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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now consider this worthy mans carriage to the Canaanites, 1inhabitants of the land in which he was a stranger. First for the Country it self, then for the persons that dwelt in it. For the Country, Abraham made it much the better for him by two things, wood and water, very necessary things for the life of man. For he planted groves and he digged wells again, which had been digged in the days of his Father. As concerning those groves, it is conjectured that they might be for religious use, because it is said, there he called on the name of God: but the word here used is not the same under which such groves for religious use are after forbidden, therefore more like it is that here alone was intended civill use, and sure it is a good thing to plant wood for the benefit of mankind after our selves be dead. A man would have thought,2 what should a stranger trouble himself to make a grove? He is likely to depart from the place soon, and then he cannot carry his trees with him; but this ⟨p. 110⟩did not discourage Abraham, he knew that some man might enjoy it if himself did not. Indeed for wells and water, the profit redounded to himself presently as well as to others for the future.
Now consider this worthy mans carriage to the Cananites, 1inhabitants of the land in which he was a stranger. First for the Countrie it selfe, then for the persons that dwelt in it. For the Countrey, Abraham made it much the better for him by two things, wood and water, very necessary things for the life of man. For hee planted groves and hee digged wells againe, which had beene digged in the daies of his Father. As concerning those groves, it is conjectured that they might be for religious use, because it is said, there he called on the name of God: but the word here used is not the same under which such groves for religious use are after forbidden, therefore more like it is that here alone was intended civill use, and sure it is a good thing to plant wood for the benefit of mankind after our selves be dead. A man would have thought,2