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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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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,1 it was a grief to her to have her good son as it were banished from her house, and compelled to fly away in secret for his life. For had he not been compelled to steal ⟨p. 14⟩into Padan Aram in respect of Esau, as to steal thence again in respect of Laban, his Fathers estate was not so low, that he must needs have travailed over that Jordan with a staff, and come to Labans house all alone, and there have served an hard service for a wife. Sure Isaac was not a prodigal, he had not consumed his estate so, that Abraham's grandchild must be sent out so poorly appointed, whose steward when he fetched a wife for Isaac, had ten Camels well laden with rich things, and many servants to attend him, and so with speed returned home with his errand. But fear of Esau caused him to go speedily and secretly, that no man might know it, lest so he might have fallen into mischief by his means, and to tarry so long till he might hear his brother was pacified.
It was also a great griefe unto her to see the rudenesse and bloodinesse of her son Esau, who comforted himselfe 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 himselfe. Would it not cut the heart of one of you Parents, to heare 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? Againe,1 it was a griefe to her to have her good son as it were banished from her house, and compelled to fly away in secret for his life. For had he not been compelled to steale