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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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Now of others that lived at the same time.1 Eliezer of Damascus the Steward of his house, into whose hands he committed all that he had, so it is told us, Gen. 15.2. and 25.2.2 He was his eldest servant, and ruled over all that he had, of his Birth and Death we read nothing in Scripture, but of his Life some passages are related. 1. His virtues and good deeds, for of his bad deeds no mention is made, not that he was altogether free from sin, for if Abraham and Sarah were in some things found faulty, it cannot be thought that this man a servant of theirs was faultless, but because the Lord did not write an entire story of his life, but would set him before the eyes of servants as an example for them to imitate. Now of him therefore we must note his good carriage, his benefits and his crosses.
Now of others that lived at the same time.1 Eliezer of Damascus the Steward of his house, into whose hands hee committed all that he had, so it is told us, Gen. 15.2. and 25.2.2 Hee was his eldest servant, and ruled over all that he had, of his Birth and Death we reade nothing in Scripture, but of his Life some passages are related. 1. His vertues and good deeds, for of his bad deeds no mention is made, not that he was altogether free from sinne, for if Abraham and Sarah were in some things found faulty, it cannot be thought that this man a servant of theirs was faultlesse, but because the Lord did not write an entire story of his life, but would set him before the eyes of servants as an example for them to imitate. Now of him therefore wee must note his good carriage, his benefits and his crosses.
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