A15013:1478
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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1The last son was Zebulun, signifying dwelling, because God had given her so goodly a dowry as six sons, she now begins to hope not alone that her husband will love her more, but so much now, as to afford her more of his company, and dwell with her, which it seems before he accustomed not to do, but with Rachel. For love is never satisfied unless it enjoy the presence and company of the person loved; these are Leahs sins, envy at her maid, Rachel so far plaid the foolish woman, that she gave her handmaiden Bilhah to be her husbands Concubine, and she had two sons, which Rachel would needs take as her own, rather than those that her own sister brought forth, and the first she called Dan, 2which signifies, He hath judged, for saith she, God hath judged me, and hath heard my cause, and hath given me a son. ⟨p. 127⟩She bewrays a distempered passion, and would needs interest God into her folly, as if now God in great favour, seeing how she was wronged, had come to right her: Fond Rachel, no body wronged her but her self, by entertaining the bone-rotting vice of envy into her bosom, and yet she will needs take this as a righting of her wrong from above, for so the word judging signifies; so foolish we be that we will count our selves either to be wronged by men, when we have received none at all, or righted of God, when his Majesty meaneth no such matter.
1The last son was Zebulun, signifying dwelling, because God had given her so goodly a dowry as six sons, she now begins to hope not alone that her husband will love her more, but so much now, as to affoord her more of his company, and dwell with her, which it seemes before he accustomed not to doe, but with Rachel. For love is never satisfied unlesse it enjoy the presence and company of the person loved; these are Leahs sins, envy at her maide, Rachel so far plaid the foolish woman, that she gave her handmaiden Bilhah to be her husbands Concubine, and she had two sons, which Rachel would needes take as her owne, rather than those that her owne sister brought forth, and the first she called Dan, 2which signifies, He hath judged, for saith she, God hath judged me, and hath heard my cause, and hath given me a son.