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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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Lastly, Abraham sets apart 7. Ewe Lambs,1 and when Abimelech demanded the reason, he tells him that he should receive those Lambs at his hand in testimony of his acknowledgement, that Abraham had digged that well, and that the right thereof appertained to him. So we should in wisdom learn to make all matters clear betwixt our selves and others, in cases that have been in controversy, that so we may cut of all occasions of heart-burning or contention for the time to come, and that though we put our selves to a little cost, for the setting of things in stable peace betwixt them and us.
Lastly, Abraham sets apart 7. Ewe Lambes,1 and when Abimelech demanded the reason, he tells him that he should receive those Lambes at his hand in testimony of his acknowledgement, that Abraham had digged that well, and that the right thereof appertained to him. So we should in wisedome learne to make all matters cleare betwixt our selves and others, in cases that have beene in controversie, that so wee may cut of all occasions of heart-burning or contention for the time to come, and that though wee put our selves to a little cost, for the setting of things in stable peace betwixt them and us.
- 1Abrahams good carriage to strangers.
The last part of Abraham's good carriage is to strangers, which he conceived at first to be men, though indeed they proved to be Angels: for so you have his hospitality recorded by the Holy Ghost, Gen. 18. 1. ad 17. When he saw certain men which he took to be travellers, he ran to them, and with importunity brought them on their way. A courteous, free and honourable entertaining of strangers, is a virtue commended to our imitation, by the example of Abraham: for so saith the Author to the Hebrews.