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A11058	An exposition on the fourteene first chapters of Genesis, by way of question and answere Collected out of ancient and recent writers: both briefely and subtilly propounded and expounded. By Abraham [sic] Rosse of Aberden, preacher at St. Maries neere South-Hampton, and one of his Maiesties chaplaines.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. First booke of questions and answers upon Genesis. aut; Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654. Second booke of questions and answers upon Genesis. aut	1626 (1626)	STC 21324; ESTC S116181	141,572	354

are reckoned vp but ten and Deut. 7. 1. Act. 13. 19. there are counted but seauen for it seemeth that some were wasted or mixed confusedly with the rest before the Israelites did possesse the land Q. Which were the borders of the land of Canaan A. Sidon on the North-west allotted to the tribe of Aser Gaza on the South-west a citie which befell the tribe of Iuda Sodom with the other cities that were destroyed Gen. 19. on the South-east and these are the bounds of the whole land of Canaan Ioshua onely describeth the West part thereof Iosh. 13. 3. Q. Why is Sem called the brother of Iapheth here and not also of Cham A. Some are called brethren by nature as Iacob and Esau some by nation as the Iewes were Pauls brethren some by affinitie as Christ and his kins-folkes Matth. 12. and some by religion and affection as all Christians Then Iapheth and Sem are called brethren because they were not onely so by nature but also in affection So Si●…eon and Leui brethren for their affection in euill Gen. 49. Then though C ham by nature were Sems brother yet God accounts him not so because he was not of his affection and religion euen so wicked and prophane Christians though they are accounted our brethren in the iudgement of the world yet they are not so in the iudgement of God Q. Why is Sem called the father of the sons of Heber onely seeing he had more sonnes then Heber A. As Cham is called the father of Can●…an onely because his curse was visibly executed on him so here Sem is called the father onely of Hebers sonnes because his blessing was visibly powred on them Gen. 14. 19. Secondly because they onely retained the faith and religion of Sem thirdly by this God will show that Sems blessing did not belong to all his posteritie but onely to those that retained his faith Neither can we be partakers of the blessings of our Elder brother Christ except we be followers of him and holy as he is holy Q. Which are the sonnes of Sem A. Elam of whom came the Elamites so called from him but afterwards Persians from Perseus their gouernour secondly Assur father of the Assyrians who were enemies to Israel Assur is also the name of a citie in Iudea built by Salomon thirdly Arphaxad his genealogie and countrey are not spoken of in Scripture but that he is the Father of Christ. Luk. 3. yet it is thought that Chasdin or the Chaldeans are of him fourthly Lud of him came a people in Africa neere Aethiopia this I know is contrarie to the receiued opinion for this Lud is thought to be the father of the Lydians in Asia and Lud the sonne of Mizraim is thought to bee the father of this people in Africa but wee must not thinke that the world was so deuided among the sonnes of Noah as though Sems posteritie did onely possesse Asia Iapheths Europe and Chams Africa precisely without entermingling for as Madai thought Iapheths sonne did inhabite Media in Asia and Canaan who came of Cham did possesse Palestina in Asia so why may not Lud though Sems sonne inhabite Lidia in Africa fifthly Aram of whom came the Syrians called Aramites from him and their land Aram in the old testament but Syria in the new the chiefest citie of this land is Damascus Q. What sonnes had Aram A. Hus whose sonnes possessed the land of Hus Iobs countrey Iob 1. 1. which was a part of Idumea Lam. 4. 21. secondly Chul he inhabited Armenia thirdly Gether hee dwelt in Caria a countrey in Asia-Minor betweene Licia and Ionia fourthly Mash whose posteritie inhabited the hill Masius aboue Nisibus and they were called Masiani Q. What sonnes had Arphaxad A. In the Hebrew text Selah is called his sonne but the Greeke hath Caman which Luke followeth in his 3. chapter for there as also here in the Greeke Selah is called the sonne of Cainan and Cainan the sonne of Arphaxad some thinke that Selah was the adopted sonne of Cainan and the naturall sonne of Arphaxad but it is like that Luke in a matter of so small moment would not disagree from the Greeke text because it was in great account amongst the people then according to the Hebrew text Selah is the sonne of Arphaxad and father of Heber Q. What sonnes had Heber A. Peleg in whose daies the earth was diuided that is the inhabitants of the earth who before were of one tongue and one countrey are now diuided into diuers tongues and regions and therefore because when he was borne this diuision fell out hee is called Peleg which signifieth diuision●… some thinke this name was giuen to him before he was borne by way of prophesie but it is like hee had it from the euent that fell out when he was borne neither is their opinion sound who thinke this diuision to haue beene in the end of his dayes which was in the 48. yeere of Abrahams age and 38. yeeres after the death of Ninus for at that time the world was replenished with people with diuers languages Kings and kingdomes and therefore this diuision was long before the last yeere of Peleg His other so●… is Iokta●… who hath here 13. sonnes reckoned but because they seated themselues in remote and vnknowne regions beyond the East-Indies and fell away from the God of Heber to worship vnknowne Gods therefore they are little mentioned in Gods word and they doe yet remaine vnknowne to vs. Q. What countries did Ophir and Hauilah possesse A. Ophir did possesse the land which from his name is called Ophir doubtfull whether it be Cephala in Aethiopia or Chersomsus in India or Peru in America but we know that Salomons shippes fetched store of fine golde from this Ophir 1. Kings 9. and 10. chapt Hauilah did possesse India as Iosephus and Hierome doe affirme Q. What are Mesha and Sephar A. Mesha is a countrey in India where the sonnes of 〈◊〉 dwelt so called as it is thought from Mash the sonne of Aram. Sephar is a hill in India also and Luther coniectureth that this may be the hill Ararat or I●…anus Q. Was there such a diuision of nations befor●… the flood as now is after A. Before the flood their was a diuision amongst men in respect of qualities for then some were good some bad c. Secondly in respect of religion for the posteritie of Set●… who are therefore called the sonnes of God did onely worship the true God but Cains posteritie were Idolaters or rather Athiests Thirdly in respect of place For Cain remooued from the place where he was and dwelt on the East-side of Eden Gen. 4. and there his posteritie planted themselues apart from Seths progenie yet their was not so great a diuision before the flood as after because after the flood the world was diuided in diuers tongues and speeches sects and religions lawes and gouernments townes and regions arts and occupations orders and degrees c. And in this

thy sins here is the golden candle sticke if thou wilt wash thy handes and feete here is the brazen lauer wilt thou bee Purged from they Leprosie here is the riuer Iordan wilt thou florish like a Bay tree thou must be planted by this riue●… wilt thou bring forth much fruite thou must be sowne with this seed wilt thou sacrifice thy sins to God thou must kill them with this sword wilt thou goe to the kingdome of heauen this is the only way here is the fiery Pillar and the cloud to conduct thee to Canaan and ●…ere is the Star that will leade the to find out the Son of righteousnesse Iesus Christ that bright morning Starte with whome we shall shine in eternity of glory as Stars in the firmament In this word then must we conucrse both day and night not in curious ●…earching and prodigious speculation but in serious weeping and religious a●…oration neither must our minds be op●…ressed with terrestriall and infernal occupations but they must be filled with ●…elestall and supernall meditations Therefore if we will profit here we must last off all carnall affection that wee ●…ay receiue for our weary soules eternall refection for if no beast could ●…uch the mountaine and heare Gods ●…aw why should beastly minds touch ●…e bible and read Gods Law And in ●…arching this Word let vs not in it ●…arch for riches and honour to our selues which is to seeke for dirt among●… Iewels and poyson amongst medica●… ments to ouerthrow our selues but l●… vs search for him who only is sufficien●… to content our soules within our bodies as hee was the only efficient to presen●… our soules into our bodies Therfore w●… conclude with Augustine Scriptur●… creatura ad hoc sunt vt ●…pse qu●…ratur ipse diligatur qui ipsam creauit q●… illam i●…spirauit The internall and eternall generation of the word was not knowne to th●… Gentiles but was obscured with an obscure fable of Minerua begotten of I●…piters braine by the which also they di●… signifie learned notions conceaued i●… the mind expressed by word or writ Then to be short right Honourable heere I doe offer to your tuition an●… fruition my Miner●…a not begotten o●… my braine but in my braine neither i●… shee armed with a helmet 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 speare to terrifie M●…mus and therefore ●…e more desirous shee is to shelter her●…lfe vnder the shadow of your Honors ●…tronage being perswaded that you ●…e both a Patrone a patterne of lear●…ng the fruits whereof haue not only ●…freshed the-hearts and eares of great ●…rittaine but with Dedalean wings they ●…ue bin transported beyond the Ocean 〈◊〉 that Rhodan●…s Betis and Rhen●…s haue ●…asoned their siluer streames with the ●…licious taste of your learned fruits ●…hen what remaines quam vt ocior Icar●… Visas gementis littora Bosp●…ri Sirt●…sque Getulas c●…norus Ales Hypereb●…rosque campos Moreouer your Honor being a Father ●…d Patrone of iustice if any wrong be ●…fered to her by M●…mus she may bold●… fly to the Chancery for succor there●…re I hope that as your Honor hath ●…rmitted your glorious titles to grace ●…r Frontispice so you wil not refuse to beautifie her with your gracious aspec●… and respect That GOD which hat●… exalted you to so great dignities in thi●… world preserue your body and soule and crowne you in the World to come with blessed Immortality Your Honours in all duty euer to command ALEXANDER ROSS●… THE ARGVMENT Q. WHo wrote these bookes of Moses A. Himselfe proofe hee was the first ●…at writ in the world Secondly The holy ●…host testifieth the same Exo. 24. 4. Deu. ●…1 9. and Christ Iohn 1. 45. and 5. 46. Q. When wrote he this first booke A. Before the Israelites went from E●…ypt R●…as 1. Because then feeding his ●…ather in-lawes sheepe 40. yeeres in Ma●…ian he was most at leisure to write Rea. 2. ●…o comfort the Hebrewes beeing oppressed ●…ith Egyptian seruitude for in this Booke 〈◊〉 read the life and death of their Anceours their courage patience vertue affliction Gods promises to Abraham that after 400. yeeres serui●…de in Egyp●… they should be deliuered and inioy the la●… of Canaan Q. How came Moses to the knowledge of these things contained in th●… Booke A. Either by reuelation from God 〈◊〉 by tradition of his Ancestors for the knowledge of these things Moses ●…ad from Iosephs children they of Ioseph he of Iacob Iacob of Isaac he of Abraham and he of Shem Shem of Noe h●… 〈◊〉 Methusalem and he of Adam with wh●… be liued 243. yeeres Questions on the first Chapter Questions WAs the world created or eternal Answ. Created 1. There can bee but one eternall 2. Almost all the Philosophers are against the eternitie of the world 3. They that hold it ●…ternall can bring no sound reason 4. Th●… most ancient monuments or records amongst ●…he heathen are not so olde as the f●…ood of Noah Q. Could God make more worlds then one A. Yes for he is Almighty and hee made it ●…ot of any matter for that should haue bin ex●…austed but more he would not because hee ●…eing one delights in vnitie Q. Why in Hebrew saith Moses Gods created joyning the noune plurall with the verbe singular A. To signifie the mystery of the Trinitie one essence in three persons 2. It is the propertie of the Hebrew phrase Q. Why in the beginning of this booke speaketh Moses only of heauen and earth A. Because by the name of heauen he comprehends all celestiall bodies and by the name of earth the 4. elements for water is in the earth fire and aire as witnesse the springs exhalations or earthquakes and burning mountaines or hote waters Q. Did God create the earth moveable or not A. Immoueable Iob. 38. Psal. 39. and 104. this is vnderstood in respect of the whole earth yet it is moued in respect of parts by earthquakes Iob. 9. Q. Of what figure is the earth A. Round Esay the 40. This figure is most perfect capable ancient Q. Is the earth vnder the water or not A. Vnder because heauiest yet Exo. 20. Ps. 24. and 136. it seemes the water is vnder the earth but it is to be vnderstood that a great part of the earth was made higher then the waters for mans habitation Q. Why cannot the whole earth moue A. Because hee is in his naturall place which if it should moue it should ascend and this is against the nature of the earth Q. What is vnderstood by the spirit that moued vpon the waters A. A winde which often in Scripture is called a spirit or the holy Ghost or the power and mighty operation of God which also is often called by the name of Spirit in this sense the Spirit of God is sayd to carry Elias to heauen and to haue caught away Philip Acts 8. Q. Why is God brought in speaking in the creation A. To shew his absolute power whose word is his worke 2. The second person

Q. What is the cause that Adam and the rest here named before the Floud liued so long A. First because they liued soberly and were contented with simple dyet not pampering their bellyes as now with varietie of Dishes Secondly the constitution of their bodyes were better than ours stronger and not subiect to Diseases Thirdly they had more experience and skill in the nature of Hearbes and Fruits which they did eate than wee haue Fourthly the Earth then brought foorth excellenter Hearbes for the food of man than it hath done after the Floud Fiftly God would haue them liue so long that Man-kinde might the more be multiplyed Sixtly that man might the more commodiously finde out Arts and Sciences which they could not doe without long experience Seuenthly the moderate temperature of the ayre was then greater Eightly they did liue so long that Adam night teach them the Creation of the World his happinesse in Paradise and reiection from thence c. that the knowledge of God and Religion might the better be established amongst them and propagated by them Q. What kind of yeeres were those that Moses mentioneth here A. Not the yeeres of the Moone which we call Moneths for by this computation we should confesse that Kenan and Enoch did beget sonnes and daughters before they were seuen yeeres old and that Abraham being 17. yeeres of age was a very old man but Moses meaneth the yeeres of the Sunne which were equall with our yeeres as we haue prooued in the Preface vpon the second book of our Iewish Historie Q. Why did Moses subioyne vnto euery one of their liues this Particle and he died A. First to shew the ineuitable punishment and consequent of sinne vpon all Man-kinde And from hence we may conclude that euerie one that dyeth is a sinner euen children for death is the wages of sinne I except Christ who dyed not because he sinned but because he came to destroy sinne and death and Satan that hath the power of death Secondly to shew the vanitie of this life which is so short Thirdly to put vs in minde of our mortalitie that wee might prepare our selues for our end All must die euen those are gone that liued so long and although that we thinke they liued many yeres yet we may truly say that they did not liue one whole day for none of them liued 1000. yeeres which to God is as one day Q. What is the cause of the great difference betweene the Hebrew Copies and the translation of the Septuagints in the computation of the yeeres betweene Adam and the Floud A. Wee cannot say that those seuentie Interpreters which Ptolomey did imploy in translating the Hebrew Bible into the Greeke Tongue did erre in their computation seeing they vse no figures as the Greekes and Latines doe in this computation but they vse the names of their numbers But rather wee thinke that those that copyed out the translation of the Septuagints out of Ptolomeus Librarie did erre in mistaking the Greeke figures for one letter or figure may easily be mistaken for another or else they were somewhat negligent because they thought these numbers of yeeres not to be necessarie But we must adhere to the Hebrew veritie or else if wee follow the Septuagints in their computation wee must yeeld that Methusalem did liue after the Floud sixteene yeeres which is directly against the truth of Gods Word which affirmeth that eight soules did onely escape the Floud that is Noah and his Family Q. Did Henoch die or not A. Hee did not die so witnesseth Paul Heb. 11. and Moses also in this place for hee subioynes to euery one of their liues that liued before and after Henoch vntill the Floud and he died but of Henoch hee speaketh no such thing Q. Why did God translate Henoch that hee should not see death A. First that he might assure the faithfull of their resurrection and life eternall secondly because the World did degenerate and came as it were to the height of impietie therefore hee tooke him away lest he had beene desiled with their wickednesse and so be made partaker of their plagues thirdly because God would shew the World how highly he esteemeth those that walke with him that is that obey loue and feare him Q. Whither was Henoch translated A. Not to the earthly Paradise for that was destroyed with the Floud but he was translated to that heauenly Paradise whereof Christ speaketh to the good Theese on the Crosse and whither Elias was caught now although hee dyed not yet his translation was in stead of death Q. What signifieth Noe A. Rest which name his father Lamech gaue him because of the comfort hee should haue of him thinking that he was the promised Seed that should tread downe the Serpents ●…ead or rather because that he perceiued by the Spirit of Prophecie that he should be the type of Christ for as Noe restored the World after the Floud so did Christ after the floud of his Fathers wrath restore the World to spirituall life secondly as Noe did build the Arke so hath Christ built the Church thirdly as Noe offered sacrifice whereby God smelled a sauour of Rest and said hee would curse the ground no more so in Christs Sacrifice which hee offered on the Crosse is the Father well pleased and he will not be angry with his Church for euer Q. How was Noe a comfort to Lamech concerning the sorrow and worke of his hands and touching the Earth which the Lord cursed A. By Sorrow and the workes of our hands may be vnderstood Sinne which is our owne worke as holinesse is the worke of God by the Earth which was cursed we vnderstand the barrennesse of the Ground and the hard labour of the Husbandmen for the Ground was cursed twice once for Adams sake and once for Caines but now Lamech comforteth himselfe that Noe shall be acceptable to God who for his sake appointed times and seasons for sowing and reaping and gaue Noe the skill to finde out Wine that comforts the heart 〈◊〉 man and also in his time God did sweepe 〈◊〉 way the sinnes of this age which did grieue 〈◊〉 mech with an vniuersall Floud Q. Which of Noes three sonnes were eldest A. Iapheth is the eldest as it is plaine Gen. 10. 21. C ham the youngest Gen. 9. 24. but Shem is first named First because in dignitie he is preferred before his brethren Gen. 9. 26. so Abraham is named before his elder brother Gen. 11. 26. Iacob before Esau Gen. 28. 5. Ephraim before Manasses Gen. 48. 20. Secondly Shem is first named because of him Abram and his posterity the Israelites descended of which Moses is purposed to speake most Q. Why did the Patriarchs here named ●…staine so long from begetting children as Noe till he was 500. yeeres old c A. As they liued longer then wee so they were not readie so soone to beget children as we are for now when a man is thirtie he is in the

vexed to see not only others but also his owne posterity fall to idolatry yet he is comforted before he dyeth to see the Church renued again in Abraham and Isac and no lesse comfort was it for Abraham and his sonne to enioy the society of old Sem who saw the first world the flood the building of Babel who questionlesse did instruct them with the knowledge of the true God and of those things which he had both receiued of his father Noah and which hee had seene by his owne experience Q. What sonnes had Terah A. Abraham Nachor and Haran where Abraham though youngest is first placed for honour and dignities sake as before Sem is put before his elder brethren Secondly Abraham is not onely mentioned here but also Nachor and Haran for the better vnderstanding of the history of Lot the sonne of Haran and of Rebeccah Isaacks wife who was of Nachors house Q. How doe we know that Abraham was the youngest of these three A. Because he was borne when his father Terah was a hundred thirty yeares old for Terah dyed two hundred fiue yeares olde vers 32. of this cap. Then Abraham departed from Charran 75. yeeres olde Gen. 12. 4. therefore if Abram was 75. yeeres old at the death of his father it is manifest that he was borne the 130. yeere of his fathers age and so consequently he was yonger then Nachor and Haran who were borne before this time for Milcah Nachors wife was the daughter of Haran verse 29. therefore questionlesse Haran was the eldest Againe Haran died before his father verse 28. If then he died and had a daughter who was married before Abraham was 75. yeeres old then doubtlesse he was the eldest if then Abraham was borne when Terah was 130. yeeres old Haran must needs be borne when Terah was 70. For at that time he begate that is he began to beget children verse 26. Therefore by this also we may gather that Nachor was elder then Abraham Q. What shall we say to the Hebrewes who hold that Abrahams age of 75. yeeres is not counted from his birth but from his departure from Vr of Chaldea A. If this were true that Abraham was borne when his father was 70. yeeres old we must admit that hee was 135. yeeres olde when hee departed from Charran which is contrarie to Gen. 12. 4. Againe by this supputation it would follow that Isaac was born 35. yeeres before Abraham came to Canaan for Abraham was 100. yeeres old when Isaac was borne Gen. 21. But that is false for Isaac was borne in Canaan Yea if this fiction of the Hebrewes were true wee must be forced against the Scripture to admit that Abraham was 160. yeere old when Isaac was borne and that he liued 100. yeeres whereas he liued but 175. Gen. 25. Neither neede we with Augustine Quest. 25. in Gen. That Abraham came twice to Canaan once when his father was liuing and then hee remained there 60. yeeres and another time after his death for the Scripture both here and Act. 7. Mentions onely of once comming to Canaan and that after his fathers death Q What signifieth Vr of the Chaldees here A. It may either signifie fire properly and so the Hebrews think that Haran died in the fire but that Abraham was wonderfully deliuered from thence which sauours of a fable because neither mentioned by Moses nor Paul Heb. 11. Neither by Iosephus nor Philo who haue written much of Abraham Secondly This Ur may signifie metaphorically persecution and affliction which often in Scripture is called fire as Psal. 66. 12. Lam. 1. 13. And so Abraham was deliuered from the afflictions of the Chaldees Thirdly it may be here the name of a Citie as the Chaldee paraphrase taketh it or a countrey as the Greeke translateth it and this is most proper then Vr was a Citie or Countrey in Chaldea so called either from the fire which they saw come from heauen vpon the fathers sacrifices or else from the sacred fire which was kept there for fire was holy amongst the Gentiles especially amongst the Chaldeans Persians and Romans or it might haue beene called so because it stood in a low place or valley which the Hebrews call Vr. In this countrey then or Citie Haran died before his father that is his father being yet aliue and from hence Terah tooke Abraham Lot and Sarai to goe to Canaan Q. Was Sarai Abrahams halfe sister by his father Terah and not by his mother as thinketh Clem. Alexand. lib. 2. Strom. A. No but she was the daughter of Haran and sister to Lot and Milcha which Milcha was grand-mother to Rebecca Isaaks wife Gen. 22. 20 23. Then though properly shee was his brothers daughter yet shee is called his sister Gen. 20. 12. As Lot is called his brother Gen. 13. 8. For the Hebrewes vse to call their kinsfolkes brethren and sisters and though properly shee be Terahs grand-childe yet according to the Scripture phrase shee may be called his daughter For grandfathers are called fathers in Scripture as Iacob calleth Abraham his father Gen. 48. 15. 16. Shee was then Abrahams sister that is his brother Harans daughter by the same father Terah but not by the same Mother for Haran was Terahs sonne by an other woman so that he was but halfe brother to Abraham Here then we see how carefull Abraham is now and other fathers here after to take them wiues of their owne kindred and not strangers being Idolaters and this they did when as yet there was no positiue law to forbid them as afterward it was commanded by Moses Deut. 7. 3. Q. What was Iscah whom Moses calleth the daughter of Haran A. This Iscah is no other woman but Sarai for els it had beene impertinent to haue spoken of her in this place the signification also of the word so much importeth For both Ischai and Sarai signifie the same thing to witte principality or rule Then Sarai we see had two names as many other in the Scripture and though Abraham marryed her being his mothers daughter yet we must not thinke that marriage vnlawfull in him for it was not exhibited by law yea after the law we see it was in vse by the practise of Othniel for he marryed with Achsah the daughter of his brother Caleb Iudg. 1. 13. Yet although this marriage was not vnlawfull in Abraham and Othniel because it was permitted them being extraordinary persons wee must not put it in practise for many things were lawfull to them which to vs are vnlawfull And though Moses doth not expresly forbid it yet by analogy and consequence it seemeth to forbid such kind of marriage Moses Lev. 18. doth not in expresse tearmes forbid the grand-child to mary with the grand-mother or with the wife of his grand-father or a man to marry with his mothers brothers wife and yet these marriages by proportion are vnlawfull Moses onely there sets downe expresly a few vnlawfull marriages that by those wee may iudge