Part of Du Bartas English and French, and in his owne kinde of verse, so neare the French Englished, as may teach an English-man French, or a French-man English. With the commentary of S.G. S. By William L'Isle of Wilburgham, Esquier for the Kings body.

16. O father, o king of winds. Moses saith (Gen. 8.15.) that God spake vnto Noe, after that he had beene shut vp in the A••ke a yeere and some daies, and bade him come forth with his familie and the beasts; and gaue them all a blessing, which continues vnto this day. The Patriarke obeying the com∣mandement, built an Altar vnto the Lord, and tooke of all the cleane foure-footed, and of all the cleane birds (hauing learned this difference in the holy schoole of his forefathers, who were taught it from God) and offred thereon whole burnt Sacrifices, in repentance and faith apprehending the

Messias and Redeemer to come. For Sacrifices were vnto the faithfull as visible witnesses of their miserable estate in Adam, and Grace offred them in their Sauiour, applied with the eyes and hands of a liuely faith. Out of doubt these holy ceremonies were accompanied with most carnest prayers also: because true faith in a heart enflamed with the loue of God, could not be idle; He beleeued, and beleeuing spake, as did the Psalmist, Psal. 116. This prayer of Noe, supposed by the Poet, is fitted vnto the consideration of time past and to come, and founded vpon the text of Moses.