A15013:1906
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
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 SEVENTH EXAMPLE.
OF JOSEPHS STEWARD.
OF IOSEPHS STEVVARD.
ONE person alone remaineth to be spoken of, whom we cannot name to you,1 for the Scripture giveth him no name at all. He hath a good name, a good report in Scripture for a good man, but no name, that is, no particular surname, or proper name, by which he was usually known and distinguished from other men of his Country or progenitors: of his birth or death we have nothing, but he is set forth by his relation to Joseph, he was Josephs Steward; for as Joseph sowed, so did he reap, what a kind of servant and Steward himself was to Potiphar, such a kind of Steward in some degree, did God provide for him. He himself was a good servant to his Master, and himself being a Master, enjoys a good servant to himself; many times the Lord sees fit to bring a mans good deeds into his own bosom, a good child to his Parents, hath good children himself, ⟨p. 34⟩a good servant hath good servants, and so in the rest. Let this encourage you that be in the place of servants, to perform your duties diligently unto your domesticall Rulers your Masters, for by this means you may lay up for your selves, a comfortable hope of being served with like care and diligence your selves. God no doubt hath a special hand in disposing of servants to every Master, it is he that ordereth things so, as such a man hath good, and such a one bad servants men often use great care to choose a servant, and meet with a very bad one contrary to all their hopes and care, again sometimes by mere casualty almost men light upon a very good servant.