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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.
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1Lastly, Joseph was so wise, and so prudently careful of redeeming himself out of prison, that he would not let slip the opportunity of speaking to the Butler to remember him. It is very lawful for any man to use good means of getting out of a cross, and to take all such advantages as God shall afford, of suing and supplicating unto such as may be helpful to him in that behalf, as Joseph doth, but still we must take heed that we be not overapt to accuse and disgrace others, whilst we seek to gain friends to our selves. Joseph spake nothing sharply against his brethren, no nor yet against his Mistress, the more to prevail in his request to the Butler, that might speed him.
1Lastly, Ioseph was so wise, and so prudently carefull of redeeming himselfe out of prison, that he would not let slip the opportunity of speaking to the Butler to remember him. It is very lawfull for any man to use good meanes of getting out of a crosse, and to take all such advantages as God shall afford, of suing and supplicating unto such as may be helpefull to him in that behalfe, as Ioseph doth, but still wee must take heed that we be not overapt to accuse and disgrace others, whilest wee seeke to gaine friends to our selves. Ioseph spake nothing sharply against his brethren, no nor yet against his Mistresse, the more to prevaile in his request to the Butler, that might speed him.
- 14. He was careful to get out of prison.4. Hee was carefull to get out of prison.
1Hitherto of Josephs private life, now of his more public carriage: 1. To strangers. 2. Towards his own kindred and Fathers house. First, towards the Egyptians, both to Pharaoh, and then to the Commonalty of Egypt. First, in his carriage to Pharaoh. 1. Before his preferment, & then after. Before his preferment, 1. he deals plainly & faithfully with him (as before) in interpreting his two dreams; After he had shaved himself & changed his garments he came in speedily to the King, and told him the meaning of his dreams, fully showing what was signified by the seven fat and lean Kine, and what by the seven full and lean Ears of corn, and then what by the seven lean Kine and lean Ears, which devoured the fat ones, viz. By the former, seven most plentiful years, in which the earth should bring forth corn and all fruits in great abundance, and by the latter, seven most scant and penurious years of great famine in which the earth should yield none increase at all, so that the plenty should be utterly forgotten, and the Land should be consumed with scarcity, and the doubling of the dream, he saith, did show that the thing was certain to be accomplished without all fail, and also the speednesse of the thing which should begin presently to be accomplished.