800. And all flesh died that creepeth upon the earth. That this signifies that they who were of the last posterity of the Most Ancient Church became extinct, is evident from what follows, where they are described as to their persuasions and their cupidities. They are here first called “flesh that creepeth upon the earth” for the reason that they had become altogether sensuous and corporeal. Sensuous and corporeal things, as has been said, were likened by the most ancient men to creeping things; and therefore when “flesh moving upon the earth” is spoken of, such a man is signified as has become merely sensuous and corporeal. That “flesh” signifies all mankind in general, and specifically the corporeal man, has been said and shown before.
