A treatise of Melchisedek prouing him to be Sem, the father of all the sonnes of Heber, the fyrst king, and all kinges glory: by the generall consent of his owne sonnes, by the continuall iudgement of ages, and by plentifull argumentes of scripture.

The Hebrew originall.

ADAM liued an hundreth and thirtie yeres, and be∣gate Seth. And the dayes of Adam after he had begotten Seth, were eight hundreth yeeres. So all the dayes that Adam lyued were nine hun∣dreth and thirtie yeeres: and he died.

Seth liued an hundreth and fiue yeeres▪ and begate Enosh: and Seth liued after he had begate Enosh, eight hundreth and seuen yeeres. So al the dayes of Seth were nine hundreth and twelue yeeres: and he dyed.

Enosh liued nintie yeeres, and begate Kenan. And Enosh lyued after he begate Kenan, eight hundreth and fifteene yeeres. So all the dayes of Enosh were nine hundreth & fiue yeeres: and he died.

Kenan liued seuentie yeres and begate Mahalaleel. And Kenan liued after he begate Mahalale••l, eight hundreth and fourtie yeeres. So all the dayes of Kenan were nine hundreth and ten yeeres: and he dyed.

Mahalaleel liued sixtie and fiue yeeres and begate Iered Also Mahalaletl lyued after he begate Iered, eight hun∣dreth and thirtie yeeres. So all the dayes of Mahalaleel were eight hundreth nine∣tie and fiue yeeres: and he died.

Iered lyued an hundreth sixtie and two yeres, and be∣gate Henoch. Then Iered liued after he begate Henoch, eyght hundreth yeeres. So all the daies of Iered were nine hun∣dreth sixtie and two yeeres: and he died.

Henoch liued sixtie & fiue yeeres, and begate Metheu∣selah. And Henoch walked with God, after he begate Methuselah three hundreth yeeres. So all the dayes of Henoch were three hundreth sixtie & fiue yeeres: and God tooke him away.

Methuselah liued an hun∣dreth eightie & seuen yeres, and begate Lamech. And Me∣thuselah liued after he begat Lamech, seuen hūdreth eigh∣tie and two yeeres. So all the dayes of Methuselah were nine hundreth sixtie & nine yeeres: and he dyed.

Lamech liued an hundreth eightie and two yeeres, and begate Noah. And Lamech liued after he begate Noah, fiue hundreth nintie & fiue yeeres. So all the dayes of La∣mech were seuen hundreth seuentie and seuen yeeres: and he dyed.

And Noah was fiue hun∣dreth yeeres olde: and Noah begate Sem, Cham, & Iapheth. And Noah was sixe hundreth yeres olde when the flood of waters was vpon the earth. So Noah entred and his sons, and his wyfe, and his sonnes wyues, with hym into the Arke, because of the waters of the flood.