A15013:1669
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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1I Answer, at first sight, it seems harsh to use reasonable creatures like horses, and to make merchandise of our own flesh; but God allowing his people Israel to have servants, and buy and sell them of any saving their own nation, doth evidently show the lawfulness of it; for it would not stand with his justice to allow them a thing unlawful.
1I Answer, at first sight, it seemes harsh to use reasonable creatures like horses, and to make merchandize of our owne flesh; but God allowing his people Israel to have servants, and buy and sell them of any saving their owne nation, doth evidently shew the lawfulnesse of it; for it would not stand with his justice to allow them a thing unlawfull.
- 1The justice of it.The iustice of it.
Again, when S. Paul teacheth masters how to use their servants, and doth not command to manumit them, it is evident that it is lawful to have, and therefore also to buy and sell servants. But it is a very commendable thing in Christians, that they have as it were by a common consent, laid down this custom of bond-service, and left it to the Turks and Pagans. So in this the Merchants offended not, but if they did by any means perceive that Joseph was a free-man, as no doubt they did by his manner of carriage towards his brethren, then they did greatly offend in buying and selling him. If it be a sin to buy stolen goods if one knew them to be such, much more to buy and sell a free man (if one have any probable reasons to declare his freedom) as if he were a slave, but it is usual with Merchants to buy any thing that promiseth gain, without consideration how justly it be come by of them that sell it, of which be you trades-men warned, for think you what you please of it, it is a fearful sin, and makes you partakers of the same unjustice which was found in the seller.