Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…

Now of the rest of Adams seed there is a Catalogue made in the fifth Chapter of all the ancient Fathers, from the first man Adam to Noah, in whose days the flood fell out, by which it appears of what standing the world was, when it was grown so corrupt, that the Lord could no longer endure the manners of it. And in this Catalogue the Holy Ghost takes this order; 1. He shows of what age every one was when he begat his eldest son. How many years he lived after the birth of that son. 3. How old he was when he died. The number of the persons are in all ten, Adam, Seth, Enoch, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. Adam at a hundred and thirty years begat Seth, and after lived eight hundred years and had more children in that time, and died aged nine hundred and thirty years. Adam was in truth the eldest man all things considered, for though Methuselah out-lived him thirty nine years (for he was nine hundred sixty nine years, and Adam but nine hundred and thirty) yet Methuselah was borne an infant, Adam was made a perfect man the first day, and in those times a man was but a child at thirty nine years, for no question they would give their minds to marriage in that newness of the world, paucity of men, and plenty of ground so soon as they were fit for it. So Adams perfect estate at the first countervailed the living of forty years and more. Seth he lived a hundred and five years and begat Enos, and living eight hundred and seven years begat divers more children, and ended his days at nine hundred and two. Enos lived ninety years and begat Cainan, &c. as you may read in the story. Nothing is mentioned of any one but the length of his life, the time when he had his first son, and that he had more sons.¹ Only of Enoch it is noted that he walked with God, that is, lived a most holy life and that he died not at all, but was translated after he had lived three hundred sixty five years. The Lord shortened the days of his pilgrimage, and rewarded his singular piety with taking him up to Heaven, soul and body immediately without dying. He was changed without any separating of his spirit from his body, and in him we have an example what should have been the course that God would have taken with all men if man had continued in the state of innocency, viz.

Now of the rest of Adams seed there is a Catalogue made in the fifth Chapter of all the ancient Fathers, from the first man Adam to Noah, in whose daies the floud fell out, by which it appeares of what standing the world was, when it was growne so corrupt, that the Lord could no longer endure the manners of it. And in this Catalogue the Holy Ghost takes this order; 1. He shewes of what age every one was when he begat his eldest sonne. How many yeares he lived after the birth of that sonne. 3. How old he was when he died. The number of the persons are in all ten, Adam, Seth, Enoch, Cainan, Mahalaleel, Iared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah. Adam at a hundred and thirty yeares begat Seth, and after lived eight hundred yeares and had more children in that time, and died aged nine hundred and thirty yeares. Adam was in truth the eldest man all things considered, for though Methuselah out-lived him thirty nine yeares (for he was nine hundred sixty nine yeares, and Adam but nine hundred and thirty) yet Methuselah was borne an infant, Adam was made a perfect man the first day, and in those times a man was but a child at thirty nine yeares, for no question they would give their mindes to marriage in that newnesse of the world, paucity of men, and plenty of ground so soone as they were fit for it. So Adams perfect estate at the first countervailed the living of forty yeares and more. Seth he lived a hundred and five yeares and begat Enos, and living eight hundred and seven yeares begat divers more children, and ended his daies at nine hundred and two. Enos lived ninety yeares and begat Cainan, &c. as you may reade in the story. Nothing is mentioned of any one but the length of his life, the time when hee had his first sonne, and that hee had more sonnes.