The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

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Title: The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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CHAP. IX.

AS God had blessed Adam and his wife at their creation, with the blessing of increase and multiplication, and of dominion over the creatures; so doth he Noah and his sons at their going forth of the Ark: but with this difference in the last, That whereas Adam in innocency had rule over the creatures with amity and love, sin did now put such a difference, that Noah must have it with fear and dread. And whereas he had restrained Adam from eating of flesh, and consined his diet to the fruit of the ground; he inlargeth Noah to feed upon beasts, and alloweth them for the sustentation of his life, for he had been the preserver of theirs. This was that, that his father Lamech had foretold by the spirit of prophecy, when he was born; namely, That he should comfort them concerning their labour and toil, which they had, when they might eat nothing but the fruits of the ground, which cost them hard labour in the tillage and culture to get them: but Noah should be a comfort, in reference to this, because to him, and in him to all the world, God would give liberty to eat flesh. But with the flesh, God permitteth him not to eat the blood; partly for avoiding of cruelty, and partly, because blood was to be atonement for sin. And this pro∣hibition of eating blood to Noah now, and afterward renewed to Israel, was, because of that custom which God foresaw would grow; and which in the time of Israel was grown common of eating flesh raw: as appeareth, 1 Sam. 14. 32. And by the prohibition of eat∣ing the Paschal Lamb: so Exod. 12. 9. This very law of not eating the flesh with the blood, confuteth the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, [or the eating of the very flesh and blood of Christ] to all the world.

The Rain-bow, which naturally is a sign of rain, is sacramentally made a sign of no more destruction by it.

The drunkenness of Noah was at some good space after the flood, but the very time un∣certain: for Canaan who was not born of some years after they came out of the Ark, is then active and of capacity, and is doomed to slavery and subjection: his land bequeath∣ed to Sem, and the calling of the Gentiles prophecied of.

The death of Noah is mentioned in the end of this Chapter, because Moses would to∣tally conclude his story; but as it may be seen in the insuing Table, he died not till within two years of Abrahams birth.