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Now he was the tenth from Adam, as being the son of Lamech, whose father was Mathusela; he was the son of Enoch, the son of Jared; and Jared was the son of Malaleel, who, with many of his sisters, were the children of Cainan, the son of Enos. Now Enos was the son of Seth, the son of Adam.
"And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters." God gave him a long possession and enjoyment of the fruits of his father's labours. Mahalaleel, or praise our God, was the language of those times. Ver. 14. "And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died."
Hence note, That faith and godliness, though often it goeth from the father to the son, as from Seth to Enos, and from him to Cainan, yet it is not tied here, but runs according to electing love, as also do the fruits thereof. Ver. 26, 27. "And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters.
'Tis true, they now do own the truth with hazard, and do hold it up by enduring much misery, according to the rage of wicked men; but, I say, 'tis hoped others will reap the fruits of our travails, and that some of us shall live to see it, as Enos lived to see his Cainan possess religion eight hundred years. Ver. 11. "And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died."
He lived then one hundred fifty-three years after Enoch, and died five hundred and sixteen years before the flood. Ver. 12. "And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel." Mahalaleel, signifieth praising God. Wherefore he was born in settled times, wherein religion met with little or no molestation. Ver. 13.
For indeed Seth was born when Adam was in his two hundred and thirtieth year, who lived nine hundred and thirty years. Seth begat Enos in his two hundred and fifth year; who, when he had lived nine hundred and twelve years, delivered the government to Cainan his son, whom he had in his hundred and ninetieth year. He lived nine hundred and five years.
Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God. And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,
But for Seth to stand eight hundred years against such a murderous crew, and yet to have his breath in his nostrils! His life was therefore eighteen years shorter than that of Adam; he lived fifty-five years after Enoch, and died six hundred and fourteen years before the flood. Ver. 9. "And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan." Cainan signifieth a buyer, or owner.
Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala, Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,
Namely, that they might still be owners of the inheritance that the Lord had given them. This shews us then, that the fruit of a constant standing to the word of God, is, That the generations yet unborn shall be made the possessors and owners of it. Ver. 10. "And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters."
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