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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.
1Now of some others that lived with him, first his confederates Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, secondly, Ephron the Hittite, thirdly, King Pharaoh of Egypt, fourthly, King Abimelech. Then of the Kings that did take Lot and so of the Sodomites. Now for Aner, Eshcol, 2and Mamre, they were three Brethren, Hittites, of whose birth and death nothing is revealed, but in their lives two things are recorded deserving our observation and imitation.3 First, they were friends and confederates with Abraham appears, Gen. 14.13. Secondly, they did faithfully perform the office of friends, and confederates. For the first, these three Brethren were in league with Abraham, joined in a Covenant with him for mutual help of each other against any that should wrong any of them. Their league it may seem was offensive and defensive.
1Now of some others that lived with him, first his confederates Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, secondly, Ephron the Hittite, thirdly, King Pharaoh of Egypt, fourthly, King Abimelech. Then of the Kings that did take Lot and so of the Sodomites. Now for Aner, Eshcol, 2and Mamre, they were three Brethren, Hittites, of whose birth and death nothing is revealed, but in their lives two things are recorded deserving our observation and imitation.3 First, they were friends and confederates with Abraham appeares, Gen. 14.13. Secondly, they did faithfully performe the office of friends, and confederates. For the first, these three Brethren were in league with Abraham, joyned in a Covenant with him for mutuall helpe of each other against any that should wrong any of them. Their league it may seeme was offensive and defensive.
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