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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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Again, Abraham trusted his servant with the weightiest business of his life, getting a wife for Isaac, and bound him with an oath, but duly limited and freed from all doubt and difficulty as much as might be, as you may read, Gen. 24. in the beginning, causing him to lay his hand under his thigh and swear about that business, alone limiting him so that he should be freed from it if his friends were wanting to him. So a good Master should trust a good servant, only giving him necessary instructions, and cautions, and if matter be of such weight, laying the bond of an oath upon him, for no bond stronger then that, none fitter to bind a godly man: what might be the meaning of laying the hand under the thigh in swearing, I cannot learn nor conjecture my self, only it had some due signification in all likelihood, as our laying the hand on the Bible and kissing it. Jacob also required it of his son Joseph, so that it may seem to have been done in some religious respect, whether intimating the expectation of the promised seed to come out of the loins of Jacob and Abraham I cannot say. But whatsoever this gesture might mean, we note that Abraham trusted his servant, and so must all men needs do in some ⟨p. 105⟩degree, and therefore had need to choose good servants, or do their best to make them such as may be trusted.
Againe, Abraham trusted his servant with the weightiest businesse of his life, getting a wife for Isaac, and bound him with an oath, but duely limited and freed from all doubt and difficultie as much as might be, as you may reade, Gen. 24. in the beginning, causing him to lay his hand under his thigh and sweare about that businesse, alone limiting him so that he should be freed from it if his friends were wanting to him. So a good Master should trust a good servant, onely giving him necessary instructions, and cautions, and if matter be of such weight, laying the bond of an oath upon him, for no bond stronger then that, none fitter to binde a godly man: what might be the meaning of laying the hand under the thigh in swearing, I cannot learne nor conjecture my selfe, onely it had some due signification in all likelihood, as our laying the hand on the Bible and kissing it. Iacob also required it of his sonne Ioseph, so that it may seeme to have beene done in some religious respect, whether intimating the expectation of the promised seed to come out of the loynes of Iacob and Abraham I cannot say. But whatsoever this gesture might meane, we note that Abraham trusted his servant, and so must all men needs doe in some