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Observe here, 1. The person spoken of, Noah, an eminent person in the line of the church, and one that walked with God, and found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Observe, 2. What was spoken of him; he was warned of God, touching his design and purposes to destroy and drown the old world.
Observe, 3. What was the effect of this warning, it produced in Noah fear and obedience: Fear of the threatening, and obedience to the command; he was moved with fear, and prepared the ark.
Observe, 4. The exercise, yea, eminent exercise of Noah's faith: Neither the difficulty of the work, nor the length of time, and hundred and twenty years, nor his want of success all that time of preaching, nor the contempt and scorn cast upon him by the whole world, could weaken his hands or discourage his heart, in the least, from going on with his work.
Observe, 5. The consequent of Noah's faith and obedience with respect unto the world: He condemned the world; not as a judge, properly and authoratively, but as a witness, by plea and testimony; he condemned it by his doctrine, by his example, an left it altogether without excuse.
Observe, 6. The fruit and effect of Noah's faith and obedience with reference to himself; He became heir of the righteousness which is by faith; that is, of the happiness promised to them who are justified by faith; he was evidenced and declared to be a righteous person.