then men began to call, &c.] Some Hebrew Rabbines translate the words then men profaned, or profanely called upon the name of the Lord, as if in the time of Enosh Idolatry were taken up; but there is an errour in the Grammaticall construction of the word Huhhal, which in the conjugation Kal, (besides other acceptions) signifieth to profane: but in the conjugation Hophal as here it signifieth they began, or men began: besides for grammaticall construction, when the word is followed with a Noune it signifieth to profane, as Numbers 30:3. Ezekiel 39:7. but when it is followed with a Verbe of the infinitive Mood (as here) it signifieth to beginne, as Genesis 6:1. &Chap. 41. 54. &2 Chronicles 3:1. and so the sense is, then beganne men, that is, in the time of Enosh men began, not to set up the profession of a Monasticall life (as some Papists would have it) or some speciall Sect of professions called Enoshei, or by contraction Essen or Essaei (as some others); or that then men first began to call upon God by the Name Jehovah; (whereas before they called upon him by the Name Elohim, or Adonai) but then God moved mens hearts more sincerely to separate from the profane society of the wicked, (such as were the posteritie of Cain) to serve God, not as before in private families onely, but in more publique societies, and that in a more solemne manner, and with more zeale and boldnesse then in former times; and so to intitle themselves unto the Lord with especiall relation and devotion, as Chap. 6. 4. And these for the most part who did this were the posteritie of Seth who was borne in stead of Abel, not onely as a sonne to his parents, but as a Priest to Gods Church.