...the pure worship (Aoa/,) means repose or consolation, which his father gave him, saying " This " same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our " hands, because of the ground schich the Lord hath cursed." •—Gen. v. 29.—predicting apparently (though perhaps unconsciously)...

...which may be inferred from the words of that verse, viz. " the same shall comfort us concerning ou r work, and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed." Now this comfort can certainly mean nothing else but the revoking of the curse, for God brought on...

...corresponding with the prediction of his father, " this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toll of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.'" Gen. v. 29, fulfilled Gen. viii. 21. The true answer to the question I take to be this. — In holy...

...springing up round their table, " These children shall comfort us concerning our work, and the labour of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed." The beauties of their childhood, the opening talents of their youth, and their successful efforts in...

...uninterruptedly to the birth of Noah, respecting whom, Lamech his father said, " This same shall comfort its concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed'." So that, in the time of Lamech, the hope and expectation were still cherished, that, of the seed of...

...earth which he inhabited. Lamech, for example, exclaims on the birth of his son, Noah, " this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our...because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed." And Noah, in the blessing pronounced on his children, distinguishes his son Shem, as being fa16 voured...

...hath cursed, is signified doctrine, whereby what had been perverted would be restored. Verse 30, 31. And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters. And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven year* and he died. By...

...and unto dust shalt thou return, Gen. iii. 17—19. And he called his name îvoah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our...because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed, v. 29. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me ; for the earth I is with filled...

...terminated. On that occasion his father was led (no doubt by some inspired warning) to exclaim : " This child shall " comfort us concerning our work and toil of our " hands, because of the earth which the Lord hath " cursed3 :" so our common English version ; but, the Greek interpreters...

...Noah, which signifies rest ; for this tame, saith he, shall comfort us concerning our work, and the toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed. Noah, by building the ark, saved a remnant from the flood ; and by offering an acceptable sacrifice,...