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A46894 The pedigree and perigrination of Israel Being an abridgement of the histories of the creation of Adam. Cain & Abel. Noah. Abraham. Issac. Jacob. Joseph. Joshuah. Deborah. Ruth. Hezekiah. Zedekiah. And the taking of the Arke. With meditations and prayers upon each historie. By John Jackson of Kilingraves in Com. Ebor. Gentleman. Jackson, John, of Kilingraves. 1649 (1649) Wing J75C; ESTC R216980 112,433 384

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that_o i_o have_v make_v they_o but_o noah_n find_v grace_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v a_o just_a man_n and_o perfect_a in_o his_o generation_n noah_n have_v three_o son_n 6._o sem_fw-mi ham_n and_o japhet_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v corrupt_v before_o god_n and_o fill_v with_o violence_n and_o god_n say_v unto_o noah_n the_o end_n of_o all_o flesh_n be_v come_v before_o i_o for_o the_o world_n be_v fill_v with_o iniquity_n &_o violence_n behold_v i_o will_v destroy_v they_o with_o the_o earth_n make_v thou_o a_o ark_n with_o room_n in_o it_o and_o pitch_v it_o within_o and_o without_o and_o fashion_v it_o as_o i_o direct_v thou_o a_o window_n and_o a_o door_n shall_v thou_o make_v in_o it_o make_v it_o with_o a_o low_a a_o second_o and_o a_o three_o story_n for_o behold_v i_o will_v bring_v a_o flood_n of_o water_n upon_o the_o earth_n to_o destroy_v all_o flesh_n and_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o earth_n shall_v die_v but_o with_o thou_o will_v i_o 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