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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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Further Ishmael did one good act of honour and duty toward his mother Hagar. For it is said, Gen. 21.21.1 that his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt, so he was ruled by his mother in marriage, having her liking and consent, yea giving himself to be guided by her, as did also Isaac to Abraham, and Jacob to Isaac. It is a needful thing for children to take the consent and assent of their parents, (yea if it be but of the mother, supposing the father to be dead or absent,) and not to rush into this estate against their wills and privity. No comfort can come to the conscience in such a match, for whosoever is joined together otherwise then Gods Word alloweth, can have no ground of comfort, as those are that are joined without the good will of those whom God hath made his deputies in this business. The Lord saith to Parents, take wives for your sons, and give your daughters, plainly putting them into his room in that behalf, wherefore having not consent from them, they live ⟨p. 160⟩in an unlawful matrimony, until such time as by humble repentance before God and submissive entreaties to their parents, they have attained that good leave of their parents, which they ought to have gotten before. If therefore any amongst you have so offended, they must see the fault, and be humbled and seek pardon. Most times the Lord doth sensibly cross such matches, make use of those crosses to increase your godly sorrow for sin. And let those children that are yet unmarried, take heed of entangling their affections without the privity of Parents, or of seeking to draw the affections of one another, until such consent have gone before, for fear they make this duty very difficult unto them, or thrust themselves out of the way of duty and obedience, by their headstrong passions. So much of Ishmaels good deeds, now of his bad.
Further Ishmael did one good act of honour and duty toward his mother Hagar. For it is said, Gen. 21.21.1 that his mother tooke him a wife out of the land of Egypt, so he was ruled by his mother in marriage, having her liking and consent, yea giving himselfe to be guided by her, as did also Isaac to Abraham, and Iacob to Isaac. It is a needefull thing for childeren to take the consent and assent of their parents, (yea if it be but of the mother, supposing the father to be dead or absent,) and not to rush into this estate against their willes and privity. No comfort can come to the conscience in such a match, for whosoever is joyned together otherwise then Gods Word alloweth, can have no ground of comfort, as those are that are joyned without the good will of those whom God hoth made his deputies in this businesse. The Lord saith to Parents, take wives for your sonnes, and give your daughters, plainely putting them into his roome in that behalfe, wherefore having not consent from them, they live