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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 4: THE FOURTH EXAMPLE.Example 4: THE FOVRTH 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 FOURTH EXAMPLE.
THE FOVRTH EXAMPLE.
OF LAMECH, &c.
THE root of Woman-kind were Adam and Eve. The branches were, 1. Bad, Cain and Cain's posterity. 2. Good. The first stock, Abel, the second Cain and his posterity. Now the linage of Cain is set down in the sixth generation, mentioning only the eldest in a direct line. Adam had Cain, Cain Irad, he Methuiael, he Methusael, he Lamech, Lamech had two wives, one Adah, the other Zillah, Adah had Jabal and Jubal, Zillah had Tubal Cain, and a daughter called Naamah, she is the first woman named after Eve, perhaps,1 because she was a woman of great power and name in her time, for her name signifieth fair, or sweet, or pleasant, or beautiful, and it seems that in those times beauty began to be much set by. Now for Lamech we must observe his faults, I mean of his behaviour, and the benefits he enjoyed and the misery that befell him.
THE roote of Woman-kinde were Adam and Eve. The branches were, 1. Bad, Caine and Caines posterity. 2. Good. The first stocke, Abel, the second Caine and his posterity. Now the linage of Caine is set downe in the sixth generation, mentioning onely the eldest in a direct line. Adam had Caine, Caine Irad, he Methuiael, he Methusael, he Lamech, Lamech had two wives, one Adah, the other Zillah, Adah had Iabal and Iubal, Zillah had Tubal Cain, and a daughter called Naamah, shee is the first woman named after Evah, perhaps,