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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
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A fourth thing is, Pharaoh continued to favour Joseph all his life long,1 and for his sake showed great respect unto his brethren and to his Father, sending for him willingly and saluting him courteously, and planting him and his in the fruitful place of his Kingdom, and fittest for cattle, even in the land of Goshen. Thus it behoveth a good King, yea and a good man, to favour still whom he hath begun deservedly to favour, and for his sake to show all good esteem to his friends and kindred, so far as they show not themselves unworthy to be favoured. Constancy in loving and honouring a worthy man becomes Kings, and largeness of love, even a kind of royal love, beseemeth their persons and places, for a worthy servants sake to advance his Father, Brethren and kindred. This is a right Kingly love, and such as can sort alone with men of such high quality. Meaner persons want means to show their favourable respect in such a spreading manner. Indeed to prefer unworthy persons, because they be of kin to a man of great worth and much favoured, is not agreeable to the rules of wisdom; but let them be men capable of favour, and he doth not love a man thoroughly, that for his sake doth not also love those that are near unto him. And if Princes have such a Princely love to their virtuous favourites, how much more hath the living God to his? These be things commendable in Pharaoh.
A fourth thing is, Pharaoh continued to favour Ioseph all his life long,1 and for his sake shewd great respect unto his bretheren and to his Father, sending for him willingly and saluting him curteously, and planting him and his in the fruitfull place of his Kingdome, and fittest for cattle, even in the land of Goshen. Thus it behoveth a good King, yea and a good man, to favour still whom he hath begun deservedly to favour, and for his sake to shew all good esteeeme to his friends and kindred, so farre as they shew not themselves unworthy to be favoured. Constancy in loving and honouring a worthy man becomes Kings, and largenesse of love, even a kind of royall love, beseemeth their persons and places, for a worthy servants sake to advance his Father, Bretheren and kindred. This is a right Kingly love, and such as can sort alone with men of such high quality. Meaner persons want meanes to shew their favourable respect in such a spreading manner. Indeed to preferre unworthy persons, because they be of kinne to a man of great worth and much favoured, is not agreeable to the rules of wisdome; but let them be men capeable of favour, and he doth not love a man thoroughly, that for his sake doth not also love those that are neere unto him. And if Princes have such a Princely love to their vertuous favourites, how much more hath the living God to his? These be things commendable in Pharaoh.