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And Noe did all things which the Lord had commanded him.
811. And they were destroyed from the earth. That this is the conclusion, namely, that the Most Ancient Church expired; and that by “Noah only was left, and that which was with him in the ark” is signified that they were preserved who constituted the new church; and that by “that which was with him in the ark” are signified all things that were of the new church, needs no further explication, being self-evident.