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preserve in his church the knowledge of his will and the purity of his worship.
6 And Seth lived a hundred and five years, and begat Enos: 7 and Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years,
and begat sons and daughters:
8 and all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and
he died.
9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:
10 and Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen
years, and begat sons and daughters:
11 and a ll the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he
died.
12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel: 13 and Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty
years, and begat sons and daughters:
14 and all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he
died.
15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared: 16 and Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty
years, and begat sons and daughters:
17 and all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five
years: and he died.
18 And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and he begat
Enoch:
19 and Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat
sons and daughters:
20 and all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years:
and he died.
21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:
The accounts here run on for several generations without any thing remarkable, or any variation but of the names and numbers; but at length there comes in one that must not be passed over so, of whom special notice must be taken, and that is Enoch, the seventh from Adam: the rest, we may suppose, did virtuously, but he excelled them all, and was the brightest star of the patriarchal age. It is but little that is recorded concerning him; but this little is enough to make his name great,