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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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1It will not be amiss to add Hagar to her, of whose birth we have nothing recorded in Scripture, and as little of her death, but by that which the Scripture speaketh of her, there is some good probability that she was a woman fearing God, First because of all women in Sarahs house (who having above 300. men-servants, must needs have many maid-servants also) she made choice of her to give unto her husband Abraham, to the end that some seed, yea the promised seed might be taken from her. Sure Abraham and Sarah would not have preferred her above all the maidens in the house, if they had not thought her also a good and godly maiden. I suppose therefore that seeing her matter and mistress thought her good, we should go against the rules of charity, though we read of some faults she had, if we think not so too.2 Let us consider of her life and see her virtues and faults,3 benefits and crosses.
1It will not be amisse to add Hagar to her, of whose birth we have nothing recorded in Scripture, and as little of her death, but by that which the Scripture speaketh of her, there is some good probability that she was a woeman fearing God, First because of all woemen in Sarahs house (who having above 300. men-servants, must needes have many maide-servants also) she made choice of her to give unto her husband Abraham, to the end that some seede, yea the promised seede might be taken from her. Sure Abraham and Sarah would not have preferred her above all the maidens in the house, if they had not thought her also a good and godly maiden. I suppose therefore that seeing her matter and mistresse thought her good, we should goe against the rules of charity, though we reade of some faults she had, if we thinke not so too.2 Let us consider of her life and see her vertues and faults,3 benefits and crosses.
- 1Hagar, nothing in Scripture of her birth or death. It is probable she feared God, and why?