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A11059	The first booke of questions and answers vpon Genesis Containing those questions that are most eminent and pertinent, vpon the sixe first chapters of the same booke: collected out of ancient and recent writers; both briefly and subtilly propounded and expounded, by Alexander Rosse, of Aberdine, preacher at Saint Maries neere Southampton, and one of his Maiesites chaplaines.	Ross, Alexander, 1591-1654.	1620 (1620)	STC 21325; ESTC S112086	52,680	137

they created A. The first that they might bee the beholders and admirers of Gods power and wisdome in creating the World Secondly They are called Angels of Heauen in Scripture not onely because they inhabit but also because they were created with the heauen the first day Thirdly This is manifest in Iob 38. where it is sayd that the Sonnes of God that is the Angels did sing and showte when God laid the foundations of the earth Q. Where were they created A. In Heauen for some of them fell from thence And Christ saw Satan like Lightning fall from Heauen therefore they are called the Host and Angels of Heauen Q. Why doth not Moses speake distinctly of the creation of Angels A. Because he did accomodate himselfe to the rude capacity of the Iewes therefore hee doth onely speake here of the creation of visible creatures Q. What is meant by Gods rest on the Sabbath day was he weary A. No but by his rest is vnderstood his desisting and ceasing to make other creatures Q. Did God rest from all his workes A. Yes of creation but not of preseruation for yet the Father worketh with the Son Iohn 5. Q. Did God create no other creatures since the Creation A. No for whatsoeuer seemes to be created since it was created before either in the matter thereof as Wormes Flies Bees and such like or else in that God gaue faculty to some creatures of diuers kindes to produce a third kinde as Mules of the Horse and Asse power he gaue to the Starres to produce some creatures of putrified matter yet some creatures he doth still produce either by generation as all particular men and other creatures that are generated or by creation either ordinary as the soules of men or extraordinary as the Starre that appeared to the Wise men and the Doue that descended on Christ so then God rested from creating new kindes of creatures but not from producing the indiuiduall creatures of those kinds that were made in the Beginning Q. Why is it sayd here that God ended his worke the seuenth day seeing they were ended the sixth day A. The creatures were perfected the sixth day in respect of their substance qualities and properties but in respect of their operation they were not perfected till the seuenth day for they did not beginne to produce effects till after the sixth day and seeing operation is the end of the forme they were not fully perfected till they began to worke Q. How do you vnderstand that God sanctified the Sabbath A. In that he separated it from the other dayes and consecrated it for holy vses hee would haue this to bee a Day of rest and wherein we might wholy addict our selues for his seruice Q. Did God inioyne Adam to keepe this day holy A. No but this was afterwards commanded by Moses for in that happy estate it had not bin needfull to appoint one day for Gods seruice seeing euery day should haue bene a day of rest and Sabbath for Adam to meditate on Gods workes Secondly it was not needfull for man then to rest from seruill workes because in that happinesse mans labour should not haue bene wearysome Thirdly wee read of no commandement that was giuen to Adam but only one concerning not eating the forbidden fruite Fourthly if this law had bene giuen to Adam it should haue tied all his posterity to the obseruation thereof but wee do not read that any one of the Fathers before Moses did obserue the Sabbath Fiftly if the Sabbath had bene kept by the Fathers Moses would haue mentioned the same as a strong argument to perswade the Iewes to keepe it Sixtly the soundest of the Fathers are of this opinion Q. What is meant here by the day wherein God made the heauen and the earth A. By the day is meant the whole 6. daies so often in the Scriptures day signifieth time as the day of saluation the day of iudgement Q. What is meant by a mist that watred the earth A. Not a fountaine but a vapour which is the matter of raine Q. What is meant by this that God made man of the dust of the earth A. By man is vnderstood his body by dust the matter of his body to put vs in minde of humility and of this bodies frailty by earth is vnderstood the 4 elements for man is perfectly composed of all but earth is only expressed because in mans body there is more earth then any other element Secondly when man dies his body is resolued into earth Thirdly he liues vpon the earth Fourthly he taketh his clothes and food from the earth Q. Why was not the body of man rather made of heauenly then earthly substance seeing the soule is so excellent A. Because the soule of man did require such a body as was capable of senses by the which as by instruments shee might worke in the body but the celestiall bodies are not capable of senses for they are not capable of the first qualities Q. Wherein doth the body of man exceed the bodies of other creatures A. First in that the body of man is made straight that he may behold heauen his country that his senses might vse their function the better his hands might bee imployed in working not in walking Secondly in that his senses are more perfect then of other creatures not in the quicker apprehension of the sensible obiect for other creatures haue perfecter senses in this regard but that man can discerne more perfecter by his senses the differences of obiects then other creatures Thirdly in that mans body is more perfectly compounded of the 4. elements then other bodies for the bodies of the creatures are more earthly or more waterish Q. Of what age created God Adam and Eua A. In the prime and flowre of their age First because God created all things in their perfect estate Secondly because God commanded them to increase and multiply which they could not haue done if they had not bin created of a ripe age Q. Whether was the body or the soule of man created first A. The body for God did keepe the same course in mans creation which nature doth now in mans generation for first the body is formed in the mothers wombe and then the soule is infused Q. Why is the creation of mans soule called a breathing A. First to shew vs that the soule was not taken out of the power of the matter but was created of nothing and infused in the body Secondly to teach vs Gods power who did as easily create the soule as man doth breathe Thirdly to shew the excellency of mans soule which seemeth as it were the breath of Gods owne mouth Q. Is the soule of man of the essence of God A. No if it were it should bee either a part thereof or the whole it is not a part for Gods essence cannot be deuided in parts neither is it the whole for then all men should be but one soule Secondly if mans soule were

here therefore Origen was deceiued that thought there were fiue roomes As in this Arke there were three roomes so in Moses Tabernacle and Salomons Temple were also three The Church also figured by the Arke hath three states before the Law vnder the Law and vnder Christ Q. Why would God establish his Couenant with Noe before the Arke was built A. To confirme Noes faith the more for he had need of such a promise that went about such a hard and dangerous worke as the building of the Arke was And here wee see that God neuer imployeth his seruants in any hard worke but hee giueth them comfort strength and courage to performe it And so it is our part to rely on Gods promises with Noe and not to encline either to the right or left hand Q. What couenant was this that God made with Noe A. That he would preserue him and his Family in the Floud and this is a type of the couenant which God hath made with vs in Christ Now this couenant belongeth to Noe and his Family so all Gods couenants to the faithfull and their children also As for Noe's sake his family was saued so for the company of one holy man many shal escape in the day of Gods wrath For Pauls sake all that were in the ship were saued Here this is called Gods couenant because he bindes himselfe to saue vs so elsewhere it is called our couenant Zach. 9.11 because on our part we are bound to beleeue and obey him Q. What sortes of creatures was Moses commanded to receiue within the Arke A. All those that could not liue in the water as men beasts and fowles fishes then and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is those creatures that can liue both on the land and in the water were not receiued secondly the perfect creatures that is such as are procreated by commixture of male female for the male female are here mentioned Then mice such like as are ingēdred of corruptiō were not receiued And here Moses is commaunded to receiue two of euery sort which in the next chapter is better explained for of the vncleane two are receiued of the cleane seuen three males and females for generation and one male for the Sacrifice Heere we see that God for Noes sake saueth all those sorts of creatures extending his mercies euen to the beasts for his seruants sake Q. How did Noe gather together all these creatures did he hunt for them A. No but they came of their owne accord the Lord leading them thither and here they are brought to Noe as before to Adam yet although God brought them to the Arke notwithstanding Noe must bring them within and place them in the Arke Noe is the type of Christs Ministers who doe not leade Christs sheepe to the Church because being moued by Gods Spirit they come of their owne accords yet the Minister gathereth them together and doth vnite them by the Word and Sacraments Q. If all kindes of meate were layd vp in the Arke for the creatures then whether or not was there also flesh for those creatures that liued only on flesh A. First before the Floud neither man nor beast did eate flesh but this power of eating flesh was giuen after the Floud secondly we doe not reade of any beasts that were brought into the Arke for meate but onely for generation and sacrifice thirdly if there had been beasts in the Arke for eating and so many as might serue for a whole yeere surely there could not be roome enough for them besides their flesh would haue putrified and that had beene filthy and lothsome to man therefore they did not eate flesh at that time but either grasse fruits or seedes for these they fed vpon when flesh was wanting Besides God that caused them to come to the Arke of their own accord and to remayne so long obedient to Noe could also sustaine them so long without flesh onely vpon hearbs for those were better at that time than now and the temperature of those beasts was sounder Q. Why was God so carefull to prouide foode for those dumbe creatures A. To let vs know and admire his infinite goodnesse in not onely creating them for mans vse but also in preseruing them to the same end secondly that by this carefulnesse of his we may be induced to loue him the more thirdly to depend on him in our extremities for if he had a care of them when they could not care for themselues much more will hee be carefull of vs in our necessities fourthly he would not saue them in the Arke as he did the Israelites in the red Sea and as Ionas in the Whales belly miraculously but he would haue heere both man and beast to vse the meanes of the Arke and of the foode he gaue them for the preseruation of their life to teach vs that we should not despise the ordinary meanes that God hath appoynted for the conseruation of our life fiftly to teach all Christians that haue children wife or family to prouide for them things that may sustaine their naturall life seeing God had such care to maintaine the life of these creatures which are not so deare to God as men are Q. What is the commendation that Noe hath heere in the end A. That he did according to all that God commaunded him therefore he became heire of the Righteousnes that is by faith Hebr. 11. Then heere was his glory not in that he knew Gods commaundements but in that he did them secondly he did not a part but according to all that was commaunded him thirdly his faith and obedience was wonderfull if wee should consider the circumstances thereof as the bignesse of the Arke the long and tedious space of an hundreth yeeres cutting and bringing together so many trees the taunts and scornes hee did indure of men the feare he was in for preaching they should all be drowned the care and sollici●ede he had to gather together so much prouision for man beasts and fowles yea to bring into the Arke so many sorts of wilde beasts and lastly to inclose himselfe therein for a yeere as in a Sepulchre all these being considerd shall make vs acknowledge that h●● Faith and Obedience was worthy of eternall commendations Q. Whereof was Noe and the Arke a tipe o● figure A. Of Christ and of the Church for Noe was the tipe of Christ in that Noe is rest so Christ is our rest in him we haue rest for o●● soules our consciences haue rest from the gilt and punishment of sinne from the condemning and commaunding power thereof and after this life we 〈◊〉 rest from our labours euen in the bosome of Abraham Secondly as Noe preserued soone from the flood so hath Christ from the floods of Gods wrath Thirdly as Noe in the Arke of wood did saue them so Christ vpon the Crosse of wood hath saued vs. Fourthly as out of the Arke there is no safety so ou● of the Church there is no saluation Fiftly 〈◊〉 the Arke was made of diuers sortes of trees so is the Church of diuers sorts of men Sixtly 〈◊〉 the Ark was a lōg time in building so hath the Church a long time in making Seu●●hly as in the floud God drowned sinners so in baptisme whereof the flood was a tipe God drowneth our sinnes Eightly as the plankes of the Arke were ioyned together with Pitch so should the members of the Church be ioyned together with loue Ninthly as Noe not only built the Arke but entred therein so Christ not only built the Church but dwels therein Tenthly as in the Arke were all sorts of creatures so in the Church are all sorts of Christians Eleuēthly as in the Arke were more beasts then men so in the Church are more bad then good Twelftly as in the Arke was all kind of corporall food for the creatures so in the Church is all kind of spirituall food for Christians 13. As in the Arke was a window to giue light to the eies so in the Church is the Word to giue light to the minds 14. As there was a doore for the creatures to enter into the Arke so Christ is the doore by whom wee enter into the Church 15. As in the Arke were diuers roomes or stories so in the Church are diuers degrees orders 16. As the Arke was great and large for all sorts of beasts so is the Church for all sorts of men 17. As there was but one Arke one doore one window so there is but one Church one Christ one Scripture 18. As the Rauen went out and came not againe but the Doue could finde no rest till 〈◊〉 returned to the Arke so the wicked care 〈◊〉 for the Church but the godly who repres●● the nature and qualities of the Doue can h●●● no rest for their soules but in the Church 19●● the Arke was tossed vp and downe in the w●ter with the wind yet was vpheld by Go● so the Church is tossed vp and downe 〈◊〉 the sea of this world with the winds 〈◊〉 Satan of sinne of wicked men and of 〈◊〉 flesh yet the Lord vpholds her 20. 〈◊〉 the Arke at last rested on the mountaine● of Ar●●●nia so shall the Church on Mo●●● Sion in the Kingdome of glory when th● waters shall settle and the winds shall cease then those that seemed to be dead in the Arke shall come out of the graues and with ioy shall inioy that happy Immortality FJNJS