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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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Now learn of him to be common Benefactors, by helping to store the world with wood and water-springs, and other like things, the use of which shall redound to many as well as to your selves: Especially the care of planting woods should be commended unto you, our age destroys that necessary provision. All cut down, none plant for another age, wood is useful for shade, for timber, for fuel, it is one of the things we cannot want, it is one of the things, that if it be discreetly done, will quit the cost that it requireth. The tree after a little time will grow without any labour of expense bestowed about it, it will pay for its standing, if you set your hedge-rows with trees, they would grow as well as thorns. If here and there at convenient distance, trees were planted, especially timber trees, the grass would not be much the less. But I am not a husband-man good enough to commend these particulars to you; Let me commend the thing in general, Order things for the common benefit, and show your selves lovers of mankind, be not all for your selves and for the present.
Now learne of him to be common Benefactors, by helping to store the world with wood and water-springs, and other like things, the use of which shall redound to many as well as to your selves: Especially the care of planting woods should be commended unto you, our age destroies that necessary provision. All cut downe, none plant for another age, wood is usefull for shade, for timber, for fewell, it is one of the things wee cannot want, it is one of the things, that if it be discreetely done, will quit the cost that it requireth. The tree after a little time will grow without any labour of expence bestowed about it, it will pay for its standing, if you set your hedge-rowes with trees, they would grow as well as thornes. If here and there at convenient distance, trees were planted, especially timber trees, the grasse would not be much the lesse. But I am not a husband-man good enough to commend these particulars to you; Let mee commend the thing in generall, Order things for the common benefit, and shew your selves lovers of mankinde, be not all for your selves and for the present.
Now to the persons generally, he shows courtesy, that is, a carriage savouring of lowliness and good esteem, together with love and good will unto the Hittites when he came unto them about the matter of a field of burial for Sarah,