The Patriarchs / Being Meditations upon Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Job; The Canticles, Heaven and Earth.

A series of meditations examines the brief Genesis notices of Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Job, and offers reflections on the canticles, heaven, and earth. The essays emphasize the simplicity and domestic texture of early narratives, portraying family life, hospitality, and moral formation, while stressing the personal nearness of God as expressed through dreams, visions, and humanlike encounters. Focused readings explore the saints' standing and testimony, the intimacy of divine–human interaction, and practical spiritual lessons, drawing devotional and moral insight from sparse biblical material.