Make  thee  an  ark  of  gopher- wood:  rooms  shalt  thou  make
in  the  ark,  &c.     And  behold  I,  even  I,  do  bring  a  food  of


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waters  upon  the  earth.  "  And  the  Lord  said  unto -Noah,
come  thou  and  all  thy  house  int©  the  ark,  for  thee  have  I
seen  righteous  before  me  in  this  generation.  "  Gen.  vi,  13,
14,  17:  ch.  vii,  1.  Paul  says  that  ^^  bi/  faith- •'Soah,
being  warned  of  God  of  things  not  seen  as  yet,  moved  with
fear,  prepared  an  arliy  Heb.  xi,7.  Notice  in  this,  the
personal-moYdi\,  purity  and  righteousness  of  God,  and  the
display  of  his  physical  power.
The  following  quotations  show,  that  the  religion-giving
operations  of  the  Spirit  of  God  were  by  words,  "  And  the
Lord  came  down  in  a  cloud  and  spake  unto  Moses,  and  he
took  of  the  Spirit  that  was  upon  hini,  and  gave  it  unto  the
Seventy  Elders.  '•  And  when  the  Spirit  rested  upon  them
they  prophesied,  and  did  not  cease.  "  Numbers,  chap,  xi,
vers.  25,  2G,  29.  And  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  came  upon
Balaam,  and  he  took  up  a  parable  and  said,  How  good-
ly are  thy  tents,  O  Jacob,  and  ihy  tabernacles,  O  Israel!
Numb,  xxiv,  2,  8.  •'  And  the  Spirit  of  God  came  upon
Saul  and  he  prophesied  among  the  prophets.  "  1  Saml.  x,
19,  20.  "  The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  spake  by  me,  and  his
word  icas  in  my  tongue.  The  God  of  Israel  srmZ,  the  rock
of  Israel  spake  to  me,  He  that  ruleih  over  men  must  be
just,  ruling  in  the  fear  of  God."  2  Sam.  xxiii,  2,  3.  "Thou
testifest  against  them  by  thy  Spirit  in  the  prophets.  "  Neh.
