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…

So much of Judahs two sons.

So much of Iudahs two sonnes.

¹Now of his daughter in Law Tamar, who was a very bad and lewd woman it may seem, else she would never have invented such a revenge upon Judah, as to way-lay him in the habit of an Harlot where she knew he must go, and that of purpose to try if she could entice him to commit folly with her, and you may be sure that she did use all the art she could to draw him to this sin, seeing she placed her self there for that purpose. Indeed she handled him subtly, that she might be able to convince him, if he should (as else no doubt he would) have denied it. For he would never have been made to believe that this woman was Tamar. Instead of hire she asks his signet, staff and handkerchief, tokens that were past all gain-saying. Here is revenge and filthiness and fraud, and a number of naughts put together to make each other worse. Why had she not rather expostulated the wrong with her Father in Law and besought him to give her Shelah her husband? If she were ashamed to speak for a husband, why was she not more ashamed to entice her Father in Law by such a trick? But herein mark the wickedness into which revenge will draw them that harbour it, even to hurt themselves that they may hurt another also, and take heed you women of following her in a fact of so much impudency; only note Gods justice against Judah, that would punish him by giving him up to this disgraceful fact for his other sins that were not joined with so much reproach. So doth God oftentimes deal with men both good and bad, Judah cared not to go from his Fathers house, he cared not to deal falsely with Tamar, and lo now God will shame him for all by suffering him to be catched in Tamar's trap. Beware that you sell not over yourselves to such sins as he world doth not entertain disgracefully, least God give you over to such as will bring disgrace.

¹Now of his daughter in Law Tamar, who was a very bad and lewd woman it may seeme, else shee would never have invented such a revenge upon Iudah, as to way-lay him in the habit of an Harlot where shee knew he must goe, and that of purpose to try if shee could intice him to commit folly with her, and you may be sure that shee did use all the art shee could to draw him to this sinne, seeing shee placed her selfe there for that purpose. Indeed shee handled him subtilly, that shee might be able to convince him, if hee should (as else no doubt he would) have denied it. For he would never have beene made to beleeve that this woman was Tamar. Instead of hire shee askes his signet, staffe and handkercheefe, tokens that were past all gaine-saying. Here is revenge and filthinesse and fraud, and a number of naughts put together to make each other worse. Why had shee not rather expostulated the wrong with her Father in Law and besought him to give her Shelah her husband? If shee were ashamed to speake for a husband, why was shee not more ashamed to entice her Father in Law by such a trick? But herein marke the wickednesse into which revenge will draw them that harbour it, even to hurt themselves that they may hurt another also, and take heed you women of following her in a fact of so much impudency; onely note Gods justice against Iudah, that would punish him by giving him up to this disgracefull fact for his other sinnes that were not joyned with so much reproach. So doth God oftentimes deale with men both good and bad, Iudah cared not to goe from his Fathers house, he cared not to deale falsely with Tamar, and loe now God will shame him for all by suffering him to be catched in Tamars trap. Beware that you sell not over yourselves to such sinnes as he world doth not intertaine disgracefully, least God give you over to such as will bring disgrace.