A15013:1457
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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The last fault of Laban is,1 that he falsely chargeth Jacob with stealing his Idols, and merely upon surmises; they were gone at that time when Jacob went, and therefore his conclusion was, Jacob must needs have them; yea, he was so peremptory, that Jacobs denial would not satisfy, though he denied so strongly, as to offer the offender to death if he could find them: but he rifles and searcheth all his goods for them, imagining perhaps that some body else might have stolen them without Jacobs privity, which was true indeed. But here by the way, I must tax Jacob for a little too much confidence in his offer, had Laban found the Idols, he would not have consented to the death of Rachel, nor to the taking of her from him.
The last fault of Laban is,1 that hee falsly chargeth Iacob with stealing his Idols, and meerely upon surmises; they were gone at that time when Iacob went, and therefore his conclusion was, Iacob must needes have them; yea, hee was so peremptory, that Iacobs deniall would not satisfie, though hee denied so strongly, as to offer the offender to death if hee could finde them: but hee rifles and searcheth all his goods for them, imagining perhaps that some body else might have stollen them without Iacobs privity, which was true indeed. But here by the way, I must taxe Iacob for a little too much confidence in his offer, had Laban found the Idols, hee would not have consented to the death of Rachel, nor to the taking of her from him.
- 16. He falsely chargeth Jacob with stealing his Idols.6. He falsely chargeth Iacob with stealing his Idols.
It is good to be moderate in our speeches, and not over-confident; but Laban is the subject of our speech now: he did falsely charge Jacob with theft, upon a surmise of his own.