A15013:815
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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Now see Isaacs carriage towards his mother.1 There was no love lost betwixt them, but as Sarah did tenderly love Isaac, so did he requite her love with love again, as is manifested in his sorrowful taking of her death, though she lived with him to a great age. For so it is written that after Rebekah was brought unto him, and he was married unto her, Gen. 24 ult. Isaac was comforted after his mothers death, intimating, that even until then he was grieved for the loss of her. It is a fault therefore in children, over soon to forget their dead mothers, and to let their remembrance quickly to slip out of their minds, how much more to be weary of their over-long lives, and to be glad when the time comes that they must put them into the dust, in respect of some paltry gain of money, of land that they shall possess when the Father and mother is dead. All that desire their parents death for their goods sake, which they shall enjoy after them, and are glad when they shall change their parents for their goods, must needs be called wicked and ungrateful children. See therefore that you children love even your mothers heartily, moderately lamenting their death, that you may make it appear, their life was not a burden unto you.
Now see Isaacs carriage towards his mother.1 There was no love lost betwixt them, but as Sarah did tenderly love Isaac, so did he requite her love with love againe, as is manifested in his sorrowfull taking of her death, though she lived with him to a great age. For so it is written that after Rebekkah was brought unto him, and he was married unto her, Gen. 24 ult. Isaac was comforted after his mothers death, intimating, that even untill then he was grieved for the losse of her. It is a fault therefore in childeren, oversoone to forget their dead mothers, and to let their remembrance quickly to slip out of their mindes, how much more to be weary of their over-long lives, and to be glad when the time comes that they must put them into the dust, in respect of some paultrey gaine of money, of land that they shall possesse when the Father and mother is dead. All that desire their parents death for their goods sake, which they shall enjoy after them, and are glad when they shall change their parents for their goods, must needes be called wicked and ungratefull childeren. See therefore that you children love even your mothers heartily, moderately lamenting their death, that you may make it appeare, their life was not a burden unto you.