A15013:1831
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.
Now he is in like manner faithful in bringing out the corn in due time: for when all the corn of private men was spent,1 and that Egypt also began to be affamished, Gen 41.55. and the people cried unto Pharaoh, and he sent them to Joseph, it is noted that Joseph opened the store-houses, and sold unto the Egyptians: one would have conceived, that the Egyptians having heard of Pharaohs dreams, the interpretations, as such a rare thing must needs fly throughout all the Kingdom speedily, as having occasioned the strange preferment of Joseph, a prisoner, and an Hebrew, which could not but fill the mouths of people with discourse, should each man have provided of his own abundance to serve their turn in hard times, for they were informed both how long, and how strange the plenty would be, and how hard, and of what continuance the dearth: but it is apparent that most of them were so foolish, that they did not so, therefore now the public store-houses must supply them, or else they must dye.
Now he is in like manner faithfull in bringing out the corne in due time: for when all the corne of private men was spent,1 and that Aegypt also began to be affamished, Gen 41.55. and the people cryed unto Pharoah, and he sent them to Joseph, it is noted that Joseph opened the store-houses, and sold unto the Aegyptians: one would have conceived, that the Aegyptians having heard of Pharaohs dreames, the interpretations, as such a rare thing must needes flye throughout all the Kingdome speedily, as having occasioned the strange preferment of Ioseph, a prisoner, and an Hebrew, which could not but fill the mouthes of people with discourse, should each man have provided of his owne abundance to serve their turn in hard times, for they were informed both how long, and how strange the plenty would be, and how hard, and of what continuance the dearth: but it is apparant that most of them were so foolish, that they did not so, therefore now the publike store-houses must supply them, or else they must dye.
- 12. He is faithful in bringing forth the corn in due time.