to be againe made new not after the Lykenes but after the image of God because man sy 〈…〉 ge was â—epr 〈…〉 d of the jmage of Elohim Image and likenes therefore are all one and not herein disâ—â—et or two sondrie thinges vers 3. Novv Ada 〈…〉 ed. That which before was spoken in A word is now e 〈…〉 â—â—ed in particulars The head of euery houshold faithfull is set downe and then their yeares First theyr age in theyr first borne sec of theyr Death The Yeares memoriall of the iust is blessed but the name of the wicked both rotte Prou. 10. 7. Enosh had kenan deriued I thinke not of 〈◊〉 as was kain but of kanan to builde A nest and he helps out the Neste of cleaue byrdes as Ram did the Cage of vncleane and hatefull byrds He begets Mahalalâ—el of Halal to praise let him singe Halleluâ—â—ah for mercy receiued He begets Iared I thinck deriued of Iated to descend And like inough that Religion went doâ—â—eward because his Son Henoâ—h made flat seperation Henoch in Engl. Taught or dedicate verily as he was taught of God so he did dedicate himself wholy vnto the Lord his seruice A sharpe prophet he was Iude 14. and 15. for his help zeale god tooke him miraâ—ulously from Men. One of the first goades that euer moued me to dedicate my self vnto the work of the Lord was this Name Bar-kepha Syrian bishop in Beth-raman in his commentatie of Paradise He also manie Aunticuts haue taught that Henoch was translated into Paradise from whence in the last age he shall â—om with Helâ—as against Antichrist If first they wold meane into Paradise aboue 2. Cor 12. 4. for the Other with Heden his Container hath the glorious trees lodged in the Earth Ezek. 31. 16. 18. secondly if they ment that Other Persons shold be sent of God endried with like spirit as our sauiour expoundeth Elâ—as by Iohn Baptist math 11. 10. 14. the I could easely subscribe to it In the Name of Henoch there is an olde booke containinge vncredible thinges as that Gyants then had Angels not Men for Fathers etc. but rejected for Apoâ—ryphal Beda on ep of Iude. Iâ—de his epistle was somtimes because of Henochs prophecy rejected but vnworthily Som think Iude receiued that by tradition but that judgment maketh for poperâ—â— and Iudaisme 〈◊〉 Broâ—ghton demes it Iudes collection from Moses speach and indeede there is no breaker vp of the Lord his word but he raiseth often LoÌ„g speach from fewe wordes and buildeth on A probable ground though small right statelâ— edifices But as in my Bibles breife I deme he had This as also that of Satan and Michael s 〈…〉 ge by immediate Reuelation as Paul had the sorâ—eters names Iannes and Iambres Sed in lâ—citis suum câ—â—qâ—â— Palatum sit Henoch begets Mathuâ—helah A Spoiler of death who had borne vnto him Laâ—eâ—h Smitten for he was smitten in his sowle at the sight of Religions r 〈…〉 e. Vnto him the Lord giueth Noah Rest for his father fore sawe in the Spirit by him there shold be Rest vnto the church Noah begets â—aphet Perswadinge then Shem A Name for God put his name There Deut. 12. 5. Shem is A Name and Sham is There It signifieth also Fame and whoe more famous Then he had Cham sig Indignation and an Hare braine he was disdaminge his father Qâ—eâ—â—on Seinge the vngodly mariages next spoken of are by som of these Mens sonnes for here vntil noah is only enumbred the First fruites how commeth it about that Moe Sonnes of Noah then one are here nombred Answ First because Noah his Eldest namely Iaphet was not the Lord his first-fruites secondly that by the Rehersall of these 3. an EntraÌ„ce mai be giueÌ„ to ther sequeÌ„t Tripartiâ—e story from which thre the second world was to rise as the first fed Adam kain aÌ„d Sheth Old Adan the figure of the New Adam his 12. Stars 1. Sheth 2. Enosh 3. Kenan 4. Mahalaleel 5. Iared 6. Henoch 7. Mathushelah 8. Lameth 9. Noah 10. Iaphet 11. Shem. 12. Cham. Let Cham be Isâ—ariot and the Apostate Starre he will proue no better anone For theyr Birthes Deaths and Ages they liued in sâ— the folowing Table gathered by Maister Broughton and Maister More  ADAM created by Elohim he begets at 130. SHETH He at 235. 105. ENOSH He begets at 325. 195. 90. KENAN He at 395. 265. 160. 70. MAHALATâ—EL He begets at 460. 330. 225. 135. 65. IARED He at 622. 492. 387. 29â— 227. 162. HENOCH He at 687. 557. 452. 362. 292. 227. 65. Mathushelah He at 874. 744. 639. 549. 479. 414. 252. 187. LAMâ—CH In his 930 800. 695. 605. 535. 470. 308. 243. 56. Adam dieth 987. 857. 752. 662. 592. 527. 365. 300. 113. Henoch is taken 〈◊〉 1042. 912. 80â— 717. 647. 582.  355. 168. Sheth dieth 1056.  821. â—31 661. 596.  369. 182. NOAH Bone In his 1140. 90â— 815. 745. 680.  453. 266. 84. Eâ—oâ—sh dieth 1235.  Looke 910. 840. 775.  548. 361. 179. Kenan dieth 1290.  on the Right 895. 830.  603. 416. 234. Mahalaleel dieth 1422.  had for the Person 962.  735. 548. 366. Iaâ—ed dieth 1536.  his Birth and Death Then 846. 662. 480. CXXY begin 1556.  cast thy Ey vnto the Lefte 869. 682. 500. 20. IAPHET borne 1558.  hand and in the same Lyne directly backwarde thow shalt 871. 684. 502. 22. 2. SHEM borne 1651.   964. 777. 595. 115. 95. 93. Lamech dieth 1656. haue his Age in all former yeares Matushelah dieth 969.  600. 120. 100. 98. The Delâ—g Nota. Adam his Piller downeward it is the Age of the world As for Himself thoâ—â— maist se he dieth in the 930 y. of the world which was the 800. of Sheth the 695. of Enosh the 605. of Kenan the 535 of Mah. etc. ¶ Argument Chap. 6. Mixt mariage causeth Iehouah his jre God with Noah smites couenant entire ¶ Diuision of the Text. THis chap. containeth A Manifestation of IEhouah his Iustice and Mercie vnto them of the olde world for 120. yeares before the Deluge I. His Iustice appeareth in the first seauen verses II. His Mercy in the Sequell of the chapter I. His Iustice is made notable I. from the Mouinge cause vers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. set downe in A certaine Particular in the first 4. verses Then in an vniuersall vers 5. II. From the Lord his Resolute purpose vers 6. 7. 1. The Particular mouinge cause is Mixed Mariage set downe first from the circumstance off tyme viz when men and weomen begon to be multiplied vers 1. secondly set downe from the consideration of the persons maryinge viz. God his sonnes with Mens daughters vers 2. The Lord his 120. yeares lenity set downe Obiter for the clearinge of his iustite vers 3. Thirdly set downe from the consideration of the Lord-lyke mis begot fruite yssâ—â—ge from such Mongrel-mariage vers 4. 2. The Vniuersall ill is layd downe
ouerflowe all An hundred and fiftie days the waters euereased The cup of his wrath was filled to the bâ—â—mme Thre full Iubilees of days proclameth his vengeaune on Transgression Argument Chap. VIII THe waters cease Noe doth from Ark retire and sacrificing stayeth God His Ire ¶ Diuision of the text I. FIrst IEHouah withdraweth His Anger towards the earth vnto vers 15. II. Set. he fullie reuealeth his Reconcilement to mankynd thence vnto the end 1. The pullinge back his Anger is declared 1. in Hope administred to Noah of the Earths drynes vnto Vers 13. sec in the dryinge of the earth indeed Vers 13. 14 1. In that Hope administred to Noah is obseruable 1. the Cawse 2 the Effect The Cawse of his Hope is drawen from the waters abatâ—â—â— through the wynde sent forth of God Vers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Th' effect off that hope is 1. Noah openeth the Arke Vers 6. sec he sendeth forth messengers to eâ—pie the Earths state The messengers are two the first A Rauen vers 7. the seconde A Doue thence vnto vers 13. 2. The second Index off Iehouahs wrath appeased is the Earths drynesse 1. super-ficially enlarged with the tyme off Noahs age vers 13. sec in A more solide and effectuall manner amplified with his tyme vers 14. ¶ So much for the abatement off Iehouahs anger II. The Reueale off his reconcilement with Mankynde it is explayned 1. in his powrâ—full call off Noah vnto vers 21. secondly in Iehouahs well acceptinge Noahs sacrifice vers 21. 22. 1. The Callinge lieth vers 15. 16. 17. where commission is giuen to Noah 1. for him selff and his families Exeat the Arke sec off the other Creatures The Powre off that Callinge appeareth in Noah and the residue 1. In theyr Egresse vers 18. 19. sec in Noah his sacrifice vers 20. 2. The well acceptinge off Noahs sacrifice it being A principall effect off his effectuall callinge it is vttered in th' effect it had 1. in Iehouahs Nostrills he therein smelled a Rest 2. in theffect it had in his heart and that is twofolde 1. in his commiseratinge the Earth 2. the liuinge Creature He wold no more do soe vers 21. sealed vp with A signe off loue which shold appeare in future Regiment off Nature vers 22. ELVCIDATION VErs 1. c. Novv God The Lord remembreth Noah not that euer he forgot him and this his recordating his Churches surging estate is manifested vnto the Patriark and his houshold by sendinge forth the wynde to broe the Earth The wynd as cha 1. consistinge off dry Euaporations crossed in theyr ascension and so violently morâ—â—ge the Ayre Iâ—circo A Plinio ventus defin â—â— flactus â—â—rts lib. 2. C. 43. it here by Iehouah is appointed to be seruiceable to the Church Fowre Angels Ren. 7. 1. de hold back the wynds from drymâ—e by ouerflowinge spirituall humours to the worlds destruction Only whome the Angel off the East sealeth to them the woâ—ds benefit which is to dry and purifie it is not restrayned In the 17 day off Tisrâ— the Arke rested on the top off Ararat And in the first day off Tâ—beth the Mountaynes tops bared Forty days affter towards the middle off Adar he sends forth the Raâ—â—n but findinge no testplot he returned This bâ—rd off the Gentiles was much looked vnto as A fowle ommons theyr diuination taken eyther by his Flight or Rokinge They driue theyr â—ong-ones far from them For about a Pillage hardly wil be more then A coople â—oÌ„g liued they are and tyr Atlike liue by spoyle deuouringe quick and dead Vnder the siaâ—en sent forth at the end off 40. Days as the Deuel affter 40. days came to sifte Iesus Math. 4. 2. Though he found no footing in him vnder him I say vnderstand the vncleane spirited the Ranen was vncleane â—euit 11. 15 Who neuer bring good newes to the church Yet he that is the faâ—â—our off all men 1. Tim. 4. 10. Vouchsafeth to thielter them cepayring vnto him tyred in sackcloth and so for the season he spared Ahab 1. King 21. 2â— etc. The Doue secondly is sent forth She is A â—â—rd sociable true to hee hereicall Male voyd off Gall detestinge caryon feeding on pure thinges harmeles in tyme off Hawkes flight the â—â—râ—eth by the waters syde â—rpuâ—ge therein as in â—o glasse the â—â—wkes soaringe that soâ— therby she man auoyde his pitch Vnto them the faithful is assiâ—â—lated Caut. 1. 14. and 2. 14. Psal 68. 13. And herein the Done plaieth the part off an Oâ—angelicall Minister who vnto the church bringeth good tydinges in his tyme appoynted going also and not returninge that is perseuering in the discharge off theyr commission The vncleane Ranen flewe to and fâ—oe but not receyued into the â—â—k as was the Done Christ to the sauiour off all men but specially off them that beleyue Cyprian applieth the doues truie votage vnto the trute nomber off Father Son and Ho. gh vsed in Baptisme Epist ad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Prophetesse off the Gentiles and no lesse excellent then Balaam and like mough not long after him as she reciteth hitherto The Creation off the world off Man woman togither with their transgression by the serpent and the haâ—â—nge downe off this generall ouer throe by water so she omittinge the â—auen doth also truly in her fift age off the world recount these thre outgates off the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 effects afore vttered I wonder wh 〈…〉 â—ophetesse off so old standinge to 〈◊〉 and the residue off the Old testaments 〈◊〉 she foretellinge the birth off Messiah truly his lyfe maner off death etc. As no holy Canonicall prophet to common capaâ—â—tâ— more plaâ—â—â—â— I wonder I say why her Prophecies are no more looked vnto nor regarded Sure I am there is more draâ—â—ty in her 〈◊〉 conâ—â—nge the thinges she neuer by lyfe reasoned vnto then in manye Christian writers that haue liurd spâ—ce the accomplishâ—â—ent â—â—st the bodies substance Think others what then will the Lord off Marcheston in Scotland he vttered not the least part off judgment probable in the suffiringe Sibylls verses to his worke On the Reuelation Vers 13. In the 601. y. in the first day of the first Month etc. And in the Second Month in the 27. day of the Moneth the earth vvas dry Then God sâ—â—ke to Noah sayinge Go forth of the Ark. Iff the Yeare off the Sun existinge off Moâ—eths equall was that whereby the accompt is here to be made and so Ios Scaligerus wold haue it then there was somuch difference off tyme betwixt Noâ—h his entring into and comminge out off the Ark as bitwixt 17. and 27. But iff the Israelites accompted by the â—â—are off the Moone the other exceding this 11. days commonly called the Epactae then the same day off 17. was affter the Yeares reuolution the 27. and so the Day Noah came out it shold be the same wherein he entred as the ordinarie Glose Lyra Hugo and others wold haue it Vers 15. 16.
Plautus Mostel say quam animâ—s homiuis conscius Iehouah cals man for he was principal but not first in transgression examines hun then woman Ech shiftes it of Man to the woman woman to the Serpent and there a stop for there was the fountaines head of Euel As Gregoâ—â—â—s lib. moral 22. Cap. 13. hath said so we may say Innâ—tom sibi vitium hoc habet Natura c. It is inbred in our Nature infected forth with of our Protoplast hauing liberty to commit syn committing son to couer it by denâ—al and coâ—â—cied to excuse the thing by defending it This patronizing of syn he such 21. calleth an Addinge to syn How far our forepareÌ„ts were here spent let theyr blynd Mynd vnholy will and the vse of thir Sowle and bodies powre speak After Examination and conuiction Iehouah Elohim falleth of ceÌ„suringe and therein he procedeth accordinge to syns Order 1. with the Serpent then with the woman lastly with Man The possessor of the Serpent he had aâ— redy aduâ—dged what tyme he cast him downe into Darknes here therfore he speaketh to his instrument alottinge him to the Earth for creping and â—â—dingâ— yet there withal secretly smiling vpon his Mouer Satan fore-tellinge him that the womans Seede not Seedes as Paul expoundeth another speach Galat. 3. 16. which to Christâ— shold finally be his Destroyer This Seede must he hold against heritiks to be spoken properly of Messiah made of a woaâ—â— Galat. 〈◊〉 but â—â— properly of the churh seing she ouercomâ— not but by her Michael Gen. 12. The Serpent ad 〈…〉 and his possessor foretold of his 〈◊〉 fall then womâ—â— receiueth hee doome what it is and wherfore let them remember when they hung forth children with dolour Man last synning he last is câ—uâ—ured What is 〈◊〉 an him and wherfore let him cast to 〈◊〉 when he catleth in som callâ—â—ge lawfull He that luteth uâ— Idlenes is depâ—â—ned of the Sermon which shold preach vnto him his fall and the cawse of his fall the which lack effeâ—teth a lack of Repentance That Adam may haue toyle work till he sweat the Earth is cursed and this curse the cawse of Garthes Corruption Oh Adain what hast thow don becawse of the the Earth is corrupted and it corrupts all the Creatures liuing therin and thereupon for how can a corrupt fountaine bring forth any thing vncorrupteâ—â— except a Metaphysical or Supernaturall work câ—m betwene as did in the CoÌ„ception of Messiah The herbs and Trees before incorrupted now are poisned and they attaâ—â—â— Man birds fishes Beastes If the Meat he vn wholsomed Bodies must be Corrupted Bodies of all â—â—â—ts corrupted Infection â—â—eatheth into the â—â—â—re In A word by Sarans syn aboue and Adams syn belowe â—hemen and earth stand neede of A new Creation Syn brought in Death Rom. 5. 12. Death haled in Corruption Corruption sicknes and sicknes cawse of the Physition as Syn was cause of the Law giuen in Horeb. All this felleth out by Neglecting the Calling at first One syn hath haled in A thowsande and ye that â—nowe was Dominatour of Creatures is now in perill of all creatures Man hauing wracked them all why shold they not all wrack him â— only by faith in the promised seede such haue promise of leagne with Beastes and stones Iob. 5. 23. All creatures before were at peace but Adams syn hath poisned them Poyson mouing in their entrailes loe they are at deadly Feâ—d one with another and amongst the rest hoâ—â—o 〈◊〉 lâ—pus man worst of all In Sir days all was Made and in A peece of the 6. day all was Mard. One Synner destroyeth much good What shall we now san is Syn the work of god Elegant is the saying of Clemens Alexandrinus lib. strom 4. Spiriâ—s to be placed amongst Actions not Substances therfore not of God whose work is it then The Deuels And for this cause our Sauiour findinge the Pharises committinge euell Actions he tels them plainly they did the work of the Deuel Ioh. 8. 41. 44 contrary to Valentinas his heresy Adam thus ruined he turnes himself to woman and remembring that by wontans Seede this hurt shold be healed he calls her Heâ—â—h â—â—ing because she was to bring forth the Seede of Lyfe by promise As Heaâ—th catteth in it A great mysterie so doth the name Adam Seing Lyfe is fetcht out of death as Heâ—â—h out of Adam or red earth Leâ—inge Augustine vpon the speach in Iohn Cap. 2. 20. pretermitting the 〈◊〉 yeares of recoâ—â—ing the Materiall temple he drawes the noâ—ber 46. out of Adam â—â— the Greeke Charater cited also by his scholer Pâ—â—manus â—â— cap. 13. of the Reuelation tyâ—â— A 1.  46. d 4 Alpha 1. Deka 4 a 1 Alpha 1. My. 40 m 40. REading this I straight had recourse to Adam in â—ebrue character and there giuing for the pronunciation therof 〈◊〉 for Carnets otherwise it cannot be sounded there to the same nomber thus Aleph 1. Daleth 4. Aleph 1 Mem 40. Where by the way Scholers man obserue that the Greekes borowed many of 〈◊〉 Characters shames and Nâ—mbers of the Hebrues euen of the Hebrue characters we now possesse and therfore these we are posseâ—â—ed with not only elder then 〈◊〉 who florished in Zerobabels tyme but also elder then the greek tongue Yea one and the same that first were howsoeuer as befalleth â—â— tongues character they may bâ— to â—â— refused 〈◊〉 tus therfore must of the Leached 10. SC. be otherwise vnderstand The 46. p. materâ—iall for rearing vp the Temple materiall to thus also mysticall the first Adam carying the Nomber of the second Adam Further mysterie arising from this ground I leaue to contemplatiue sprites Vers 21. c. vnto Adam The Lord hauing censoured the Malefactors yet Iustice was mingled with A mercifull promise vnto Mankind Satan and his seed left desperate â—â—e 1. clotheth Man and woman then 2. he eâ—pulseth them Paradise Theyr couering is of Beasts â—â—ynnes preaching theyr beastly fact and they so set as on A stage 〈◊〉 or Iehouah 〈◊〉 he derideth them thus Loe Man is becom as one of vs. He that prowe wold be A God loe now he is like A beast Yea glad to borrowe A Coueringe of the Beast for his body Asparell therefore shuld be so far from cawlinge vs with the Peacock to wit vp our plâ—â—nes as looking to our black feet â—â—â—holy affections we shold 〈◊〉 be caste downe apparell being 〈◊〉 of Mans rebellion for which he had the coate of Immortants and blessednes pulled ouer his eares as â—â—aue turnd out of seruice Euery other 〈◊〉 is beauteons in his owne coate he bringeth 〈◊〉 himself into Sons light only Man is glad to 〈◊〉 A coueringe o◠〈◊〉 creatures Of the sheepe his wool Of sheep Goates Bâ—â—les etc. theyr skinnes Of the carth his flar of wormes theyr â—â—â—â—webbe of one or other he borowes all If any shold be proud the â—ender and Giuer not the 〈◊〉 and Taker man haue cawse to be puffed vp But miserable
blest A Covenant is smit He falls One mocks but two do couer it Diuision of the text I. THis Chap containeth i. A Gracious Oration off Iehouah to Noah begon in the last chap. and here continued vnto Verse 18. II. Secondly an Historicall Epilogue off Noah and his sonnes from â—â—â—nce vnto the end I. This part off Iehouahs oration contayneth 1. A lawe peculiar to the Creature with the equitie thereoff In the first 7. verses sec A lawe peculiar to the Creator thence vnto vers 18. 1. The Lawe peculiar to the Creature it is imposed affirmatiuely 1. vpon Mankynde verse 1. who was appoynted in Noah and his Sonnes to Multiply and fill the earth 2. vpon the other Creatures Sensitiue and Degetatiue who are to be serviciable vnto Man vers 2. 3. Secondly That Lawe is imposed Negatiuily 1. on Mankynd expresly who is prohibited eatinge flesh with the blood vers 4. sec on the Creature by necessarie Consequent namely Not to shedde blood with the penaltie off Death on both sorâ—s transgressinge A reason thereoff being giuen to man 1. because he was created in the jmage off God vers 5. 6. sec because he was appoynted to Multiply not to Mortifie his kynde vers 7. 2. The lawe peculiar to the Creator is A Gracious bond off peace frely offred by Iehouah to Mankynde in Noah and his Family as also vnto the other Creatures by whome man was to be served in the first fruites thereoff com out off the Arke This Bond off peace or Couenant is generally propounded 1. to Noah vers 8. 9. secondly to the other Creatures vers 10. Then more particularly explayned in it selff and the Adjuncts vnto vers 18. The Covenant it selff is set downe vers 11. consisting on these two heads 1. There shold be no more such A Massacre off the creatures 2. no more destruction off the whole earth by water The Adjuncts off this Couenant are 1. the Signe off the Couenant viz. the Bowe set in the Clowde vers 12. 13. Secondly the Lord his carefulnes to obserue the Couenant And that is expressed 1. by the promisinge his watchfull ey for eyinge the Cloud-bowe vers 14. 15. 16. sec by the serious maner off sealinge vp this lawe vers 17. ¶ So much for Iehouahs Oration II. The Historicall Epilogue contayneth j. An Introduction j. to A notable Accident in Noah and this 1. by A summinge off his naturall seede and the largenes thereoff vers 18. 19. Next by layinge downe his entrance into A new Science viz. off planting vynes vers 20. II. After this Introduction secondly is set downe the Accident it selfe he became dronk enlarged by these circumstances In the midst off his Tent and that vncouered III. Then the Demeanour off the Church vpon this Accident That is to be considered 1. in Noahs sonnes 2. in himselff In his Sonnes A twofold demeanour Cham the yongest first Se his nakednes secondly he tells it to his â— brethren without Vers 22. Then A Contrarie cariage in Shem and Iaphet who first wold not se it secondly do couer it Vers 23. The Demeanour of Noah himself vpon due knowledge what was don is he first curseth Cham in his sonne Canaan Vers 24. 25. secondlie he 1. blesseth Shem and then prophecieth A blessinge vnto Iaphet subiectinge Cham vnto both of them Vers 26. 27. IIII. Lastly it containeth an Enumeration of Noahs age first from the flood vnto his death it was 353. y. Verse 28 secondly off his whole lyfe Vers 29. it was 950. p. And then he died ELVCIDATION VErs 1. c. And God blessed Noah in the former ch and 18. Vers Noah and his people and creatures com forth he sacrificeth God is appeased Now vpon that reconcilement ariseth Open Conference for the former in ch 8. ver 21. was secret in Iehouahs heart and that containinge plenty off Euangelicall promises j. Noah and his Sonnes are blessed vnto multiplâ—â—cation â— he sâ—â—teth peace with Noahs howse A signe of which peace is the Rainbowe This Couenant the Lord remembreth vnto the Iues Isa 54. 9. etc. promisinge therewithall that the church succedinge which shold consist of Iewe and Gentile it shold be laâ—d and beautified with Caâ—â—uncles Eâ—eralds shininge and precious stones but first must be tossed with A tempest or it be seated on Arâ—rats toppe This Rainbowe we se Reuel 4. 3. in colour like to an 〈…〉 de precious greâ—e makinge the face off the beholder greâ—e for euer florisheth the Couenant off peace in the cup of the Saynts for peace dwelleth in her pallaces Though A Mother forget her child yet the Lord remembreth Zion She is written in the paâ—â—e of his hand Her walls are â—ier in his sight Isa 49. 15. 16. Som contend that this Rainbowe was not before this tyme existinge stumblinge at the speach I have put the Bovve etc. as though it were not put there before but they shold rather say not put so before that is though before yet not for such A Signe before Secondly the Hebrue word is aptly I haue giuen the bowe for A signe The Subiect of this Bowe is A Raynie or waterish clowde the Efficient Cawse is the Sun placed aduerse to such A Cloude The diuerse colours fall out by the Suns irradiation or stretching out his beames on that cloude the partes off that cloude beinge diuersly or variably affected As the cloude is in the midst and either vtter side diuerslie qualified so by the Suns radiation as Zanchiuâ— de oper Lib. 3. cap. 3. wel noteth there is thre speciall collours effected Redde Citrine Grene. The two latter colours which are the vndermost are watrish and therefore off auncient diâ—â—nes termed but one the red colour another affirming therewithal that the watrish colour preacheth the iudgment of the old-world passed the other colour Red and fiery the finall destruction of this world by fire The body of the Bowe turned from vs and the tippes towards vs it giueth the church to learne that the Arrow the lorde dwellinge in Zion flieth from the Church into the heart of the kings aduersarie Iudah reconciled is such A bowe bent and Ephrims hand is filled with shaftes that shall fly out as lightninge Zech. 9. 3. 14. 1. There is A second kynd of Rain-bowe and that is off the Moone as the former off the Sun but more rare His Colour is white as most conuenient to nights darknes A colour well â—ittinge the Church who borroweth her light of the Son as the Moone off the Sun Vers 18. Novv â—he Sons Noah c. That we shold be out of all doubt that Noah had no Son borne in the Ark he here againe nombreth them describing Cham for the history sake followinge by his Son Canaan Be 〈…〉 the Babilonian in his 1. booke off Antiquities he telleth A tale of Gyants before the flood amongst whome he saith there was One A greater worshipper of God and wiser then all the rest by name Noah who had thre Sons