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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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But one thing more we note in Laban, and that is,1 he invited the neighbours, and made a feast at the marriage of his daughters. Chap. 29. ver. 22. A wedding feast is not indeed absolutely necessary, but it is of commendable use, so that excess and disorders be avoided, and unless just cause be to the contrary, it hath a smack of niggardliness to neglect it. A man should do well to show love to his neighbours, and to be willing to embrace fit opportunities of inviting and feasting them; only still so, that immoderateness of all sorts be avoided, and that a man keep himself within the compare of his place and means, and affect not vain-glorious superfluity in feasting.
But one thing more wee note in Laban, and that is,1 hee invited the neighbours, and made a feast at the marriage of his daughters. Chap. 29. ver. 22. A wedding feast is not indeed absolutely necessary, but it is of commendable use, so that excesse and disorders bee avoided, and unlesse just cause bee to the contrary, it hath a smacke of niggardlinesse to neglect it. A man should doe well to shew love to his neighbours, and to be willing to embrace fit opportunities of inviting and feasting them; only still so, that immoderatenesse of all sorts be avoided, and that a man keepe himselfe within the compare of his place and meanes, and affect not vaine-glorious superfluity in feasting.
- 110. He made a feast at the marriage of his daughter.
And so much for Labans goodness to man-ward, now to God-ward something is good in him.
And so much for Labans goodnesse to man-ward, now to God-ward something is good in him.