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have_v make_v with_o we_o in_o christ._n q._n which_o be_v the_o imagination_n of_o man_n thought_n evil_a from_o his_o youth_n a._n because_o of_o original_a sin_n which_o all_o man_n draw_v from_o adam_n for_o he_o be_v the_o root_n of_o mankind_n and_o such_o a_o nature_n we_o have_v from_o he_o as_o he_o have_v himself_o that_o be_v corrupt_v with_o sin_n then_o all_o mankind_n be_v subject_a to_o this_o evil_a because_o all_o be_v from_o adam_n second_o all_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n that_o be_v his_o body_n with_o the_o part_n thereof_o his_o soul_n with_o the_o faculty_n thereof_o be_v defile_v three_o it_o bind_v all_o man_n to_o death_n both_o temporal_a and_o eternal_a four_o it_o deprive_v we_o of_o god_n image_n and_o
7._o 1._o three_o tent_n be_v weak_o build_v and_o not_o able_a to_o resist_v those_o injury_n of_o the_o aâ—…re_o that_o house_n can_v so_o the_o church_n in_o herself_o be_v weak_a though_o in_o the_o lord_n she_o be_v strong_a and_o these_o weak_a thing_n god_n have_v choose_v to_o confound_v the_o thing_n that_o be_v mighty_a 1._o cor._n 1._o 27._o fourthly_a the_o church_n be_v call_v a_o tent_n in_o relation_n to_o moses_n tabernacle_n for_o as_o there_o god_n be_v worship_v sacrifice_n be_v offer_v and_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v to_o be_v see_v so_o in_o the_o church_n we_o worship_v god_n offer_v up_o spiritual_a sacrifice_n and_o do_v enjoy_v the_o presence_n and_o comfort_n of_o his_o spirit_n again_o the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o tent_n of_o sem_fw-mi because_o he_o be_v the_o father_n of_o the_o jew_n among_o who_o god_n only_o have_v his_o visible_a church_n so_o she_o be_v call_v the_o tent_n of_o judah_n zach._n 12._o 7._o the_o tent_n of_o jacob_n mal._n 2._o 12._o and_o also_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o saint_n reu._n 20._o 9_o q._n wherein_o be_v noah_n the_o type_n of_o christ_n a._n as_o noah_n build_v a_o ark_n so_o do_v christ_n the_o church_n second_o as_o noah_n do_v offer_v a_o sacrifice_n whereof_o god_n smell_v a_o savour_n of_o rest_n so_o do_v christ_n three_o as_o god_n for_o noah_n sacrifice_n do_v curse_v the_o ground_n no_o more_o even_o so_o for_o christ_n sacrifice_n god_n do_v curse_v the_o church_n no_o more_o fourthly_a as_o noah_n plant_v a_o vineyard_n so_o do_v christ_n plant_v the_o church_n which_o be_v his_o vineyard_n 5._o as_o noah_n be_v drink_v with_o wine_n so_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o true_a wine_n and_o who_o tread_v the_o winepress_a alone_o who_o turn_v water_n into_o wine_n and_o who_o be_v count_v a_o drinker_n of_o wine_n be_v drunken_a with_o the_o wine_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n in_o commemoration_n whereof_o he_o have_v command_v we_o to_o drink_v wine_n in_o the_o sacrament_n 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fifty_o year_n even_o till_o abraham_n be_v about_o fifty_o year_n of_o age_n or_o 58._o as_o the_o hebrew_n and_o other_o do_v think_v and_o in_o that_o noah_n live_v so_o long_o after_o the_o flood_n it_o show_v we_o that_o long_a life_n do_v neither_o depend_v from_o the_o star_n the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n the_o constitution_n of_o the_o body_n the_o excellency_n of_o meat_n and_o drink_v nor_o any_o thing_n else_o except_o from_o god_n blessing_n for_o neither_o have_v the_o star_n that_o influence_n nor_o the_o air_n that_o temperature_n nor_o man_n body_n that_o strength_n nor_o the_o herb_n that_o nutriment_n which_o they_o have_v before_o the_o flood_n yet_o noah_n live_v after_o the_o flood_n 350._o year_n and_o his_o son_n sem_fw-mi 500_o second_o god_n will_v have_v he_o live_v so_o long_o after_o the_o flood_n not_o only_o to_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n blessing_n in_o the_o multiplication_n of_o his_o posterity_n but_o also_o to_o instruct_v the_o world_n with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v before_o the_o flood_n q._n how_o old_a be_v noah_n when_o he_o die_v a._n nine_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o year_n the_o old_a man_n that_o ever_o live_v except_o jare_v that_o live_v 962._o year_n and_o methusâ—…lah_n that_o live_v 969._o year_n yet_o for_o all_o his_o long_a life_n he_o be_v not_o exempt_v from_o death_n nam_fw-la omnes_fw-la una_fw-la manet_fw-la nox_fw-la &_o calcanda_fw-la semel_fw-la via_fw-la lethi_fw-la again_o what_o be_v all_o this_o long_a life_n of_o noah_n but_o a_o long_a tragedy_n full_a of_o sorrow_n and_o misery_n he_o be_v vex_v with_o the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o world_n before_o the_o flood_n and_o make_v a_o mock_a stock_n in_o the_o ark_n torment_v with_o the_o horror_n of_o that_o fearful_a judgement_n after_o the_o flood_n mock_v by_o his_o own_o son_n and_o grieve_v with_o the_o idolatry_n not_o only_o of_o cham_n and_o japheths_n posterity_n but_o also_o of_o sems_n family_n who_o he_o have_v so_o high_o bless_v and_o this_o be_v not_o a_o small_a grief_n to_o see_v wicked_a cham_n who_o he_o have_v curse_v with_o his_o posterity_n so_o to_o flourish_v and_o abound_v in_o wealth_n and_o power_n sure_o we_o be_v make_v say_v job_n to_o possess_v month_n of_o vanity_n and_o wearisome_a night_n be_v appoint_v to_o we_o therefore_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o contemn_v this_o foolish_a world_n for_o the_o grave_n at_o last_o must_v be_v our_o house_n and_o our_o bed_n must_v be_v make_v in_o the_o darkness_n job._n cap._n 7._o 3._o and_o cap._n 17._o 13._o question_n on_o the_o ten_o chapter_n q._n what_o be_v mean_v by_o this_o word_n generation_n which_o be_v so_o often_o use_v in_o the_o scripture_n a._n first_o it_o signify_v the_o original_n and_o beginning_n of_o thing_n as_o gen._n 2._o 4._o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n second_o the_o history_n of_o a_o man_n life_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n that_o doc_fw-fr befall_v he_o as_o gen._n 6._o 9_o these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o noah_n three_o a_o genealogy_n or_o supputation_n of_o one_o posterity_n as_o here_o in_o this_o chapter_n these_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o noah_n fourthly_a it_o be_v take_v for_o the_o people_n that_o do_v live_v in_o such_o or_o such_o a_o age_n as_o gen._n 15._o 16._o in_o the_o four_o generation_n they_o shall_v come_v again_o five_o for_o a_o age_n itself_o as_o matth._n 24._o 34._o this_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v etc._n etc._n sixthly_a for_o one_o nativity_n as_o mat._n 1._o 18._o the_o generation_n of_o christ_n be_v thus_o seaventhly_a for_o a_o nation_n as_o matth._n 12._o 39_o a_o evil_a generation_n seek_v after_o a_o sign_n eighthly_a for_o a_o kind_n or_o fashion_n as_o luke_n 16._o 8._o the_o child_n of_o this_o world_n be_v wise_a in_o there_o generation_n etc._n etc._n q._n why_o do_v moses_n set_v down_o this_o genealogy_n see_v paul_n do_v command_v we_o not_o to_o give_v heed_n to_o genealogy_n 1._o tim._n 14._o a._n paul_n do_v condemn_v these_o genealogy_n that_o be_v endless_a and_o which_o minister_v question_n not_o edification_n second_o he_o do_v command_v we_o not_o to_o give_v heed_n to_o they_o neither_o to_o account_v they_o apart_o of_o god_n worship_n as_o the_o jew_n do_v but_o this_o genealogy_n of_o noah_n and_o such_o like_a in_o scripture_n be_v profitable_a for_o we_o to_o know_v and_o therefore_o be_v not_o condemn_v q._n what_o profit_n be_v it_o for_o we_o to_o know_v the_o generation_n of_o noah_n son_n a._n they_o be_v profitable_a first_o because_o by_o they_o we_o see_v how_o the_o world_n be_v multiply_v 2._o by_o they_o we_o may_v refute_v the_o fabulous_a genealogy_n of_o poet_n philosopher_n egyptian_n aethiopian_n and_o other_o that_o do_v brag_v of_o their_o antiquity_n 3._o in_o this_o genealogy_n we_o see_v the_o effect_n of_o god_n blessing_n in_o multiply_a mankind_n 4._o by_o this_o genealogy_n we_o know_v so_o much_o the_o better_a what_o these_o nation_n be_v that_o be_v often_o name_v in_o the_o scripture_n 5._o we_o know_v also_o from_o hence_o how_o christ_n come_v of_o sem_fw-mi according_o to_o the_o flesh_n and_o how_o noah_n curse_n take_v effect_n in_o the_o posterity_n of_o cham._n q._n be_v this_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n by_o noah_n three_o son_n in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n miraculous_a a._n miracle_n be_v those_o work_n which_o do_v exceed_v the_o power_n and_o force_v of_o nature_n and_o these_o be_v of_o two_o sort_n pure_a miracle_n which_o in_o all_o respect_n exceed_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n as_o the_o stand_n of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o day_n of_o losuah_n his_o go_v back_o in_o
vex_v to_o see_v not_o only_o other_o but_o also_o his_o own_o posterity_n fall_v to_o idolatry_n yet_o he_o be_v comfort_v before_o he_o die_v to_o see_v the_o church_n renew_v again_o in_o abraham_n and_o isac_n and_o no_o less_o comfort_n be_v it_o for_o abraham_n and_o his_o son_n to_o enjoy_v the_o society_n of_o old_a sem_fw-mi who_o see_v the_o first_o world_n the_o flood_n the_o build_n of_o babel_n who_o questionless_a do_v instruct_v they_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n and_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v both_o receive_v of_o his_o father_n noah_n and_o which_o he_o have_v see_v by_o his_o own_o experience_n q._n what_o son_n have_v terah_n a._n abraham_n nachor_n and_o haran_n where_o abraham_n though_o young_a be_v first_o place_v for_o honour_n and_o dignity_n sake_n as_o before_o sem_fw-mi be_v put_v before_o his_o elder_a brethren_n second_o abraham_n be_v not_o only_o mention_v here_o but_o also_o nachor_n and_o haran_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o history_n of_o lot_n the_o son_n of_o haran_n and_o of_o rebeccah_n isaack_n wife_n who_o be_v of_o nachor_n house_n q._n how_o do_v we_o know_v that_o abraham_n be_v the_o young_a of_o these_o three_o a._n because_o he_o be_v bear_v when_o his_o father_n terah_n be_v a_o hundred_o thirty_o year_n old_a for_o terah_n die_v two_o hundred_o five_o year_n old_a vers_fw-la 32._o of_o this_o cap._n then_o abraham_n depart_v from_o charran_n 75._o year_n old_a gen._n 12._o 4._o therefore_o if_o abram_n be_v 75._o year_n old_a at_o the_o death_n of_o his_o father_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o he_o be_v bear_v the_o 130._o year_n of_o his_o father_n age_n and_o so_o consequent_o he_o be_v young_a than_o nachor_n and_o haran_n who_o be_v bear_v before_o this_o time_n for_o milcah_n nachor'_v wife_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o haran_n verse_n 29._o therefore_o questionless_a haran_n be_v the_o elder_a again_o haran_n die_v before_o his_o father_n verse_n 28._o if_o then_o he_o die_v and_o have_v a_o daughter_n who_o be_v marry_v before_o abraham_n be_v 75._o year_n old_a then_o doubtless_o he_o be_v the_o elder_a if_o then_o abraham_n be_v bear_v when_o terah_n be_v 130._o year_n old_a haran_n must_v needs_o be_v bear_v when_o terah_n be_v 70._o for_o at_o that_o time_n he_o beget_v that_o be_v he_o begin_v to_o beget_v child_n verse_n 26._o therefore_o by_o this_o also_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o nachor_n be_v elder_a than_o abraham_n q._n what_o shall_v we_o say_v to_o the_o hebrew_n who_o hold_v that_o abraham_n age_n of_o 75._o year_n be_v not_o count_v from_o his_o birth_n but_o from_o his_o departure_n from_o ur_fw-la of_o chaldea_n a._n if_o this_o be_v true_a that_o abraham_n be_v bear_v when_o his_o father_n be_v 70._o year_n old_a we_o must_v admit_v that_o he_o be_v 135._o year_n old_a when_o he_o depart_v from_o charran_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o gen._n 12._o 4._o again_o by_o this_o supputation_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o isaac_n be_v bear_v 35._o year_n before_o abraham_n come_v to_o canaan_n for_o abraham_n be_v 100_o year_n old_a when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v gen._n 21._o but_o that_o be_v false_a for_o isaac_n be_v bear_v in_o canaan_n yea_o if_o this_o fiction_n of_o the_o hebrew_n be_v true_a we_o must_v be_v force_v against_o the_o scripture_n to_o admit_v that_o abraham_n be_v 160._o year_n old_a when_o isaac_n be_v bear_v and_o that_o he_o live_v 100_o year_n whereas_o he_o live_v but_o 175._o gen._n 25._o neither_o need_v we_o with_o augustine_n quest._n 25._o in_o gen._n that_o abraham_n come_v twice_o to_o canaan_n once_o when_o his_o father_n be_v live_v and_o then_o he_o remain_v there_o 60._o year_n and_o another_o time_n after_o his_o death_n for_o the_o scripture_n both_o here_o and_o act._n 7._o mention_n only_o of_o once_o come_v to_o canaan_n and_o that_o after_o his_o father_n death_n q_o what_o signify_v ur_fw-la of_o the_o chaldee_n here_o a._n it_o may_v either_o signify_v fire_n 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