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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
THE TENTH EXAMPLE.
OF KETVRAH, ISHMAEL, ELIEZER.
Now Abraham had a third wife, her name was Keturah. 1The Scripture bringeth her in as it were a dumb person, tells nothing of her parents, life, nor death, but mentioning her bare name alone, shows that she was Abraham's wife as I conceive, and what children she had by Abraham we are told, Gen. 25.1. her sons were six, as you may read in that place. Now the Lord seemeth to tell us this little of this woman and her sons, because we should the more acknowledge the blessing of God upon Abraham in restoring him to a second youth as it were, and making him so fruitful as to beget six sons in his old-age after Sarahs death, whereas before at an 100 he was as good as dead, according to S. Pauls phrase, Rom. 4. So Gods blessing is able to make our souls fruitful in all good works, though of our selves we be utterly barren and unfruitful. And thus we have done with Abraham's wives.
NOw Abraham had a third wife, her name was Keturah. 1The Scripture bringeth her in as it were a dumbe person, tells nothing of her parents, life, nor death, but mentioning her bare name alone, shewes that shee was Abrahams wife as I conceive, and what children shee had by Abraham we are told, Gen. 25.1. her sonnes were sixe, as you may reade in that place. Now the Lord seemeth to tell us this little of this woman and her sonnes, because we should the more acknowledge the blessing of God upon Abraham in restoring him to a second youth as it were, and making him so fruitfull as to beget six sonnes in his old-age after Sarahs death, whereas before at an 100 he was as good as dead, according to S. Pauls phrase,