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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
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.
I Have done with Cain the elder Brother, I come to Abel the younger Brother, and as it is likely the next after him.1 His name signifieth vanity, which is all one with unprofitableness, or inability to make happy. It is the same that Solomons long experience made him to impose on all earthly things, which he calls vanity of vanities, as well he might, because in seeking to find felicity in them, he was utterly disappointed and after a long inquisition met with nothing but vexation of spirit. By this time like enough Eve had learned the vanity of all earthly things, and by name of a son which before she called a possession, but now calls vanity, for that children also be but a possession of vanity as well as other things.
I Have done with Caine the elder Brother, I come to Abel the younger Brother, and as it is likely the next after him.1 His name signifieth vanity, which is all one with unprofitablenesse, or inability to make happy. It is the same that Salomons long experience made him to impose on all earthly things, which he calls vanity of vanities, as well he might, because in seeking to finde felicity in them, hee was utterly disappointed and after a long inquisition met with nothing but vexation of spirit. By this time like enough Eve had learned the vanity of all earthly things, and by name of a sonne which before shee called a possession, but now calls vanity, for that children also be but a possession of vanity as well as other things.
- 1Abel what it signifieth.
Of Abel let us consider his birth, life and death.