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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 next son is called Asher, for now saith she,1 The daughters will count me happy, and the name signifies happiness; sure, for ought that I can judge, no body ever applauded Leahs happiness in this matter, yea, she would rather have been judged happy, if she could have counted it happiness enough, to have borne sons her self, and not followed her sisters folly, in giving her maid to Jacob: Wherein yet she is less excusable than her sister, who might seem to have more reason for her fact, because she her self was childless. But you may see what fond things we be many times, to count that a great matter of happiness, and take great content in it, which of it self verily is nothing for our good.
The next son is called Asher, for now saith she,1 The daughters will count me happy, and the name signifies happinesse; sure, for ought that I can judge, no body ever applauded Leahs happinesse in this matter, yea, she would rather have been judged happy, if she could have counted it happinesse enough, to have borne sons her selfe, and not followed her sisters folly, in giving her maide to Iacob: Wherein yet she is lesse excusable than her sister, who might seeme to have more reason for her fact, because shee her selfe was childlesse. But you may see what fond things wee bee many times, to count that a great matter of happinesse, and take great content in it, which of it selfe verily is nothing for our good.
- 1Asher, what it signifies.
But the children of Rachel come at last; Joseph, 1which signifies, he will add, or give me another son; here Rachel begins to show some goodness, some faith; the receiving of one benefit, upon her prayers, makes her hope that God will give her another.