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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.
Now for Rachel, you know whose daughter she was, viz. Labans, 1the brother of Rebekah; here Cousin-germans married without scruple; but no marvel, for they made no question of nearer matches. A man might marry his Fathers daughter, his sister, as Abraham did Sarah. A man might marry with two sisters, as Jacob did Rachel and ⟨p. 96⟩Leah. The Lord had not yet abridged the liberty of contracting marriage, as with any more remote, so with them that were nearest in blood and alliance. Therefore their examples must be no president for us in this matter.
Now for Rachel, you know whose daughter she was, viz. Labans, 1the brother of Rebekkah; here Cousin-germans married without scruple; but no marvell, for they made no question of nearer matches. A man might marry his Fathers daughter, his sister, as Abraham did Sarah. A man might marry with two sisters, as Iacob did Rachel and ⟨p. 96⟩Leah. The Lord had not yet abridged the liberty of contracting mariage, as with any more remote, so with them that were nearest in blood and alliance. Therefore their examples must be no president for us in this matter.
- 1Rachel her birth.
But of Rachel let us consider after her Parentage, her life and death, and in her life: 1. Her faults. 2. Her virtues. 3. Her crosses. 4. Her benefits, and so to her death.
But of Rachel let us consider after her Parentage, her life and death, and in her life: 1. Her faults. 2. Her vertues. 3. Her crosses. 4. Her benefits, and so to her death.