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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, He discovered a great deal of patience,1 and gentleness towards him, for Laban was fickle and inconstant, and changed his wages many times, he saith ten times I suppose, using by a wonted figure, a certain number for an uncertain. But Jacob devours this wrong patiently, doth not expostulate with him, nor show himself sharp or bitter, but puts it over without words, and goes not from him through discontent, till God by an Angel bid him go to his Fathers house again.
Again, He discovered a great deale of patience,1 and gentlenesse towards him, for Laban was fickle and inconstant, and changed his wages many times, he saith ten times I suppose, using by a wonted figure, a certaine number for an uncertaine. But Iacob devoures this wrong patiently, doth not expostulate with him, nor shew himselfe sharp or bitter, but puts it over without words, and goes not from him through discontent, till God by an Angel bid him goe to his Fathers house againe.
- 16. He was patient and gentle to Laban, though he changed his wages.6. He was patient and gentle to Laban, though hee changed his wages.
So should servants show themselves gentle to their ungentle masters that are unkind and injurious to them, and do not use them so well as equity requireth, and not be clamorous and violent against them. But most servants, though they receive no hard measure, but alone are justly reproved and corrected for their faults, are so impatient that they cannot bear it, but make false and harsh complaints, and are so embittered and discontented, that they straight resolve to run away, and cannot bring themselves to stoop: these are of a contrary spirit to Jacob.