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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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A third cross was this,1 to be taken from her husband into the house of Pharaoh, and after of Abimelech. 'Tis true she could blame none but her self and her husband for that cross, but that did not make it less a cross, as he is no less wounded that wounds himself by mischance, then he whom an enemy should purposely wound, and this cross was made a little the more bitter by this, that she was though gently and with mild words, yet duly chidden for it by Abimelech too, who tells her plainly of it saying, Gen. 20.16. I have given thy brother, (this name he gives Abraham ironically, with somewhat a tart rebuke, as much as if he had said, whom thou wouldest have had us think to be only thy brother) a 100. shekels, that is, of our money, some 72. lb. odd money, near upon a 100. marks, and adds, behold he is to thee a covering of thine eyes, and to all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved. She was sensible ⟨p. 148⟩of the rebuke, this was somewhat bitter, that a stranger should chide her for not sufficiently covering her eyes. Sure it was a grief to her to come under just reproof, we must take heed that our evil carriage make us not subject to just reprehension. We shall be ashamed to hear of what we were not careful to shun. And so much of Sarahs life.
A third crosse was this,1 to be taken from her husband into the house of Pharaoh, and after of Abimelech. 'Tis true she could blame none but her selfe and her husband for that crosse, but that did not make it lesse a crosse, as hee is no lesse wounded that woundes himselfe by mischance, then he whom an enemy should purposely wound, and this crosse was made a little the more bitter by this, that she was though gently and with milde wordes, yet duely chidden for it by Abimelech too, who tels her plainely of it saying, Gen. 20.16. I have given thy brother, (this name hee gives Abraham ironically, with somewhat a tart rebuke, as much as if he had said, whom thou wouldest have had us thinke to be onely thy brother) a 100. shekels, that is, of our money, some 72. lb. od money, neere upon a 100. markes, and addes, behold hee is to thee a covering of thine eyes, and to all that are with thee, and with all other: thus shee was reprooved. She was sensible