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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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And so have we seen Isaacs goodness towards his parents. Look into his carriage towards his wife Rebekah, and that also in two things mentioned in Scripture
And so have we seene Isaacs goodnesse towards his parents. Looke into his carriage towards his wife Rebeccah, and that also in two things mentioned in Scripture
First, it is said, that he loved her, Gen. 24. ult. 1This is a thing required of all husbands, they must account themselves and their yoke-fellows but one flesh, one body as S. Paul commands, yea they must love them not with an idle and mere verbal love, but with such a love as they bear unto themselves, that causeth them to love and cherish themselves, so as above all things they must not be bitter against them, as S. Paul informeth the Colossians. 2Indeed because the Lord hath knit man and wife together in the nearest bond, causing them to be but one flesh, therefore should their loves be most fervent and abundant. A man must therefore love his wife above all other persons,3 he must forsake father and mother and cleave unto his wife, as Adam said at first, yea in respect of matrimonial love, he must love her alone and none other but her.
First, it is said, that hee loved her, Gen. 24. ult. 1This is a thing required of all husbands, they must account themselves and their yoake-fellowes but one flesh, one body as S. Paul commands, yea they must love them not with an idle and meere verball love, but with such a love as they beare unto themselves, that causeth them to love and cherish themselves, so as above all things they must not be bitter against them, as S. Paul informeth the Collossians.