Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Genesis 6

^{2 c} Hauing more respect to their beautie, & to worldely considerations, then to their maners and godlines.

^{2 a} The children of the godlie, which began to degenerate.

^{2 b} Those that came of wicked parents, as of Kain.

^{3 d} Because man colde not be wone by Gods lenitie and longsufferance, whereby he stroue to ouercome him, he wolde no longer stay his vengeance.

^{3 e} Which terme God gaue man to repent before he wolde destroy the earth, {I Pet. 3,20}.

^{3 !} God threateneth to bring the flood.

^{4 f} Which vsurped autoritie ouer others & did degenerate from the simplicitie, wherein their fathers liued.

^{4 /} Or, tyrants.

^{5 !} Man is altogether corrupt.

^{6 g} God doth neuer repent, but he speaketh after our capacitie, because he did destroy him, & in that, as it were, did disauow him to be his creature.

^{7 h} God declareth how muche he detesteth sinne, seing the punishment thereof extendeth to the brute beastes.

^{8 i} God was merciful vnto him.

^{9 /} Or, histories.

^{11 k} Meaning that all were giuen to the contempt of God and oppression of their neighbours.

^{13 /} Or, I wil destroy mankinde.

^{13 /} Or, oppression & wickednes.

^{14 /} Ebr. Gopher.

^{14 /} Ebr. nestes.

^{15 /} Or, of this measure.

^{16 l} That is, of thre heightes, as appeareth in this figure.

^{18 m} To the intent that in this great enterprise & mockings of the whole worlde thou maiest be confirmed, that thy faith faile not.

^{18 !} Noah is preserved in the Arke, which he was commanded to make.

^{22 n} That is, he obeyed Gods commandement in all pointes.