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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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But lastly, Abraham buried Sarah, she died before him,1 and he was fain to part with her unto the dust. This calamity falleth upon many men to bury their wives, but to many it is not a calamity, they know how very quickly to make this affliction nothing, by a speedy bringing in of another: but to Abraham who loved Sarah and had long lived with her, it must needs be matter of sorrow, and so the Scripture witnesseth saying, He rose up from before his dead, 2whether he had gone before to mourn and weep for her. These things he suffered in his wife Sarah.
But lastly, Abraham buried Sarah, she died before him,1 and he was faine to part with her unto the dust. This calamity falleth upon many men to bury their wives, but to many it is not a calamity, they know how very quickly to make this affliction nothing, by a speedy bringing in of another: but to Abraham who loved Sarah and had long lived with her, it must needes be matter of sorrow, and so the Scripture witnesseth saying, Hee rose up from before his dead, 2whether hee had gone before to mourne and weepe for her. These things he suffered in his wife Sarah.
- 17. Sarah died before him.
- 2Gen. 23.3.
Now in his Concubine Hagar, 1first her ill carriage to Sarah was surely a grief to Abraham, when two such persons fall at odds, he that is a common friend to both suffers in both. The custom of Polygamy is weeded out of the Christian world, so that men now are happier then to be vexed with the mutual brawling of two Antagonists, as I may call them: but now the contentions of near friends do fall out somewhat bitter sometimes, to them that love both so well that they know not where to take part.