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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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Good husbandry is a thing commendable among all men as well as pleasing to God, it hath the promise of sufficiency of maintenance annexed to it for encouragement. We must every man with so much diligence and discretion order our estate, that we may become capable of abundance and may not deprive our selves of so comfortable a thing as plenty is. Only in our labour, let us look that we be moderate, that excessive labouring about earthly businesses do not induce a neglect of those things that concern a better life, let your chief care be for Heavenly things, and yet neglect not these temporary in their places: but he that through unthriftiness undoes or hinders himself, how can we conceive that he shall be wise enough to seek spiritual things, that hath no wit to get temporal?
Good husbandry is a thing commendable among all men as well as pleasing to God, it hath the promise of sufficiency of maintenance annexed to it for incouragement. We must every man with so much diligence and discretion order our estate, that wee may become capable of abundance and may not deprive our selves of so comfortable a thing as plenty is. Onely in our labour, let us looke that wee be moderate, that excessive labouring about earthly businesses doe not induce a neglect of those things that concerne a better life, let your chiefe care be for Heavenly things, and yet neglect not these temporary in their places: but hee that through unthriftinesse undoes or hinders himselfe, how can we conceive that he shall be wise enough to seeke spirituall things, that hath no wit to get temporall?
Again, when Isaac digged a Well,1 for which at length the Philistines contended not with him, he called the name of it Rehoboth, and said, now the Lord hath made room for us and we shall increase in the earth, Gen. 26.22. taking notice of Gods goodness, in the quiet enjoyment of that benefit, and by faith persuading himself of Gods blessing upon him, and so not carnally but spiritually rejoicing in the temporal benefit.