A15013:1307
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.
First, Reuben deflowered his Concubine;1 Dinah his daughter was deflowered; His sons used fraud and deceit to cozen the Sichemites, and then most barbarous cruelty in killing all the men, and spoiling the women, children, and goods, and when he reproved them for it, they made him a surly answer.2 Shall they abuse our sister as a Whore? Then Rachel dyed in childbed, or travel; then Joseph was sold into Egypt, but as he thought, slain, even Joseph his most beloved and towardly son. After Judah went from him, and his two sons were naught, and himself defiled his daughter in Law, and had two sons by her.
First, Reuben deflowred his Concubine;1 Dinah his daughter was deflowred; His sonnes used fraud and deceit to couzen the Sichemites, and then most barbarous cruelty in killing all the men, and spoiling the women, children, and goods, and when he reproved them for it, they made him a surly answer.2 Shall they abuse our sister as a Whore? Then Rachel dyed in childbed, or travell; then Ioseph was sold into Aegypt, but as he thought, slaine, even Ioseph his most beloved and towardly son. After Iudah went from him, and his two sons were naught, and himselfe defiled his daughter in Law, and had two sons by her.
- 16. He was crossed in his children.
- 2Gen. 35.16.
A great grief and disgrace to Jacob;