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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
1For his body, he was blind many years, for he was married at forty, at sixty he had Esau and Jacob; Jacob was about seventy six years when he came to Laban, so then Isaac was a hundred thirty six years, and at that time he could not discern Esau and Jacob one from the other by sight, and he lived in all 180 years, from which if you subtract 136, then will remain forty four years, so long did Isaac live without the use of his eyes. Therefore learn you to be thankful that God hath given you your eye-sight even to your lives end, so that you want not this sense at all till death, or at least want it not so long a space of time. Sight is a great comfort, it is pleasant to see the Sun and to be able with our eyes to behold and discern our friends and all other creatures of GOD. Let us praise God for the use of this and other senses.
1For his body, hee was blinde many yeares, for hee was married at forty, at sixty hee had Esau and Iacob; Iacob was about seventy six yeares when he came to Laban, so then Isaac was a hundred thirty sixe yeares, and at that time hee could not discerne Esau and Iacob one from the other by sight, and he lived in all 180 yeares, from which if you subtract 136, then will remaine forty foure yeares, so long did Isaac live without the use of his eyes. Therefore learne you to bee thankefull that God hath given you your eye-sight even to your lives end, so that you want not this sence at all till death, or at least want it not so long a space of time. Sight is a great comfort, it is pleasant to see the Sunne and to bee able with our eyes to behold and discerne our friends and all other creatures of GOD. Let us praise God for the use of this and other sences.
- 11. He was long blind.1. He was long blinde.
Secondly, let us prepare to suffer the same cross, who can tell how soon his eyes may grow dim? let us use them well whilst we have them, and withdraw them from looking after