Part 33 (1/2)

2. What G.o.d wished to teach Noah by calling him to enter the ark 3.

3. Whether G.o.d spoke this commandment directly to Noah 4-5.

* When G.o.d speaks to us through men it is to be viewed as G.o.d's Word 4-5.

* The thoughts of the Jews on the seven days 6.

* The office of the ministry.

a. Through it G.o.d deals with mankind 7.

b. Why we should not despise the office and expect revelations direct from G.o.d 8-9.

* G.o.d speaks with man in various ways 9.

* Corruption and destruction of the first world.

a. The ruin of the first compared with that of the last world 10-13.

* The need of posterity to pray that they retain pure doctrine 12.

b. Why so few righteous persons were found in Noah's day 12.

* The efforts of the pope and bishops to crush the Gospel 13.

c. First world severely punished, neither old nor young were spared 14-15.

d. Punishment of first world greatly moved Peter when he wrote about it 16-17.

* Peter's record of sermon Christ delivered to the spirits of the first world in prison 16-17.

a. Who are to be understood here by the unbelieving world 18.

b. Peter here shows the wrath and long suffering of G.o.d 19.

c. Nature and manner of this sermon 20.

* Apostles had special revelations we cannot grasp 20-21.

4. How Noah was righteous before G.o.d 22.

5. How the world laughed at him while executing G.o.d's command, G.o.d then comforted him 23-24.

6. Greatness of Noah's faith and steadfastness in executing this command 25-26.

* Luther's confession he would have been too weak for such a work 25-26.

* The great firmness of John Huss and Jerome of Prague 27.

* We are to comfort ourselves when all the world forsakes and condemns us 28.