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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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Fourthly, to his Daughters and Grandchildren.
1First, let us consider his carriage to Abraham's servant Eliezer of Damascus, who was sent by his master Abraham, to fetch a wife for his son Isaac out of Padan Aram, because he would not match him with the cursed seed of the Canaanites.
1First, let us consider his carriage to Abrahams servant Eliezer of Damascus, who was sent by his master Abraham, to fetch a wife for his son Isaac out of Padan Aram, because he would not match him with the cursed seed of the Canaanites.
- 11. He vouchsafe courteous entertainment unto Eliezer.1. He vouchsafe curteous entertainment unto Eliezer.
The first thing commendable in him is, that he vouchsafeth courteous entertainment unto him; for when the servant meeting with Rebekah had found great kindness from her in watering his Camels, as well as giving himself drink out of her pitcher, and that he had rewarded her with precious gifts, Gen. 24.22. viz. with a golden ear-ring of half a shekel weight, and two golden bracelets of ten shekels weight for her hands; and that she had invited him to her Fathers house, and coming home had told Laban her brother of the man, who he was, and what he had bestowed upon her: presently Laban goes forth to the man, ver. 31. and invites him to the house with very kind words, saying, Come in thou blessed of the Lord, wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house and room for thy Camels: and so bringing him home, they ungirded the Camels, and he gave him straw and provender for them, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of those that were with him, and then set meat before him, that he might eat.