A15013:1672
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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1First, his master that bought him, he was a man of principal place and command in Egypt, his name was Potiphar, his office was, Prince of the slaughterers, as the word signifies, as we would call him, Captain of the Gaurd. Princes of old have had about them, even men that attended them continually, as to defend them, so to do execution upon such as themselves appointed to die. Such men had need of a discreet, and prudent and stout man to be their Captain; this office was put upon Josephs master; it may seem by his carriage that he was a man of an indifferent good nature, we will note his faults, his good deeds, his crosses and his benefits.
1First, his master that bought him, he was a man of principall place and command in Egypt, his name was Potiphar, his office was, Prince of the slaughterers, as the word signifies, as we would call him, Captaine of the Gaurd. Princes of old have had about them, even men that attended them continually, as to defend them, so to doe execution upon such as themselves appointed to die. Such men had need of a discreet, and prudent and stout man to be their Captaine; this office was put upon Iosephs master; it may seeme by his carriage that he was a man of an indifferent good nature, we will note his faults, his good deeds, his crosses and his benefits.
- 1Potiphar, Potiphar a great man.
For his faults. First, it carrieth a show of a fault at least,1 that having gotten a trusty steward, and finding him both faithful and prosperous, he gave himself wholly over to his ease, and took account or care of nothing but of his diet. He would not appoint Joseph what provision to make for his belly, himself would look to that, to nothing else he would look. So it may seem he was as we use to term such persons, a very belly-god, that took thought for nothing but good fare. If he had not been too much given to his palate, he would have left the matter of his tabling to him as well as other things, but that he which would brook none other thoughts, would himself have an eye to his meat, it is a very probable proof, that he was too great a friend to his belly, and over-loved fine and dainty fare. A man of place might have found some higher and nobler business wherein to have employed his freedom from domesticall cares, then about the kitchen: but such an epicure was Potiphar, that his mind soared little higher then a beasts doth, to please his tooth and pamper his flesh with delicacies.