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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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1Secondly, when the Angel met her and asked her whence she came, and whither she went, she answered plainly, and said, I fly from the face of my Mistress Sarah,2 she told truth without lying, and that is a good thing and commendable to speak truth though it be to ones own shame, but to have told a lie to an Angel might have procured her great reproof, ⟨p. 149⟩and herein you may see that Hagar exceeded her Mistress, for when the Angel charged Sarah with laughing, she denied it, but Hagar being examined confesseth the truth without lying. We shall do better in this case to follow the maid then the Mistress.
1Secondly, when the Angell met her and asked her whence she came, and whither she went, she answered plainely, and said, I flie from the face of my Mistresse Sarah,2 she told truth without lying, and that is a good thing and commendable to speake truth though it be to ones owne shame, but to have told a lie to an Angell might have procured her great reproofe, ⟨p. 149⟩and herein you may see that Hagar exceeded her Mistresse, for when the Angell charged Sarah with laughing, shee denied it, but Hagar being examined confesseth the truth without lying. We shall doe better in this case to follow the maide then the Mistresse.
- 12. She told the truth.2. Shee told the truth.
- 2Gen. 16.8.