A15013:1367
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 of Leah, she was a wife of Jacobs, the first he had given, though not promised.
Now of Leah, she was a wife of Iacobs, the first he had given, though not promised.
Of her virtues we have not much noted;1 but she showed her self patient and loving to her husband, somewhat quiet to her envious sister, and thankful to God for her children; though her husband loved her less than was meet, yet we read of no brawls either with him or her sister. She entertained him very lovingly when he came home from field, and she had hired him of her sister. She consented also to go with him into Canaan, she was desirous of children, and had many; but a fault or two she slipped in.
Of her vertues we have not much noted;1 but she shewed her selfe patient and loving to her husband, somewhat quiet to her envious sister, and thankfull to God for her children; though her husband loved her lesse than was meet, yet we read of no brawles either with him or her sister. She entertained him very lovingly when he came home from field, and she had hired him of her sister. She consented also to goe with him into Canaan, she was desirous of children, and had many; but a fault or two she slipped in.
- 1Leah her virtues, she was patient and loving to her husband, and thankful to God.Leah her vertues, she was patient and loving to her husband, and thankfull to God.