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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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1See how his dealing is with the King, as you have it, Gen. 14.21. He would not take any thing that was his, no not to a shoo-latchet, and he saith, that he had lift up his hands to God to that end, that it might not be said by the King of Sodom, I have made Abraham rich Here Abraham shows himself, first, a man that did not regard riches, nor esteem the wealth of this world, in that of his own accord he bound himself by a vow, not to touch so great a booty as this, that fell into his hands by just conquest, and which in all equity he might have taken and that with good thanks too for the present time from the King of Sodom, who wished alone the persons, ⟨p. 109⟩and did willingly yield the goods to Abraham, but Abraham stood upon terms here of credit for his Religion sake, and would not have the King of Sodom to triumph and say, that his wealth had enriched Abraham.
1See how his dealing is with the King, as you have it, Gen. 14.21. He would not take any thing that was his, no not to a shooe-latcher, and he saith, that he had lift up his hands to God to that end, that it might not be said by the King of Sodome, I have made Abraham rich Here Abraham shewes himselfe, first, a man that did not regard riches, nor esteeme the wealth of this world, in that of his owne accord he bound himselfe by a vow, not to touch so great a bootie as this, that fell into his hands by just conquest, and which in all equity he might have taken and that with good thankes too for the present time from the King of Sodome, who wished alone the persons, ⟨p. 109⟩and did willingly yeeld the goods to Abraham, but Abraham stood upon termes here of credit for his Religion sake, and would not have the King of Sodome to triumph and say, that his wealth had inriched Abraham.
- 1His carriage to the King of Sodom, he would receive nothing from him.