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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
Example 24: THE TWENTY FOURTH EXAMPLE.Example 24: THE TWENTY FOVRTH EXAMPLE.
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.
First,1 we have Shechem coming in an evil time to disquiet the peace of Jacob now returned and settled in the land of Canaan, and in him you must note, First, what was good, Secondly, what was naught. Thirdly, his prosperity. Fourthly, his adversity.
First,1 we have Shechem comming in an evill time to disquiet the peace of Iacob now returned and setled in the land of Canaan, and in him you must note, First, what was good, Secondly, what was naught. Thirdly, his prosperity. Fourthly, his adversity.
- 1Shechem.
1His bad deeds come first to be noted, and that was first, he gave his eye liberty to wander with a lustful wandering. It is said, he saw Dinah and took her, the Devil and sin prevailed against him by the disordered use of his sense. He gave himself leave to gaze over-earnestly upon her beauty and other good parts, wherewith the eye is usually taken and the heart inflamed.
1His bad deedes come first to be noted, and that was first, he gave his eye liberty to wander with a lustfull wandring. It is said, hee saw Dinah and tooke her, the Divell and sinne prevailed against him by the disordered use of his sence. He gave himselfe leave to gaze over-earnestly upon her beauty and other good parts, wherewith the eye is usually taken and the heart inflamed.
- 1His faults. 1. He looked lustfully on Dinah. Gen. 34.