A15013:1704
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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But another thing commendable is,1 that they despised not Josephs either youth or mean condition, but open their dreams. And indeed this is a thing which adversity will work men even of high spirits unto, not to deny familiarity unto those that be far meaner then themselves. It is a matter of necessity, for a great Officer in prison to carry himself affably and sociably to a poor youth attending in the prison, but to be affable to mean persons when preferment and liberty meet together, that is a point of moral virtue at least. It is more beautiful in a great mans carriage, then any jewel or multitude of jewels in his apparel; whosoever desireth to be had in good account, let him show forth this virtue.
But another thing commendable is,1 that they despised not Iosephs either youth or meane condition, but open their dreames. And indeed this is a thing which adversity will worke men even of high spirits unto, not to deny familiarity unto those that be farre meaner then themselves. It is a matter of necessity, for a great Officer in prison to carry himselfe affably and sociably to a poore youth attending in the prison, but to be affable to meane persons when preferment and liberty meete together, that is a point of morall vertue at least. It is more beautifull in a great mans carriage, then any jewell or multitude of jewels in his apparell; whosoever desireth to be had in good account, let him shew forth this vertue.
- 12. They despised not Josephs youth or mean condition.2. They despised not Iosephs youth or meane condition.
Another good act we have in the chief Butler, that when he was put in remembrance of Joseph by the falling out of the dream of Pharaoh, and the insufficiency of the other Wise-men to interpret, then he did a good office to his King (though I cannot call it a good office to Joseph as he did it) even to inform the King of it, and bring Josephs ability to light, and make this gift of his serviceable to Pharaoh in this exigent.