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knowledge_n of_o his_o ancestor_n and_o what_o this_o walk_n with_o god_n do_v imply_v we_o may_v understand_v from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o history_n and_o the_o apostle_n observation_n heb._n 11.7_o viz._n not_o only_o a_o careful_a observance_n of_o all_o the_o general_n rule_v of_o righteousness_n transmit_v from_o adam_n to_o his_o posterity_n but_o a_o ready_a obedience_n and_o conformity_n to_o all_o special_a declaration_n and_o manifestation_n of_o the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o he_o instance_n of_o which_o be_v those_o command_n of_o god_n and_o his_o obedience_n thereunto_o in_o building_n the_o ark_n which_o undoubted_o expose_v he_o to_o much_o trouble_n by_o question_n concern_v it_o and_o to_o various_a censure_n gen._n 6.14_o 22._o he_o do_v notwithstanding_o according_a to_o all_o that_o god_n command_v he_o so_o do_v he_o and_o in_o go_v into_o it_o with_o the_o several_a sort_n of_o creature_n gen._n 7.1_o 5_o 7_o 9_o and_o in_o go_v out_o again_o at_o the_o command_n of_o god_n gen._n 8.16_o 18._o in_o his_o walk_n with_o god_n in_o this_o manner_n he_o can_v not_o but_o beside_o all_o the_o knowledge_n which_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o his_o ancestor_n learn_v much_o more_o by_o the_o immediate_a teach_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v question_v but_o as_o he_o be_v instruct_v by_o his_o ancestor_n so_o he_o be_v careful_a to_o instruct_v his_o family_n &_o posterity_n in_o all_o necessary_a knowledge_n among_o which_o that_o of_o walk_v with_o god_n be_v some_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o this_o be_v so_o i_o see_v no_o reason_n why_o other_o nation_n shall_v not_o have_v derive_v their_o knowledge_n with_o their_o descent_n direct_o from_o noah_n or_o why_o we_o shall_v suppose_v the_o other_o branch_n of_o his_o posterity_n to_o have_v all_o receive_v their_o knowledge_n of_o divine_a and_o sacred_a thing_n especial_o collateral_o from_o that_o of_o abraham_n rather_o than_o direct_o and_o lineal_o from_o their_o common_a ancestor_n noah_n as_o noah_n offer_v sacrifice_n gen._n 8.20_o and_o abraham_n offer_v sacrifice_n so_o we_o find_v priest_n and_o sacrifice_n among_o other_o nation_n such_o be_v melchizedeck_v a_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n gen._n 14.18_o and_o certain_o it_o be_v by_o revelation_n from_o god_n or_o some_o divine_a mean_n that_o pharaoh_n understand_v that_o it_o be_v because_o of_o sarah_n abraham_n wife_n that_o the_o lord_n plague_v he_o and_o his_o house_n gen._n 12.17_o as_o we_o find_v it_o express_v afterward_o in_o the_o like_a case_n of_o abimelech_n gen._n 20.3_o 6._o god_n come_v to_o abimelech_n in_o a_o dream_n by_o night_n and_o say_v to_o he_o behold_v thou_o be_v but_o a_o dead_a man_n for_o the_o woman_n which_o thou_o have_v take_v for_o she_o be_v a_o man_n wife_n and_o another_o pharaoh_n acknowledge_v joseph_n to_o be_v a_o man_n in_o who_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n gen._n 41.38_o and_o when_o he_o raise_v he_o to_o the_o great_a preferment_n in_o the_o kingdom_n give_v he_o for_o a_o wife_n the_o daughter_n of_o a_o egyptian_a priest_n ibid._n v._n 45._o and_o moses_n marry_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o priest_n of_o midian_a jethro_n ex._n 2.16_o 21._o who_o be_v a_o good_a man_n and_o a_o worshipper_n of_o the_o true_a god_n as_o appear_v ex._n 18.9_o 10_o 12._o and_o the_o mean_n then_o to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v common_a to_o they_o and_o to_o other_o nation_n as_o rebekah_n gen._n 25.22_o so_o balaam_n numb_a 22.8_o 9_o 18_o 19_o 20_o 23.4_o go_v to_o inquire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o receive_v answer_n from_o he_o and_o about_o this_o time_n job_n be_v believe_v to_o have_v live_v who_o be_v a_o holy_a man_n and_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o have_v vision_n by_o these_o instance_n and_o other_o that_o may_v be_v note_v we_o may_v understand_v that_o in_o those_o ancient_a time_n it_o be_v believe_v in_o all_o nation_n that_o there_o be_v mean_n whereby_o man_n and_o woman_n may_v come_v to_o have_v some_o acquaintance_n 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