The reason why Caine was the first of mankind that euer built a city. CHAP. 8.
〈◊〉〈◊〉 now must I defend the authority of the diuine history that saith, that this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 man built a city, when there were but three or foure men vpon earth, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 had killed his brother, there were but Adam, the first father, Caine him∣•…•… his sonne Enoch, whose name was giuen to the citty. But they that sticke 〈◊〉〈◊〉 consider not that the Scriptures (a) neede not name all the men that were 〈◊〉〈◊〉 earth at that time: but onely those that were pertinent to the purpose. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…pose of the Holy Ghost in Moyses was to draw a pedigree, and genealo∣•…•… Adam, through certaine men, vnto Abraham, and so by his seed vnto the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of God: which being distinct from all other nations, might containe all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and prefigurations of the eternall City of Heauen and Christ the king and 〈◊〉〈◊〉: all which were spirituall and to come: yet so, as the men of the Earthly 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ad mention made of them also; as farre as was necessary to shew 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…saries of the said glorious citty of God. Therefore when the Scrip∣•…•… •…•…on vp a mans time, and conclude, hee liued thus long, and had sonnes 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ers, must we imagine that because hee names not those sons and daugh∣•…•… might bee in so many yeares as one man liued in those times, as many 〈◊〉〈◊〉 gotten and borne, as would serue to people diuers cities? But it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…o God, who inspired the spirit by which the scriptures were penned, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…guish these two states, by seuerall generations, as first, that the seuerall 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…gies of the carnall Cittizens, and of the spirituall vnto the deluge, might 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…cted by them-selues where they are both recited: their distinction, in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 one is recited downe from the murderer Cayne, and the other from 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…ous Seth, whom Adam had giuen for (b) him whom Caine had murthered, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 coniunction, in that all men grew from bad to worse, so that they de∣•…•… •…•…o bee all ouer whelmed with the floud, excepting one iust man called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wife, his three sonnes and their wiues: onely these eight persons did 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…chsafe to deliuer in the Arke, of all the whole generation of mankind, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 therefore it is written. And Caine knew his wife which conceiued and bare 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (c) and hee built a citty and called it by his sonnes name, Henoch: this pro∣•…•… that hee was his (d) first sonne, for wee may not thinke that because 〈◊〉〈◊〉 here, that he knew his wife, that he had not knowne her before, for this is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Adam also, not onely when Caine was begotten, who was his first sonne, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Seth, his younger sonne was borne aso. Adam knew his wife and shee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and bare a son and called his name Seth. Plaine it is then that the Scrip∣•…•… •…•…th this phrase in all copulations, and not onely in those wherein the first 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are borne. Nor is it necessary that Henoch should be Caines first sonne, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the citty bore his name, there might bee some other reason why his fa∣•…•… •…•…ed him aboue the rest (e), For Iudas, of whome the name of Iud•…•…, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…me, was not Israels first borne: but admit Henoch, was this builders 〈◊〉〈◊〉, it is no consequent that his father named the citty after him as soone