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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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Thus should men use kind and liberal hospitality towards such friends as upon occasion do repair unto their houses, and ⟨p. 111⟩this is a kind of virtue which may be found in men that are destitute of all true grace and piety. For even nature it self teacheth men to show love and humanity to men that are of the same nature with themselves, because they look to find the like gentleness themselves from others upon like occasions.
Thus should men use kinde and liberall hospitality towards such friends as upon occasion doe repaire unto their houses, and ⟨p. 111⟩this is a kinde of vertue which may bee found in men that are destitute of all true grace and piety. For even nature it selfe teacheth men to shew love and humanity to men that are of the same nature with themselves, because they looke to finde the like gentlenesse themselves from others upon like occasions.
Here is one thing in Laban worthy praise and imitation:1 another is, that he gives him an honest and good answer when he had declared unto them his errand. For the man refusing to eat till he had related his business unto them, being very faithful to his master, and diligent in the matter committed to his trust, up and told them all that had fallen out, why he came thither, and how he had by a special providence of God met with Rebekah at the fountain of water, requested to know their mind, and what he must trust unto in this matter: and from Bethuel the maids Father, and Laban of whom we are speaking, her Brother, he received this just and discreet answer, That the thing proceeded from God, and they were able to say neither good nor bad unto him: that is,2 not to cross his motion by any allegation one way or other; concluding, that Rebekah was before him, and that he might with their good consent take her and go, that she might be his Masters sons wife, as God had spoken, ver. 50 51. of the same Chapter.