A15013:972
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, he did not take Rebekah from Isaac, 1though he for fear affirmed her to be his sister, when the men of the place asked him of her; but he left her alone with Isaac, perhaps to make trial yet farther, whether she were his wife or not; it may be, remembering what ⟨p. 32⟩had been done before to Abraham, and with what success. That is praiseworthy in him, and we must learn to be wary in our proceedings, and not presently to do such things as may be doubtful, whether they be faults or not,2 but to take time to look thoroughly into matters before we adventure.
First, he did not take Rebekkah from Isaac, 1though he for feare affirmed her to be his sister, when the men of the place asked him of her; but he left her alone with Isaac, perhaps to make triall yet farther, whether she were his wife or not; it may be, remembring what ⟨p. 32⟩had been done before to Abraham, and with what successe. That is praiseworthy in him, and we must learne to be wary in our proceedings, and not presently to do such things as may be doubtfull, whether they be faults or not,2 but to take time to look thoroughly into matters before we adventure.
- 11. He took not Rebekah from Isaac, though he affirmed her to be his sister.1. He tooke not Rebekkah from Isaac, though he affirmed her to be his sister.
- 2Ver. 8.