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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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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, 2saith S. Paul to Timothy, and in other places, he that will a little withdraw himself from all other businesses, and give himself to muse of holy things, and take notice of the truth and certainty of them and so confirm his faith in them, and then labour with himself to be affected with them, and draw from them firm and stable resolutions for the well ⟨p. 248⟩ordering of his life, shall find more progress in one month in the life of godliness, then he that without meditating doth barely read and hear for many years together, you must cover the spiritual seed with earth, you must bind the Word to the tables of your hearts, you must hide the Word in your hearts. If you be slack and careless of this duty, your growth in grace will prove exceeding slender; Imitate Isaac in this service, I know not how a man should come to any steadfast knowledge of his sincerity, if he be not one that meditateth on Gods Law.
Againe, it is noted of Isaac, Gen. 24.63.1