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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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And first, of his kindred, his Superiors, Equals, Inferiors; for his Superiors, they be his Parents, Isaac and Rebekah, to whom he was loving and obedient; his obedience he showed in travailing to Padan Aram at his Mothers advice, & Fathers persuasion for a wife. It behooveth children to show all good subjection, and that particularly in this point of being ruled by their discreet and religious Parents in choice of a wife or husband, so as to make them their guiders and directors in this weighty business, and they must not suffer their hearts to be set upon any person in that respect, without the knowledge and consent of their Parents; nor hearken to motions made to them without the good liking of their Parents.
And first, of his kindred, his Superiours, Equals, Inferiours; for his Superiours, they be his Parents, Isaac and Rebekkah, to whom hee was loving and obedient; his obedience he shewed in travailing to Padan Aram at his Mothers advice, & Fathers perswasion for a wife. It behooveth children to shew all good subjection, and that particularly in this point of being ruled by their discreet and religious Parents in choice of a wife or husband, so as to make them their guiders and directors in this weighty businesse, and they must not suffer their hearts to be set upon any person in that respect, without the knowledge and consent of their Parents; nor hearken to motions made to them without the good liking of their Parents.
If it be said, how if Parents will cross their children in their affections? I answer.
If it be said, how if Parents will crosse their children in their affections? I answer.
The world is full of examples, by which it is manifest, that many come together in great heat of love, and within a few years grow