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

Generally two things occur to our consideration: the Building of the Ark, •nd the Preservation by it: the vessel it self, and the Fraught. For the former, my purpose is not to declare the matter, measure, proportion, or fashion of the Ark: •ut to borrow so much of the story as is pertinent and instructive to us. This summarily consists in two things; Noah's trial, and Gods Disposal. For his trial, God •n building the Ark did exercise three virtues in him; his Patience, his Confidence, •nd his obedience: let us consider them.

Generally two things occurre to our consideration: the Building of the Arke, •nd the Preservation by it: the vessell it selfe, and the Fraught. For the former, my •urpose is not to declare the matter, measure, proportion, or fashion of the Arke: •ut to borrow so much of the story as is pertinent and instructive to us. This summarily consists in two things; Noahs tryall, and Gods Disposall. For his tryall, God •n building the Arke did exercise three vertues in him; his Patience, his Confidence, •nd his obedience: let us consider them.

For his patience: why did God set him about it an hundred and twenty years, when a small time might have finished it? This was for the trial of his patience. Thus he led the Israelites in the deserts of Arabia forty years: whereas a man may •ravell from Ramesis in Egypt to any part of Canaan in forty days. This God did to^k prove them, that he might know what was in their heart. He promised Abraham a Son in whom he should be blessed: this he performed not of thirty years after. He gave David the kingdom, and anointed him by Samuel: yet was he not possessed of it in many years; an so much that he said,