yet he found some friends after Abel was slain, who entertained him kindly, and tho' they were Reproached, Hated, and Persecuted, for showing Favour to him, yet they never lost any Thing by him, but contrariwise were infinite Gainers, for he never came empty handed to any Man's House, but always brought Plenty of good Things along with him, yea, such Things, the Worth and Value whereof no Mortal is able to compute, (as I'll show hereafter, God assisting;) nay, so great a friend he was to the next Man, which I find eminently embraced him, that he saved him from the Grave, he sent him to Heaven without calling at the Gate of Death; his Name, as I remember, was Enoch, and 'tis not to be thought what sweet and heavenly Communion, true Joy and Felicity this good Man had with Godliness, for the space of three hundred Years, for so long they abode together on Earth, and now dwell together with the Father of True Godliness, and his only begotten Son in Heaven. Some time after this great Prince (for so they are all made who entertain True Godliness) was […] ⟨p. 11⟩Monster and Off-spring of Hell, (viz) Vice, finding such great Favour with the Men of that Generation, they delighting in nothing more than in Sin and Wickedness, hating God, and his true and lovely Off-spring Godliness, it provoked him to take Vengeance upon them, and utterly to destroy them from off the Earth; and this was done by a fearful and amazing Flood of Water: Now, this heavy Judgment was brought, I say, upon the Men of that Generation, for their Slighting, Neglecting, and basely Contemning of Godliness, and sad it was, to consider how generally Men were at that Time out of love with him, for there was not one in ten thousand but hated him, and loved Vice and Ungodliness far better than he; nay, to tell you plainly, there was but one Man in all the World who was an eminent Lover of this noble and highborn Prince Godliness, whose Name was Noah, though 'tis not to be doubted but his Wife and Sons, especially two of them, were in some measure Favourites of him likewise: But mark how at that Time it fared with this holy Man and his Family, who were friends to Godliness, never a one of them were destroyed by that Flood; we may well say, Godliness is profitable unto all Things, and blessed are all they who love and kindly Entertain him;
yet he found some friends after Abel was slain, who entertained him kindly, and tho' they were Reproached, Hated, and Persecuted, for shewing Favour to him, yet they never lost any Thing by him, but contrarywise were infinite Gainers, for he never came empty handed to any Man's House, but always brought Plenty of good Things along with him, yea, such Things, the Worth and Value whereof no Mortal is able to compute, (as I'll shew hereafter, God assisting;) nay, so great a friend he was to the next Man, which I find eminently embraced him, that he saved him from the Grave, he sent him to Heaven without calling at the Gate of Death; his Name, as I remember, was Enoch, and 'tis not to be thought what sweet and heavenly Communion, true Joy and Felicity this good Man had with Godliness, for the space of three hundred Years, for so long they abode together on Earth, and now dwell together with the Father of True Godliness, and his only begotten Son in Heaven. Some time after this great Prince (for so they are all made who entertain True Godliness) was 〈…〉 ⟨p. 11⟩Monster and Off-spring of Hell, (viz) Vice, finding such great Favour with the Men of that Generation, they delighting in nothing more than in Sin and Wickedness, hating God, and his true and lovely Off-spring Godliness, it provoked him to take Vengeance upon them, and utterly to destroy them from off the Earth; and this was done by a fearful and amazing Flood of Water: Now, this heavy Judgment was brought, I say, upon the Men of that Generation, for their Slighting, Neglecting, and basely Contemning of Godliness, and sad it was, to consider how generally Men were at that Time out of love with him, for there was not one in ten thousand but hated him, and loved Vice and Ungodliness far better than he; nay, to tell you plainly, there was but one Man in all the World who was an eminent Lover of this noble and highborn Prince Godliness, whose Name was Noah, though 'tis not to be doubted but his Wife and Sons, especially two of them, were in some measure Favourites of him likewise: But mark how at that Time it fared with this holy Man and his Family, who were friends to Godliness, never a one of them were destroyed by that Flood; we may well say, Godliness is profitable unto all Things, and blessed are all they who love and kindly Entertain him;
