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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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1Doubtful and indifferent may seem to have been their making of them aprons of leaves, for that showed some shame and desire to hide their shame.
1Doubtfull and indifferent may seeme to have beene their making of them aprons of leaves, for that shewed some shame and desire to hide their shame.
- 1Their doubtful and indifferent behaviour.Their doubtfull and indifferent behaviour.
1Now follow the things that were good in them, viz. their embracing of Gods goodness, and turning to him by Faith and Repentance after the promise, intimated in the giving Eve the name of Eve or Mother of all living, as much as if he had said, though we be all dead by this sin, yet we shall live by the promised seed which Eve shall bring forth, and then Eve giveth the name of Cain to her first son, saying, I have obtained a son the Lord, or of the Lord, perhaps expressing her hope that Cain was that son the Lord which should bruise the Serpents head, and after calling the second son by the name of Abel, to signify their submitting themselves to the crosses and miseries which they felt, and after bringing up their sons in a calling, the one a Shepherd, the other a Husbandman, and in teaching them to worship God and to bring gifts and sacrifices to him, the one of his sheep, the other of the fruits which the land did afford.2
1Now follow the things that were good in them, viz. their imbracing of Gods goodnesse, and turning to him by Faith and Repentance after the promise, intimated in the giving Eve the name of Evah or Mother of all living, as much as if he had said, though we be all dead by this sinne, yet wee shall live by the promised seed which Evah shall bring forth, and then Evah giveth the name of Caine to her first sonne, saying, I have obtained a sonne the Lord, or of the Lord, perhaps expressing her hope that Caine was that sonne the Lord which should bruise the Serpents head, and after calling the second sonne by the name of Abel, to signifie their submitting themselves to the crosses and miseries which they felt, and after bringing up their sonnes in a calling, the one a Shepheard, the other a Husbandman, and in teaching them to worship God and to bring gifts and sacrifices to him, the one of his sheepe, the other of the fruits which the land did affoord.