A15013:1396
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.
A third good thing in Laban was,1 that he doth speedily dismiss the man, and hindered not his present return unto his Master, with a wife for his son. For so it is written ver. 59. that when he rising betimes in the morning was earnest to return that very day, and that they at first required ten days stay for Rebekah, but he requesting them not to hinder his expedition, seeing God had prospered him; they called the Damsel and asked her consent, viz. Whether she was willing to go with the man? and finding her very forward, they sent her away without further lingering.
A third good thing in Laban was,1 that hee doth speedily dismisse the man, and hindered not his present returne unto his Master, with a wife for his son. For so it is written ver. 59. that when hee rising betimes in the morning was earnest to returne that very day, and that they at first required ten dayes stay for Rebekkah, but hee requesting them not to hinder his expedition, seeing God had prospered him; they called the Damsell and asked her consent, viz. Whether shee was willing to goe with the man? and finding her very forward, they sent her away without further lingring.
- 13. He speedily dismissed him.
It is a good thing, when we have entertained any one in our house, and his desire is as his occasions shall require to make haste home, to further him by all means, and not to stop his proceedings with delays. For many times such deferring proves very unpleasing, and sometimes dangerous to the party to whom we would seem to show love and good will, as we see it did in case of the Levite, whose Father in Laws importunity caused him to stay a day or two beyond his desire, in the later end of the Story of Judges.
It is a good thing, when wee have entertained any one in our house, and his desire is as his occasions shall require to make haste home, to further him by all meanes, and not to stop his proceedings with delayes. For many times such deferring proves very unpleasing, and sometimes dangerous to the party to whom wee would seeme to shew love and good will, as wee see it did in case of the Levite, whose Father in Laws importunity caused him to stay a day or two beyond his desire, in the later end of the Story of Iudges.