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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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as if he should say, It will not stand with our safety to suffer so great a man to sojourn in our country. But Isaac saw a piece of malice and ill will in it, as the holy Ghost in the Story doth intimate, saying, They envied him, and v. 16. Then Abimelech bade him depart, moved like enough by the persuasions of those that did envy him, if not a little leavened with the same leaven himself. Beware of committing the like offence, show not ill will towards any good man, by chasing him from you, refusing to give him leave to be with you, or in general, by any discourteous carriage towards him. But be rather glad of his society and neighbourhood.
as if he should say, It will not stand with our safety to suffer so great a man to sojourne in our countrey. But Isaac saw a piece of malice and ill will in it, as the holy Ghost in the Story doth intimate, saying, They envied him, and v. 16. Then Abimelech bade him depart, moved like enough by the perswasions of those that did envy him, if not a little leavened with the same leaven himselfe. Beware of committing the like offence, shew not ill will towards any good man, by chasing him from you, refusing to give him leave to be with you, or in generall, by any discurteous carriage towards him. But be rather glad of his society and neighbourhood.
And so we have done with Abimelech.
Now something of his Subjects the Philistines,1 and particularly the men of Gerar. The Philistines envied him, ver. 14. in respect of his greatness and prosperity.2 This sin of envy (i. e. being grieved at another mans prosperity, and bearing ill will against him for it, which will surely follow such grief,