A15013:821
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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1Another thing very commendable in Isaac towards his wife was this, that he contented himself with Rebekah alone, and did not take that unlawful liberty which yet the common custom of those times did make to seem lawful to many otherwise godly men, of having more wives then one, as had Abraham the Father of Isaac, and Jacob his son. A man should keep himself wholly to the wife of his youth, and not divide himself betwixt two, remembering, that God at first made them male and female, and created but one for one, as Malachi. 2.15. noteth, though he had abundance of spirit because he sought a godly seed, yea he said, a man shall cleave to his wife (not wives) and they two, as our Saviour interprets it, shall be one flesh. The custom of our times enforceth men to this duty, but it is a fault when they do it not heartily, but rather for custom then for conscience, yea many that shame will not suffer to keep more wives ⟨p. 255⟩then one, yet secretly give themselves to other women, and so violate their covenant of marriage, and defile themselves with great pollutions.
1Another thing very commendable in Isaac towards his wife was this, that hee contented himselfe with Rebekah alone, and did not take that unlawfull liberty which yet the common custome of those times did make to seeme lawfull to many otherwise godly men, of having more wives then one, as had Abraham the Father of Isaac, and Iacob his sonne. A man should keepe himselfe wholly to the wife of his youth, and not divide himselfe betwixt two, remembring, that God at first made them male and female, and created but one for one, as Malachie. 2.15. noteth, though hee had abundance of spirit because hee sought a godly seede, yea hee said, a man shall cleave to his wife (not wives) and they two, as our Saviour interprets it, shall bee one flesh. The custome of our times inforceth men to this duty, but it is a fault when they doe it not heartily, but rather for custome then for conscience, yea many that shame will not suffer to keepe more wives ⟨p. 255⟩