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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
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.
OF ABIMELECH.
Another man is mentioned living in Abraham's time, with whom also Abraham had occasion to converse.1 He was a King ruling over a city called Gerar, in the country of the Philistines. In his country Abraham sojourned, you have the story of him, Gen. 20. & 21. v. 22. ad finem. Of his birth and death nothing is recorded. But in his life we must observe, First, His fault. Secondly, His good deeds. Thirdly, His crosses. Fourthly, his Benefits.
ANother man is mentioned living in Abrahams time, with whom also Abraham had occasion to converse.1 Hee was a King ruling over a city called Gerar, in the countrey of the Philistins. In his countrey Abraham sojourned, you have the story of him, Gen. 20. & 21. v. 22. ad finem. Of his birth and death nothing is recorded. But in his life we must observe, First, His fault. Secondly, His good deedes. Thirdly, His crosses. Fourthly, his Benefits.
- 1Abimelech, nothing is said of his birth and death.
One fault alone of his we read of, viz. 1that he took Sarah to him, minding to make her his wife: we see him offending in the same kind that Pharaoh King of Egypt was noted before to have offended in. He was too too libidinous, and over-taken with an inordinate affection to beauty. He had wives enough before, yet when one stranger singularly fair did come into his country, he would needs take her to himself, and that not so much by persuasion and entreaty, as by violence and strong hand, for so much seemeth to be signified by the word he took her, he sent and took her, hearing of a beautiful person, and having spoken with Abraham, and finding her to