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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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1Again, it is noted that he called on the Name of God there, and so it is noted, Gen. 25.21. that Isaac entreated the Lord for Rebekah his wife, because she was barren. He prayed constantly to God for a child, in this also testifying his religiousness and his Faith. So we must be careful to pray to God for all good things we need, for children if we want them, for good success in our callings, and whatsoever else we need or desire.2 For God is the giver of all good things, and hath commanded us in all things to make our requests known unto ⟨p. 247⟩him, and bidden us, to pray continually and in all things give thanks, 3so we are bound to pray as much as Isaac. Therefore those that are careless of worshipping God in this duty according to that description of a wicked man written by David in the fourteenth Psalm, they call not on the name of God, are not surely the children of God as was Isaac, but the children of Satan rather, for the Spirit of God is a Spirit of prayer, and a man careless of praying to God doth not trust in God but in himself, doth not acknowledge his providence nor live by faith in him. Let me quicken you to this duty, follow Isaac, call on the name of God, entreat God for your selves, your wives, your children, the Church, the Common-weal, all Saints. I say, recommend all persons and all things to God by fervent prayer, that he may give you his blessing and all things may be sanctified to you; do this duty daily and constantly. We must attain spiritual strength every day, from the works of the day by daily prayer, as we attain natural strength daily by the food of the day. Pray well and live well, pray ill and live ill. By this we have fellowship with God, by this we become acquainted with him, and make him as it were acquainted with us: by this we are made like unto him and draw grace from him, and are more and more translated into his image.
1Againe, it is noted that he called on the Name of God there, and so it is noted,