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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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Thus we have showed what was good in Isaac, in respect of those that were of his own family, for we read not of any special point in his carriage to servants. See now what a one he was to his neighbours farther of. First to Abimelech, then to the men of Gerar.
Thus we have shewed what was good in Isaac, in respect of those that were of his owne family, for wee reade not of any speciall point in his carriage to servants. See now what a one hee was to his neighbours farther of. First to Abimelech, then to the men of Gerar.
For Abimelech, he had wronged him in affirming his wife to be his sister. Abimelech by seeing some familiar carriage betwixt them, was induced to be fully persuaded that she was his wife, and therefore calls him, and begins to reprove him for it. Isaac maketh no defence at all for himself, but by his silence accepts the reproof, confessing his fault.
For Abimelech, hee had wronged him in affirming his wife to be his sister. Abimelech by seeing some familiar carriage betwixt them, was induced to be fully perswaded that she was his wife, and therefore cals him, and begins to reprove him for it. Isaac maketh no defence at all for himselfe, but by his silence accepts the reproofe, confessing his fault.
1It is a good thing when we have done amiss and are charged with it, at least to refrain our tongues from denying, defending, excusing and the like, and at least by not gain-saying, to make it appear that we please not our selves still in the same offence. Indeed a plain acknowledging is the best of all, but a not gain-saying, not shifting, not winding out by words is at least necessary. It were a grace to a number, if they had a mind so willing to mend, that they might not have a tongue ready to speak against a reproof.