A15013:1125
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 those of you that have done, or are now in doing otherwise, be you blamed as men that proceed not virtuously in this course, and therefore are either through lucre of portion, or else inordinate affection (which men call love) thrust aside from a right, to a wrong path. Now at last Jacob becomes a servant to his Father in Law, and agrees to perform seven years service for one daughter, and as many for the other.
O those of you that have done, or are now in doing otherwise, bee you blamed as men that proceed not vertuously in this course, and therefore are either through lucre of portion, or else inordinate affection (which men call love) thrust aside from a right, to a wrong path. Now at last Iacob becomes a servant to his Father in Law, and agrees to performe seven yeares service for one daughter, and as many for the other.
For my part I cannot commend Jacobs prudence in this matter, he bound himself to a very long apprenticeship. He might have taken order to have sent messengers betwixt Isaac and Laban, that his portion might have procured this match rather than his service. But herein yet he deals well with Laban, whom he was willing to advantage so much for his daughters sake. So far was he from being desirous to steal away Rachel, that he chose rather to sue for her: every young man must learn hence not that particular thing which Jacob did, to serve for a wife, but that common rule of equity which he followed, to give a man all reasonable and good content in marrying his daughter, in affording such convenient allowance to her as is fit, neither will he be unwilling to this duty; that is, not moved more with base ends, than love of her whom he marrieth.
For my part I cannot commend Iacobs prudence in this matter, he bound himself to a very long apprentiship. He might have taken order to have sent messengers betwixt Isaac and Laban, that his portion might have procured this match rather than his service. But herein yet he deales well with Laban, whom he was willing to advantage so much for his daughters sake. So far was he from being desirous to steale away Rachel, that he chose rather to sue for her: every young man must learne hence not that particular thing which Iacob did, to serve for a wife, but that common rule of equity which he followed, to give a man all reasonable and good content in marrying his daughter, in affording such convenient allowance to her as is fit, neither will he be unwilling to this duty; that is, not moved more with base ends, than love of her whom he marrieth.