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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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1Abraham had good esteem and reputation, an honest and honourable name amongst the men of Heth where he lived, so that they all loved and respected him, as appeareth. Melchizedek loved him and came out to meet him and blessed him, and gave him bread and wine for himself and for his troupes, Abimelech used him courteously, and though Abraham and Sarah both had somewhat too grossly overshot themselves, in dissembling that Sarah was his wife, and that way endangered him to a great sin, and brought some heavy hand of God upon him and his house; yet he showed himself affable and bountiful, restoring him his wife, and not so alone, but giving him gifts, and commanding his people to forbear all injurious carriage to him and his wife, and granting him leave to dwell where he ⟨p. 123⟩would in his country, and after repairing to him, desiring his friendship, he acknowledged that God had blessed him and was with him, and requested that a Covenant might be made betwixt them two, and that in the solemnest manner. Was not this a sign of great respect and love in him to Abraham? and was it not a singular comfort and credit to Abraham, and a sign of Gods great favour to him, to incline the heart of such a person to him? Yea in what repute and credit he lived, appeareth in that the Hittites honoured him, called him a Prince of God, and were ready to give him leave to make use of any of their choicest Sepulchres to bury his wife in, and Ephron the Hittite a man of good esteem amongst them, at first word did frankly offer to give him his field, which he desired, and at first condescended to sell it him for a reasonable price. So God gave Abraham good will and credit where he came and amongst all even high and low.
1Abraham had good esteeme and reputation, an honest and honourable name amongst the men of Heth where he lived, so that they all loved and respected him, as appeareth. Melchisedech loved him and came out to meet him and blessed him, and gave him bread and wine for himselfe and for his troupes, Abimelech used him curteously, and though Abraham and Sarah both had somewhat too grossely overshot themselves, in dissembling that Sarah was his wife, and that way indangered him to a great sinne, and brought some heavy hand of God upon him and his house; yet he shew'd himselfe affable and bountifull, restoring him his wife, and not so alone, but giving him gifts, and commanding his people to forbeare all injurious carriage to him and his wife, and granting him leave to dwell where he