A15013:867
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.
OF REBEKAH.
OF REBEKKAH.
Rebekah was the wife of Isaac, 1of her birth and death the Scripture is silent. We are therefore to look into her life, wherein observe the good she had and did, the evil she did and suffered. The good she did,
REbekkah was the wife of Isaac, 1of her birth and death the Scripture is silent. We are therefore to look into her life, wherein observe the good shee had and did, the evill she did and suffered. The good she did,
- 1Rebekkahs neither birth nor death is mentioned in Scripture.
First,1 whilst she lived young in her Fathers house, She was a Virgin untouched by man, Gen. 24.16. No man knew her. It behooveth young women to behave themselves so modestly, and shamefacedly, that they may bring themselves unto their own husbands undefiled. Therefore the holy Ghost appointed the Parents to be careful of preserving the tokens of the maidens virginity, that they might be able to prove it against the slanders of her husbands evil tongue (if he should after report that he found her not a maid) but withal he appointed that if the woman could not prove her self to have been a Virgin, she should be brought out and publicly stoned at her Fathers door,