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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
Example 26: THE TWENTY SIXTH EXAMPLE.Example 26: THE TWENTY SIXT EXAMPLE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE TWENTY SIXTH EXAMPLE.
THE TWENTY SIXT EXAMPLE.
OF JOSEPH.
OF IOSEPH.
AT last, we have passed through the persons that lived with Jacob, and Joseph, 1and now must speak of himself. First in general: Joseph was a godly man, full of Virtue, who began betime to show himself good, and continued so to his last: for he was sold into Egypt not long after seventeen years of age; before then,2 he began to walk holily,3 and God began to reveal future things unto him by Dreams (a sign of his special favour and love) and by name, his own future prosperity and advancement. The same goodness continued to his end; for when he was about to dye, he gave commandment concerning his bones, as the Author to the Hebrews noteth.4 O let us labour to be followers of so good a pattern as this: there be among you some young youths of the age of 16, 17. or thereabouts, Josephs age, when God began to show himself to him. To you let me use the words of the Psalmist, Come Children, let me teach you the fear of the Lord.