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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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In this therefore all children are bound also to imitate him,1 Children must take their Parents counsel and direction in matter of marriage, and not bestow themselves without their good liking and consent, that they may have Gods blessing attending them in their marriage, when they honour at once both God and their Parents, in obeying Gods Commandment and showing due respect unto their Parents. So did even Ishmael though otherwise a wild man, for it is said of him,2 that his Mother took him a wife So did Jacob afterwards, His Father blessed him and sent him to Padan Aram to take him a wife of the daughters of Laban his Mothers brother. 3And when Sampson saw a woman of Timnah that pleased him well,4 he spake to his Father and Mother to take the Maid for him, who went down thither and made the match for him. Indeed the Parents have more discretion and understanding then the children by reason of their age and experience, and therefore it is for the child's good to follow their advice. And to whom must the children go for comfort and help in case that any cross befall them in marriage but only to their Parents? of which comfort and help they deprive themselves if they venture upon marriage without them: we know that those God hath not joined in marriage, whom he doth not unite in that estate. Now God hath made the Parents his Deputies in this behalf, saying unto them, give your daughters in marriage and take sons for your daughters, and again, you shall not give your daughters to them in marriage, nor take their sons to your daughters. Now how can it be said that God joined them? if their Parents whom he hath made rulers over them in his steed do not join them, seeing immediately he doth join none in these our days. Also the children are the ⟨p. 252⟩goods of the Parents as a part of their possession, insomuch that they were also to be sold to pay their debts. Wherefore as no bargain is firm in other kinds of goods without the consent of those that have right unto those goods, so neither can this covenant be good without the consent of Parents, which have as much right from God in their children as in any other of their goods.