An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eleventh, twelfth, & thirteenth chapters of…

but now these seven years that he served for Rachel we must not understand so as if Laban did keep Rachel from Jacob till he had served that other seven years, as if Jacob had not married with Rachel before fourteen years was at an end, no, he did but fulfil the week of Leah, and then Laban gave Rachel unto him, upon condition, yet that he should afterwards serve seven years likewise for Rachel, for so it's plain that which was required of him; and as an evident demonstration that Rachel was given to Jacob before the seven years were out, it appears plainly, if you read the story you shall find that Leah had no children until Rachel was married to Jacob, and yet all the twelve Tribes were born to him within the compass of twenty years that he was with Laban; Now if the first born had been after the fourteen years service, it could not possibly be, that all of them should be born after, for we find in the story that Leah had four children one after another, and then left off bearing, and then she gave Zilpah to Jacob, who bare two sons, there was six of them; and after that Leah had another Son, and a Daughter, and all this before Rachel had any children; so that it must needs be understood that Rachel was given to Jacob as the first seven years, yet he served two seven years for these two Wives.

but now these seven yeers that he served for Rachel we must not understand so as if Laban did keep Rachel from Jacob til he had served that other seven yeers, as if Jacob had not married with Rachel before fourteen yeers was at an end, no, he did but fulfill the week of Leah, and then Laban gave Rachel unto him, upon condition, yet that he should afterwards serve seven yeers likewise for Rachel, for so it's plain that which was requir'd of him; and as an evident demonstration that Rachel was given to Jacob before the seven yeers were out, it appears plainly, if you reade the story you shall find that Leah had no children until Rachel was married to Jacob, and yet all the twelve Tribes were born to him within the compass of twenty yeers that he was with Laban; Now if the first born had been after the fourteen yeers service, it could not possibly be, that all of them should be born after, for we find in the story that Leah had four children one after another, and then left off bearing, and then she gave Zilpah to Jacob, who bare two sons, there was six of them; and after that Leah had another Son, and a Daughter, and all this before Rachel had any children; so that it must needs be understood that Rachel was given to Jacob as the first seven yeers, yet he served two seven yeers for these two Wives.