A15013:1465
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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1Now for crosses: We read little of Labans affliction; it may be it was a grief to him that his daughters and grandchildren went so far from him, but such a cross even a natural wise man may make easy to himself, by considerations of reason, that the good of their children so requires, and that their comfort in their children stands not so much in seeing them, as in their well-doing: Only Laban did make Jacobs prosperity a cross to himself, in suffering his mind to be alienated from Jacob, because Jacob did thrive a great deal faster than himself, and to his hinderance, which cannot be done without a great deal of vexation.
1Now for crosses: Wee reade little of Labans affliction; it may bee it was a griefe to him that his daughters and grandchildren went so farre from him, but such a crosse even a naturall wise man may make easie to himselfe, by considerations of reason, that the good of their children so requires, and that their comfort in their children stands not so much in seeing them, as in their well-doing: Onely Laban did make Iacobs prosperity a crosse to himselfe, in suffering his minde to bee alienated from Iacob, because Iacob did thrive a great deale faster than himselfe, and to his hinderance, which cannot bee done without a great deale of vexation.
- 14. His crosses. 1. His daughters and grand children went far from him.
1It is an ill disease to be sick of another mans prosperity; take heed you suffer not covetousness, or other distempers to bring such sickness upon you.
1It is an ill disease to bee sicke of another mans prosperity; take heed you suffer not covetousnesse, or other distempers to bring such sicknesse upon you.