Hee builded an altar there, and called on the name of the Lord. Loe here he worshipped ⟨p. 246⟩God publikely by sacrifices and prayers, and though it be not mentioned, that he offered or prayed before an Altar at any other time as I remember, yet this once naming of his piety is set downe, to signifie his constant care in this duty: his Father brought him up in it, therefore he could say, Where is the lambe?
- 12. He was religious.
Indeed, the Lord hath abolished such kind of Altars, and such kind of sacrifices now since the coming of Jesus Christ into the world, and offering himself once for all as a propitiatory sacrifice to take away the sins of the world,