A15013:1473
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.
Reuben signifies, Behold a son,1 for his mother took it as a great favour of God, whereby he would mitigate her sorrow, yea and help to remove it too, by winning her husbands love to her, the want whereof was her greatest trouble, as you shall find.
Reuben signifies, Behold a son,1 for his mother tooke it as a great favour of God, whereby he would mitigate her sorrow, yea and help to remove it too, by winning her husbands love to her, the want whereof was her greatest trouble, as you shall finde.
- 1Reuben, what it signifies. Gen. 29.3.
Simeon signifies, the hearing of God, because she said,1 God heard that she was hated, and hath given me this son too. It was a good thing in Leah to give her sons such names, as might mind her of Gods goodness in considering her affliction; and when she saith that God saw first, and then heard her affliction; the last speech is a proof that she made her moan and complaint to God, and so this mercy came to her as a fruit of her prayers.
Simeon signifies, the hearing of God, because she said,1 God heard that she was hated, and hath given me this son too. It was a good thing in Leah to give her sons such names, as might minde her of Gods goodnesse in considering her affliction; and when shee saith that God saw first, and then heard her affliction; the last speech is a proofe that she made her moane and complaint to God, and so this mercy came to her as a fruit of her prayers.