A15013:476
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.
AS Abraham is called the Father of the faithful, so it is also said to Godly women concerning Sarah, 1whose daughters ye are as long as ye do well, &c. So that she is honoured with this title of being the mother of believers, as he was the Father. Having therefore set before you the example of Abraham, we proceed to consider the example of Sarah his wife. Let us see 1. Her birth, 2. Her life, 3. Her death.
AS Abraham is called the Father of the faithfull, so it is also said to Godly woemen concerning Sarah, 1whose daughters yee are as long as yee doe well, &c. So that shee is honoured with this title of being the mother of beleevers, as hee was the Father. Having therefore set before you the example of Abraham, wee proceede to consider the example of Sarah his wife. Let us see 1. Her birth, 2. Her life, 3. Her death.
Concerning her birth, her Father is known,1 her Mother is not known. She had the same Father with Abraham, not the same Mother, for so he telleth Abimelech saying, Gen. 20.12. She is indeed my sister, the daughter of my Father, not the daughter of my mother, and she became my wife. For as yet God had not forbidden to marry with any of the kindred of ones flesh as after he did, so that as yet he might lawfully take his sister by the one side to be his wife, the consort of his bed; and she was borne 10. years after Abraham, for it is noted, that when Isaac was borne, she was 90. years of age and he a 100. So was she 10. years younger then himself, and he exceeded her in age 10. years, as it is meet though not necessary, that the husband be somewhat elder then his wife,