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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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Now look into a third thing commendable in him, and that is,1 when Jacob offers to serve him seven years for his younger daughter Rachel, Chap. 29. ver. 18, 19. He consents to the motion, saying, It is better that I give her to thee than to another man, and so bids him abide with him: that is, I will give her thee on this condition, and not only so, but he puts upon him the elder daughter, and so makes him his son in Law in both of them.
Now looke into a third thing commendable in him, and that is,1 when Iacob offers to serve him seven yeares for his younger daughter Rachel, Chap. 29. ver. 18, 19. He consents to the motion, saying, It is better that I give her to thee than to another man, and so bids him abide with him: that is, I will give her thee on this condition, and not only so, but hee puts upon him the elder daughter, and so makes him his son in Law in both of them.
- 17. He was willing to bestow his daughters upon him.
That which was faulty in this passage, we shall speak of anon, when we come to mention his faults; but this was a good thing in him, that he liked so well of Jacobs carriage, that he was willing to bestow his daughters upon him.
That which was faulty in this passage, we shall speake of anon, when we come to mention his faults; but this was a good thing in him, that he liked so well of Iacobs carriage, that he was willing to bestow his daughters upon him.