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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
They shall be but a poor and despised Tribe, and not inherit an entire portion.
They shall be but a poore and despised Tribe, and not inherite an intire portion.
1So likewise for Reuben, who had defiled his bed; we read of nothing he said to him before, yet on his deathbed he deprives and disinherits him for it,2 Thou shalt not excel; meaning, shall not have the double portion, and preeminence that belongeth to the first-borne, because thou wentest up to thy Fathers bed. Do you not think that it did put Simeon, Levi, and Reuben, the three eldest sons unto sorrow and shame? when they heard these words from their now dying Fathers mouth; you have been incestuously lewd Reuben, therefore you shall not be mine heir; and you Simeon and Levi were furiously revengeful, therefore neither shall the blessing be yours.
1So likewise for Reuben, who had defiled his bed; we reade of nothing he said to him before, yet on his deathbed he deprives and disinherites him for it,2 Thou shalt not excell; meaning, shall not have the double portion, and preheminence that belongeth to the first-borne, because thou wentest up to thy Fathers bed. Doe you not thinke that it did put Simeon, Levi, and Reuben, the three eldest sons unto sorrow and shame? when they heard these words from their now dying Fathers mouth; you have been incestuously lewd Reuben, therefore you shall not be mine heire; and you Simeon and Levi were furiously revengefull, therefore neither shall the blessing bee yours.
- 1And Reuben for his incest.