THIS Chapter contains the Chronology of the Lives of the Antediluvian Patriarchs, from Adam to Noah: of whom little else is mentioned, but their names, succession, long lives and death: only concerning Enoch, we have his short life, eminent piety, and wonderful Translation here recorded, verse 21, &c. And yet it is to be supposed that these, being Christs Predecessors, through whom his Humanity was derived, and those heads of Families by whom the true Religion was preserved in the world, were all of them holy men. There must therefore be something singular in Enoch, on account whereof God gave him this record, by which he testified how well be was pleased with him, as we are informed, Heb. 11.5. Before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God; ⟨p. 4⟩which must needs refer to the words of our Text. That which is now to be insisted on, is the eminency of his piety, to which a witness is here born, to his perpetual honour; and doubtless, whatsoever is written in the Word of God is for our admonition. Scripture Example are our Monitors, either to warn us against sin, or to animate us unto Holiness. The thing that is here asserted concerning Enoch; is, that he walked with God: in which few words we have a most excellent character given of him; and they contain in them a large History of his Life, by which we are given to understand, not only that he was a Godly man, and separated from the corruptions of the times; but he was singular, and had out stripped other holy ones that had gone before him, or that were contemporary with him It is observable, that his Walk with God is twice asserted in the Context; and the Spirit of God doth not use vain repetitions: it is therefore to stir up our attention to it, as to a thing of special remark In he former it is mentioned to set forth his constancy in it, that he held on this course perseveringly for three hundred years: and in what capacity, viz in an Economical, or in a Family relation, and did not turn Anchorite for it: in the latter it is repeated to introduce the great recompense ⟨p. 5⟩that God gave him, by a glorious. Translation. The purport of the expression here used, will be enquired after in the sequel: The words themselves will offer us this,
THIS Chapter contains the Chronology of the Lives of the Antidiluvian Patriarchs, from Adam to Noah: of whom little else is mentioned, but their names, succession, long lives and death: only concerning Enoch, we have his short life, eminent piety, and wonderful Translation here recorded, verse 21, &c. And yet it is to be supposed that these, being Christs Predecessors, through whom his Humanity was derived, and those heads of Families by whom the true Religion was preserved in the world, were all of them holy men. There must therefore be something singular in Enoch, on account whereof God gave him this record, by which he testified how well be was pleased with him, as we are informed, Heb. 11.5. Before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God; ⟨p. 4⟩which must needs refer to the words of our Text. That which is now to be insisted on, is the eminency of his piety, to which a witness is here born, to his perpetual honour; and doubtless, whatsoever is written in the Word of God is for our admonition. Scripture Example are our Monitors, either to warn us against sin, or to animate us unto Holiness. The thing that is here asserted concerning Enoch; is, that he walked with God: in which few words we have a most excellent character given of him; and they contain in them a large History of his Life, by which we are given to understand, not only that he was a Godly man, and separated from the corruptions of the times; but he was singular, and had out stript other holy ones that had gone before him, or that were contemporary with him It is observable, that his Walk with God is twice asserted in the Context; and the Spirit of God doth not use vain repetitions: it is therefore to stir up our attention to it, as to a thing of special remark In he former it is mentioned to set forth his constancy in it, that he held on this course perseveringly for three hundred years: and in what capacity, viz in an Oeconomical, or in a Family relation, and did not turn Anchorite for it: in the latter it is repeated to introduce the great recompence ⟨p. 5⟩that God gave him, by a glorious. Translation. The purport of the expression here used, will be enquired after in the sequel: The words themselves will offer us this,
