Timothy's lesson: or, a summary relation of the historical part of Holy scripture plainly and familiarly comprized in metre, for the help of memory, and instruction of the ignorant. By E.G. Master in Arts, and physician of the hospital of St. Bartholomew, of the foundation of Queen Elizabeth, of the city of Gloucester.
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- Timothy's lesson: or, a summary relation of the historical part of Holy scripture plainly and familiarly comprized in metre, for the help of memory, and instruction of the ignorant. By E.G. Master in Arts, and physician of the hospital of St. Bartholomew, of the foundation of Queen Elizabeth, of the city of Gloucester.
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- Graile, Edmond, b. ca. 1577.
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- printed in the year, 1699.
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"Timothy's lesson: or, a summary relation of the historical part of Holy scripture plainly and familiarly comprized in metre, for the help of memory, and instruction of the ignorant. By E.G. Master in Arts, and physician of the hospital of St. Bartholomew, of the foundation of Queen Elizabeth, of the city of Gloucester." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A85508.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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Page 13
But he should to his Uncle go,
and match in godly Race,
And blessing should be with him; so,
he went out from their face:
As he in fields that night did sleep,
in Haran on a Stone;
By Dream he saw a Ladder steep
from Heaven; and thereon
The Angels passing, and above
God standing all in view,
The blessed Promise of his Love,
with Jacob to renew.
There Jacob vow'd the Lord to fear:
thence on he went apace,
Inquiring in the fields to hear,
of Laban's dwelling place.
The Shepherds shew'd him readily,
his Cousin Rachel there:
Whom he saluted chearfully,
and she could not forbear,
But ran and carry'd home the News:
then Laban hies to meet him,
To dwell there he must not refuse,
where all his Kindred greet him:
A match was made, and seven Years
for Rachel serve he must;
But Leah in the light appears,
so false was Laban's trust.
Well, seven more he was content,
to serve for his Beloved,
And thought the time full quickly spent,
though full of Toyl it proved.
God blessed Laban for his sake,
but him he blest much more.
Whatever Wages he did take,
to him was Gain and Store.
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Then Laban did envy his Wealth,
yet loath to let him go,
But Jacob fled away by stealth,
and made him (following) know
The wrong he did; and both good Friends,
after a chiding parted.
Then Jacob in his Journey sends
to pacifie hard-hearted
Esau his Brother, who in Arms
was then against him bent;
But God prevented all the Harms,
and Esau did relent.
So Jacob called Israel,
(for God had chang'd his Name
When he prevail'd at Peniel)
in peace to Shechem came.
Here Dinah did a gadding go
and to her self brought Shame:
And to the Shechemites much wo,
and to her Brethren Blame.
Notes
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Chap. 21.
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Chap. 29.
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Chap. 29. vers. 20. Chap. 31.38, 39.
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Chap. 31.
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Chap. 32.