A citation from the library
Adam Clarke, on Gen 6:3
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Gen 6:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And God said: My spirit shall not remain in man for ever, because he is flesh, and his days shall be a hundred and twenty years.”
On this verse:
“My spirit shall not always strive - It is only by the influence of the Spirit of God that the carnal mind can be subdued and destroyed; but those who wilfully resist and grieve that Spirit must be ultimately left to the hardness and blindness of their own hearts, if they do not repent and turn to God. God delights in mercy, and therefore a gracious warning is given. Even at this time the earth was ripe for destruction; but God promised them one hundred and twenty years' respite: if they repented in that interim, well; if not, they should be destroyed by a flood. See the note on Gen 6:5”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.