for one man to withstand the united
opposition of many 204.

8. Being a preacher of righteousness Noah was in greater danger
205.

9. Noah an example of patience and of all virtues 206.

10. How he traveled and preached everywhere in the world, and
preserved the human race temporally and spiritually 207-208.

11. The world takes offense at righteous Noah's marrying, and
adds sin to sin 209.

12. The order of the birth of Noah's sons 210.

B. THE WHOLE WORLD DESTROYED.

1. Whether, as Lyra teaches, birds and animals were destroyed
211.

* Why the punishment of sin was visited also upon the animals
212-213.

2. The meaning of "the earth was corrupt before God" 214-216.

* The sins against the first table of the law can easier be
concealed than those against the second table 214.

* Where false doctrine is taught, godless living follows 215.

3. How the earth was corrupt in the light of the first table of
the law 215-216.

4. How the earth was corrupt in the light of the second table
217-218.

* The meaning of "violence" in Scripture 218.

* The greatest violence can obtain under the appearance of
holiness, as among the Papists and Turks 219-221.

* Moses beautifully traces the course God takes in his
judgments 222.

* Who can pass the right judgment upon the pope that he is
Antichrist 223.

* How Antichrist strengthens the courage of the godly, and
whether they can check him 223.

5. Noah laments this corruption 224.

* Godlessness cannot be remedied when it adorns itself with the
appearance of holiness 225.

6. How God views this corruption 226.

* Luther laments the wickedness of the enemies of the Gospel
227.

* How we should view God's delay in punishing the wickedness of
his enemies 228.

* God's delay is very hard for believers 229.

7. The first world, although corrupt, was much better than the
present world 230.

V. HOW NOAH ALONE WAS FOUND RIGHTEOUS, AND HOW THE WHOLE WORLD WAS
DESTROYED.

A. Noah Alone Was found Righteous.

V. 8. _But Noah found grace in the eyes of Jehovah._

193. These are the words through which Noah was lifted up and
quickened again. For such wrat