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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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The ground of these two duties, reverence and obedience, is the image of God in the husband: For he doth stand in Gods room over her, because as Christ is the Head of his Church, so is the husband the wives head, 1and the woman is the glory of the man, meaning, one that is made to bring some glory and honour to him.
The ground of these two duties, reverence and obedience, is the image of God in the husband: For he doth stand in Gods roome over her, because as Christ is the Head of his Church, so is the husband the wives head, 1and the woman is the glory of the man, meaning, one that is made to bring some glory and honour to him.
Now by this fruit of Sarahs obedience which the Holy Ghost hath noted, it is proved that Sarah was housewifely in her house, even as a woman that could stir about in her family, and look to the dispatching of necessary affairs by her servants and them in her family. For had she been a coy and nice or idle and slothful dame, she would neither have dressed meal, nor kneaded it, nor made cakes of it, nor seen to the baking of them, nor yet have followed her maid-servants, and looked that they should have been diligent in this business.
Now by this fruit of Sarahs obedience which the Holy Ghost hath noted, it is prooved that Sarah was huswifely in her house, even as a woman that could stirre about in her family, and looke to the dispatching of necessary affaires by her servants and them in her family. For had shee beene a coy and nice or idle and sloathfull dame, shee would neither have dressed meale, nor kneaded it, nor made cakes of it, nor seene to the baking of them, nor yet have followed her maid-servants, and looked that they should have beene diligent in this businesse.