A15013:1484
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.
1Then follows Benjamin, called by her Benoni, The son of my sorrow, and Jacob not willing to have a son of so ill and ominous a name, yet comes to the name as near as he can, saying, he shall be called Benjamin; as much as if he had said, One whom I will love as my right hand, and never suffer to depart from me, for his mothers sake that bare him.
1Then followes Benjamin, called by her Benoni, The son of my sorrow, and Iacob not willing to have a sonne of so ill and ominous a name, yet comes to the name as neare as he can, saying, hee shall bee called Benjamin; as much as if hee had said, One whom I will love as my right hand, and never suffer to depart from me, for his mothers sake that bare him.
- 1Benjamin, what it signifies.
1And these be all Jacobs sons. His daughter was Dinah, Leahs seventh child: the word signifies judgement; and why she was so named, because the Scripture affirms not, I will not trouble you with my conjectures.
1And these bee all Iacobs sonnes. His daughter was Dinah, Leahs seventh childe: the word signifies judgement; and why shee was so named, because the Scripture affirmes not, I will not trouble you with my conjectures.
- 1Dinah, what it signifies.