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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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Be humbled ye wives, if you have chafed with your husbands and carried your selves injuriously towards them in words, Sarah did this, but she did it not oft, it was this one time alone, so far as we read, in other things she behaved her self meekly and reverently. O look to your selves, that you offend not continually in that thing wherein this good woman offended once alone, and no more, for this once was even too much, keep down anger therefore and let it not break out against your husbands.
Be humbled yee wives, if you have chafed with your husbands and carried your selves injuriously towards them in words, Sarah did this, but she did it not oft, it was this one time alone, so farre as we read, in other things shee behaved her selfe meekely and reverently. O looke to your selves, that you offend not continually in that thing wherein this good woman offended once alone, and no more, for this once was even too much, keepe downe anger therefore and let it not breake out against your husbands.
And you husbands, learn though your wives do transgress sometimes, not to be harsh with them again, but heal their errors with the spirit of meekness as Abraham also did. She must blame her self, but she may be endued with grace for all this.
And you husbands, learne though your wives doe transgresse sometimes, not to be harsh with them againe, but heale their errours with the spirit of meekenesse as Abraham also did. Shee must blame her selfe, but shee may bee indued with grace for all this.
But another weakness of Sarah is,1 that she was somewhat too rough with Hagar, insomuch that Hagar could not endure it, for if she was so violent in words with Abraham, what do you think her carriage was to the maid, yea she was something too earnest against Ishmael and her too, when nothing would serve her, but that she must have them both together cast out of doors. For though God bad Abraham do according to her words, it followeth not thence, that