A commentary or, exposition upon the divine second epistle general, writtenA commentary or, exposition vpon the diuine second epistle generall, written

1 It is not likely that the whole posterity of Methuselah and Enoch, and of ••er holy Patriarchs, were condemned: for the Lord hath promised to be good to […] children for their Fathers sakes.

1 It is not likely that the whole posterity of Methushalem and Henoch, and of ••er holy Patriarchs, were condemned: for the Lord hath promised to be good to 〈…〉 children for their Fathers sakes.

Howsoever they believed not Noah at the first, but thought him a fantastical fel••w: yet when they saw the event answering his prediction, and death climbing up to ••eir latest refuges; their souls might be humbled to repentance. Many having learned ••t godliness in on dais misery, which many years prosperity could not teach them.

Howsoever they beleeved not Noah at the first, but thought him a fantasticall fel••w: yet when they saw the event answering his prediction, and death climbing up to ••eir latest refuges; their soules might be humbled to repentance. Many having learned ••t godlines in on dais misery, which many yeares prosperity could not teach them.

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