A15013:1474
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.
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.
- 1Simeon, what it signifies.
1The next son is called Levi, for said she, Now my husband will be united to me, or cleave to me, for the word Levi signifieth as much as cleaving. She was earnestly desirous of her husbands love, and would as it were, mind him of her hopes and desires, that he would recompense her pains of bringing him three sons, with the increase of his affection. A wife is not good if she be not very covetous of her husbands love; some probably say, that he, meaning Jacob, hearing Leahs word, to comfort her, called him Levi, and the original seems to lead us to that opinion, for the former word translated, called is of the feminine gender, and is plainly referred to the woman spoken of before; but the latter is of the masculine, and so may very likely note the husband, of whom she had immediately spoken. And if so, it was well done of Jacob, at last to speak some word of comfort to his drooping wife, and to let her see, that the riches of three sons had made him forget that great wrong she did him, of obtruding her self upon him against his will, and without his knowledge, which she ought not to have done, though at her Fathers command.