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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
Example 12: THE TWELFTH EXAMPLE.Example 12: THE TVVELFTH EXAMPLE.
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.
Their first sin was,1 that they consulted together and agreed about a most abominable sin, nay a pair of grievous crimes at once. In which, the first-borne did make the motion, and the younger gave her consent. In the consultation about it, see what reason induced, and what it is to which they were induced by that reason. The reason is, 1. Their Fathers age,2 who being now shortly to leave the world, they would not have his off-spring perish in themselves. ⟨p. 184⟩2. The want of other men to company with them, there is not a man in all the earth to come in unto us after the earth. They wanted other husbands to beget children of them in lawful matrimony; Surely their late abode in Zoar might cause them to know, that the whole world was not destroyed, if they meant that there was never another man left with whom they might join themselves, they did beguile themselves too too palpably, for only Sodom and Gomorrah, and Admah and Zeboim, four Cities of the plain were consumed with fire from Heaven, the rest stood in their former estate. Zoar they had seen standing and left it with their Father, and seeing they dwelt upon a Mountain, they could not but discern other Cities round about, for that Country was full of Townes and people. It is like therefore, that they meant none near unto us, none of our blood and kindred. But why should they make doubt of marrying any other besides their own kindred. They had been betrothed to husbands in Sodom, might they not as well marry any other Canaanite as a Citizen of Sodom. It is apparent that their reasons were frivolous and vain, yet upon them they build a full resolution of committing two fearful offences, for they agree together saying, Come let us make our Father drink Wine, and then let us lie with him to preserve seed of him. They would seem each to other to be carried with libidinous fancies as if lust led them, but that a desire of preserving seed was the motive to the villainous design.
Their first sinne was,1 that they consulted together and agreed about a most abhominable sinne, nay a paire of grievous crimes at once. In which, the first-borne did make the motion, and the younger gave her consent. In the consultation about it, see what reason induced, and what it is to which they were induced by that reason. The reason is, 1. Their Fathers age,