A15013:902
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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First, her husband fell blind and weak, and almost bedridden.1 No doubt but she did participate with him in this affliction, and it was a grief to her to see him so imprisoned in darkness, and some trouble it must needs be though her love made it easy to give attendance upon him in that estate.2 Likewise she could not but grieve to see her husbands affections to be so much more than they should have been for a long time upon her elder, but worser son.
First, her husband fell blinde and weake, and almost bedridden.1 No doubt but she did participate with him in this affliction, and it was a griefe to her to see him so imprisoned in darknesse, and some trouble it must needs be though her love made it easie to give attendance upon him in that estate.2 Likewise she could not but grieve to see her husbands affections to be so much more than they should have been for a long time upon her elder, but worser son.
- 11. Her husband was blind and weak.1. Her husband was blinde and weake.
- 22. Her husbands affections were set too much on the worser sonne. 3. Esaus resolution to kill Jacob.2. Her husbands affections were set too much on the worser sonne. 3. Esaus resolution to kill Iacob.
It was also a great grief unto her to see the rudeness and bloodiness of her son Esau, who comforted himself against his brother, with an intention, so soon as his Fathers funerals were over, to dispatch him, and rob him of the blessing, though he could not get it to himself. Would it not cut the heart of one of you Parents, to hear that one of your sons (you having but a couple in all the world) should resolve to become a murderer of the other, and so you stood in danger of being deprived of them both at once; would not both these things grieve you? Again,