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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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A woman should always deal by loving means with her husband, to get the good she would at his hands, and not by violence and clamour. You that would have the repute of good wives in your own hearts, see that you follow Rebekah, prevail by discreet, wise, and courteous courses, not by strong hand, and violence. But these eager, sharp, and passionate women, that will wrest the things the desire out of their husbands hands, (perhaps also inconvenient things) by chiding, and big, and loud words, as once I told you Sarah sought to do, or else by puling, and whining, and charging their husbands not to love them else, as the wife of Sampson did, are to be blamed as undiscreet, and disobedient wives, and if they repent not of their folly, and unruliness, the Lord will one day call them to account for their misdemeanours; Gentleness, and dutifulness must adorn your conversation, and your husbands must see your conversation coupled with fear to displease, so shall you make your self and husbands happy, both at once, and have a kind of lawful power with them over whom you have not any authority.
A woman should alwaies deale by loving meanes with her husband, to get the good she would at his hands, and not by violence and clamour. You that would have the repute of good wives in your own hearts, see that you follow Rebekkah, prevaile by discreet, wise, and curteous courses, not by strong hand, and violence. But these eager, sharp, and passionate women, that will wrest the things the desire out of their husbands hands, (perhaps also inconvenient things) by chiding, and big, and loud words, as once I told you Sarah sought to do, or else by puling, and whining, and charging their husbands not to love them else, as the wife of Sampson did, are to be blamed as undiscreet, and disobedient wives, and if they repent not of their folly, and unrulinesse, the Lord will one day call them to account for their misdemeanours; Gentlenesse, and dutifulnesse must adorn your conversation, and your husbands must see your conversation coupled with feare to displease, so shall you make your selve and husbands happy, both at once, and have a kinde of lawfull power with them over whom you have not any authority.
But now of Rebekkahs carriage to her Sons, she was in the right,