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

The number preserved, consisted both of reasonable and unreasonable creatures: of unreasonable, for mans sake; of reasonable, for Gods own sake. First, let us look upon his election in the accessary, the irrational living creatures.

The number preserved, consisted both of reasonable and unreasonable creatures: of unreasonable, for mans sake; of reasonable, for Gods owne sake. First, let us looke upon his election in the accessary, the irrationall living creatures.

The Lord that would have feed kept alive on the earth, to ••e into his preservation beasts both clean and unclean. Some were even at that time^e Unclean; for ⟨p. 582⟩Moses wrote not this by anticipation, as respecting the time wherein he wrote, the Law having then distinguished them; but respecting the time when the Flood c•me. Certainly this difference was known to the Patriarchs by Divine revelation, and continued to their posterity by tradition: as was the use of Sacrifice, offering of Tithes, and observation of the Sabbath, before the Law. Now they were not V• clean by their own nature and creation, for God made all good; nor in respect of mans use only, some being more fit for food: but by Gods institution, some being more fit for sacrifice, therefore called Clean. Of the Clean God chose Seven; of the Unclean but Two: he would have the former to multiply, and replenish the e•••• by a speedy increase; that man might have sustenance, and himself sacrifice. The other, he knew, would annoy them with their multitude: and albeit he would h••• the kind of hurtful beasts preserved, even for the punishment of sinful ma•, for the