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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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How for all the rest of his servants young men fit for war, they were 318. with whom he fought against the Kings that vanquished the Sodomites. He did train them up to war as was fit, and therefore they are called his trained or instructed servants, and when he had gotten the victory, they had leave by him to eat of the spoil; so that a good man should bring up his servants according to his place fitly to do him service, and at least should see that they have food for them, chiefly when they labour and take pains.
How for all the rest of his servants young men fit for warre, they were 318. with whom he fought against the Kings that vanquished the Sodomites. He did traine them up to warre as was fit, and therefore they are called his trained or instructed servants, and when hee had gotten the victory, they had leave by him to eate of the spoile; so that a good man should bring up his servants according to his place fitly to do him service, and at least should see that they have foode for them, chiefly when they labour and take paines.
I proceed to Abraham's carriage toward foreigners that were not of his house, whether kinsmen or frinmen as we call them,1 he had one kinsman his Cousin german Lot, that was son to his brother Haran, him he loved very well, and studied to keep all good peace and correspondency with him, and to remove all contention, and for that end, when their states were grown so great, that they could not conveniently dwell together, because being sojourners they were to take up but the waste of the land, which no natural inhabitant had possessed, or else to take land for money of the inhabitants if they could spare the same, he came to Lot and made the motion of peace, and after gave him his offer to choose what part of the country he would, as you may read, Gen. 13.7.2
I proceede to Abrahams carriage toward forreiners that were not of his house, whether kinsmen or frinmen as we call them,