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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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1You have seen his piety, now his discretion shows it self first in setting down what a woman he would have for Isaac, viz. a courteous and laborious woman, one that came out to draw water, and one that would respect a stranger, and give him to drink and his Camels also; truly a woman courteous of disposition, and of body strong, and healthy, and painful, is a fit woman to make a wife.
1You have seene his piety, now his discretion shewes it selfe first in setting downe what a woman he would have for Isaac, viz. a courteous and laborious woman, one that came out to draw water, and one that would respect a stranger, and give him to drinke and his Camels also; truly a woman courteous of disposition, and of body strong, and healthy, and painefull, is a fit woman to make a wife.
- 14. He was discreet.4. He was discreete.
Again, he proceeds, discreetly in his carriage to win her and her Parents, he gives her gifts and them also, and truly relates the prosperous estate of his Master, all which tend to persuade them to yield her, and her self to give her self to Isaac for a wife. So must every servant use discretion and prudence in his Masters affairs, taking the best course he can to make them sort well in the end.
Againe, he proceeds, discreetly in his carriage to winne her and her Parents, he gives her gifts and them also, and truly relates the prosperous estate of his Master, all which tend to perswade them to yeeld her, and her selfe to give her selfe to Isaac for a wife. So must every servant use discretion and prudence in his Masters affaires, taking the best course he can to make them sort well in the end.