A15013:795
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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O resolve to be constant in this service, and let no temptation of Satan drive you from it, or interrupt you in it, let no backwardness of the flesh cause you to omit it, but do it so well as you be able, and whatsoever objections arise break thorough the same, and tell your selves, I will do it, heard or not heard, accepted or not accepted, whatsoever I be, what sins soever I shall have, I will continue to call on the name of the Lord, I will do my duty let me speed as pleaseth the Lord.
O resolve to be constant in this service, and let no temptation of Satan drive you from it, or interrupt you in it, let no backwardnesse of the flesh cause you to omit it, but doe it so well as you be able, and whatsoever objections arise breake thorough the same, and tell your selves, I will doe it, heard or not heard, accepted or not accepted, whatsoever I be, what sins soever I shall have, I will continue to call on the name of the Lord, I will doe my duty let me speede as pleaseth the Lord.
Again, it is noted of Isaac, Gen. 24.63.1 that he went out into the field to meditate in the evening. This also is an excellent service of God, we are commanded to meditate on Gods Law continually, and to meditate on all his wondrous works. For the circumstances of time, place, manner, every man is left to his own choice, but the substance of the duty must be done. We must meditate, we must exercise our selves in the serious considerations of Gods Word and works, that we may raise our selves to a fuller knowledge of them, and cause our wills and affections to be more subject unto our knowledge. Meditation is that which maketh all truths profitable to us, without this our knowledge will be but speculative and talking, 'twill not be practical and effectual without this, we shall find no more benefit by our knowledge then by meat undigested, that cannot yield good nourishment to the body. This must increase our knowledge and improve it, this must bring it down from the head unto the heart, and so into the life. Consider what I say,