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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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Abraham knew that God would provide a wife for his son, it is probable he had prayed for that mercy and received an answer, he could not else have affirmed it so certainly. You that be Parents, must pray to God to give a wife or husband to your son and daughter, and make piety and virtue the chief match-makers: If you will ever show your love to be a spiritual love, let it appear to be such to your children, if by any means you will show your selves affected to them with a spiritual love, let it be in seeking their good really, not imaginarily. That woman shall live happiest, not which hath the richest husband with largest revenues, but that hath the godliest husband, most abundant in virtues; sure a Father should make his daughters happiness the main end of his choosing an husband for her, or else he is not prudent, for prudence is a virtue by which ⟨p. 103⟩a man doth work rightly to happiness. I say the same concerning the wife; be you therefore imitators of Abraham here, and be ashamed as our Saviour saith in another meaning, to seek those things after which unsanctified men and heathen do only or principally seek.
Abraham knew that God would provide a wife for his sonne, it is probable he had prayed for that mercy and received an answer, he could not else have affirmed it so certainely. You that be Parents, must pray to God to give a wife or husband to your sonne and daughter, and make piety and vertue the chiefe match-makers: If you will ever shew your love to be a spirituall love, let it appeare to be such to your children, if by any meanes you will shew your selves affected to them with a spirituall love, let it be in seeking their good really, not imaginarily. That woman shall live happiest, not which hath the richest husband with largest revenues, but that hath the godliest husband, most abundant in vertues; sure a Father should make his daughters happinesse the maine end of his choosing an husband for her, or else he is not prudent, for prudence is a vertue by which ⟨p. 103⟩a man doth worke rightly to happinesse. I say the same concerning the wife; be you therefore imitators of Abraham here, and be ashamed as our Saviour saith in another meaning, to seeke those things after which unsanctified men and heathen doe onely or principally seeke.