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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
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1For his family, considered generally and specially. Generally, he brought them up godlily and religiously, and taught them virtue and goodness, as is witnessed of him, Gen. 18.19. I know he will command his household to keep judgement and justice, and to keep the way of the Lord. If he had not taught them the good way how should he require them to keep it, and the word signifieth to command and teach both,2 and it is that of which usually the word translated precepts doth come. Abraham then was careful to teach his people the ways of God and to teach them all goodness. He did that to his household,3 which God hath commanded us, bring them up in the nurture and information of the Lord. For indeed God did bid him circumcise his children and servants, and if he must administer the Seal of the Covenant to them, then he must teach them the Covenant it self, even the whole doctrine of godliness.
1For his family, considered generally and specially. Generally, he brought them up godlily and religiously, and taught them vertue and goodnesse, as is witnessed of him, Gen. 18.19. I know hee will command his houshold to keepe judgement and justice, and to keepe the way of the Lord. If he had not taught them the good way how should he require them to keepe it, and the word signifieth to command and teach both,2 and it is that of which usually the word translated precepts doth come. Abraham then was carefull to teach his people the waies of God and to teach them all goodnesse. Hee did that to his houshold,3 which God hath commanded us, bring them up in the nurture and information of the Lord. For indeed God did bid him circumcise his children and servants, and if he must administer the Seale of the Covenant to them, then he must teach them the Covenant it selfe, even the whole doctrine of godlinesse.