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ing was good, but it was not accepted
of God as was Abel's, as there was no
blood in it to point down to the slain
lamb Isaiah lii, ~ So Adams race
multiplied rapidly, and the first right
eous man we have any account Of be-
fore the food God took him. And
Enoch walked with God, and he was
not, for God took him Gen. v, "a, We
would not infer from this that he was
all that pleased God as did Abel. But
in process Of time the people became so
wicked that it grieved God that he had
made man. And it seems that He had
decided to destroy man from the face
of the earth. But Noah found grace in
the eyes of the Lord. 1t is written,
"Noah was o just man and perfect in
his generations, and Noah walked with
God (Gen. vi, o. God told Noah to
make an ark. "Behold /, even l, do
bring food upon the earth to destroy
all flesh" Peter says, "Wherein there
were but eight souls saved by water.
The like figure whereunto even bap-
tism doth also now save us, not the
putting away the filth of the flesh, but
the answer Of a good conscience toward
God, by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ" And in this we see two step
ping stones to better things, Water
and holy baptism of fire to eradicate
sin from the human soul, and real wa
ter and fire which has and will eventu-
ally sweep every sinner from the face
of Gods footstool. As it is written,
they shall be ashes under the soles of
your feet (Mal. iv, 3D.
God said to Abraham to walk before
me and be thou perfect, and that he
would multiply his seed and that he
should be the father of many nations,
and that he would give unto him and
to his seed after him the land wherein
he was q stranger all the land of Canaan
for an everlasting possession and that
he would be their God Abraham is a
type Of God and his son Isaac type OF
Christ, as Abraham offered him as @
sacrifice for sin, but God stayed bis
hand (Gen. xxi, 10-1l.) Isaac inthrall'
ed the Lord for his wife, because she
was barren, and the Lord was entreat
ed of him and Rebekah his wife con
ceived. And the children struggled
together within her, and she said, III
it be so, why am l thus?" and she wen
to enquire of the Lord. And the Lore
said unto her, '"Two nations are in thy
womb and two manner of people shal
be separated from thy bowels, and tn,
one people shall be stronger than tn
| other people, and the elder shall serv
the younger" And when her days t,
be delivered were fulfilled, behold
there were twins in her womb. Ant
the first came out red all over like
harry garment, and they called hi
name Esau. And after that came hi
brother out and his hand took hold ot
:. Esau's heel, and his name was calle
! Jacob. And the boys grew, and Esa
was q cunning hunter, man of tn
, field, and Jacob a plain man dwellin
/ in tents. Jacob is type OF the Hol
, Ghost, or olive tree, which means th
a whole Jewish family and his twelv
sons are type of the twelve apostles
, and the apostle to the Gentiles said b
was of the tribe of Benjamin (Rom. K
4 ~ Esau is type OF the heather, br
i as he was first to be born, naturally {
q will his race be first to be born spiritu
ally, so far as his race will repent an
o believe as the gospel of the kingdol
must fist be preached to all nations,
e which time the GENTLE dispensatio
!, will come to an end and Jacobs poste
n ity will take hold of his heel by beir
p born in one day (Rom. xi, 26 to 2
,e Isaiah Xvi, 81
n Jacobs seven years contract wi
70 Laban for Rachel and was given Lei
-, is type of regeneration which mu
20 come before we can receive the Ho
" Ghost, the sanctifier (Rom. XIV, 10;
!. John xiv, ~, and be married to anot
h. er, even Christ (Rom. vii, a, Jacot
" ten sons by Leah are types of the te
% twelfths of the christian world tod
a who say that God can't sanctify |
children and give them a new natu
q Il Cor. ii, 14-15.) Jacobs two sons
at his second beloved wife which W
mr. given to him just week later are tyr
m of the two twelfths of the christi
20 world who claim holy life, and viii
in point on down the stream to twel
le spies sent by Moses over Jordan to s
IL out the land Of Canaan and bring ba
tn word as to the land. All agree as
or the wonderful productive country, a
er as to the strong nations anu wall
re cities. But ten say we can't take
lal land, while two say we can, for il
is ours by promise of God to our faith
III and their seed forever Gen. xvii,
he Joseph was type of those that rece
he ed and was filled with the Holy Che
,ar on and after the day of pententec
me Acts ii, I'D, as be dreamed and 6
es visions sent by the Lord (Gen. XXX
er. 81 Joseph's brethren hating him
gas type of regenerated people hating &c
ide pure, holy children tII Tim. iii, s) {
nd has thousands that would run and le