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say_v the_o water_n prevail_v so_o long_o upon_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v as_o i_o understand_v it_o increase_v i_o now_o grant_v that_o it_o last_v but_o forty_o natural_a day_n because_o those_o word_n of_o god_n to_o noah_n predict_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o rain_n gen._n 7.4_o for_o yet_o seven_o day_n and_o i_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o rain_v upon_o the_o earth_n forty_o day_n and_o forty_o night_n etc._n etc._n seem_v to_o limit_v it_o to_o that_o term_n so_o that_o we_o must_v seek_v some_o other_o reason_n for_o the_o prevail_a of_o the_o water_n for_o one_o hundred_o and_o fifty_o day_n which_o probable_o may_v be_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o emotion_n of_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o so_o long_a time_n the_o content_n the_o introduction_n concern_v prophecy_n chap._n 1._o the_o division_n of_o the_o word_n 2_o peter_n 3.11_o and_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o they_o viz._n i._n testimony_n concern_v the_o future_a dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 2._o of_o ancient_a christian_a writer_n 3._o of_o heathen_a philosopher_n and_o sage_n ii_o seven_o quotation_n concern_v the_o dissolution_n propose_v pag._n 1.2_o 3_o chap._n 2._o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n concern_v the_o dissolution_n dr._n hammond_n exposition_n refer_v the_o most_o of_o they_o to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o period_n of_o the_o jewish_a state_n and_o polity_n consider_v and_o plead_v for_o p._n 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n to_o 22_o chap._n 3._o some_o testimony_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n and_o doctor_n of_o the_o church_n concern_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 22_o 23_o etc._n etc._n to_o 28._o chap._n 4._o the_o testimony_n of_o some_o heathen_a philosopher_n and_o other_o writer_n concern_v the_o dissolution_n the_o epicurean_o p._n 28._o the_o stoic_n who_o hold_v certain_a period_n of_o deluge_n and_o conflagration_n p._n 29_o to_o 34._o that_o this_o opinion_n of_o a_o future_a conflagration_n be_v of_o far_o great_a antiquity_n than_o that_o sect_n prove_v p._n 34_o 35.36_o the_o antiquity_n and_o universality_n of_o it_o argue_v it_o to_o have_v be_v derive_v from_o noah_n and_o his_o son_n p._n 37_o 38_o chap._n 5._o the_o first_o question_n concern_v the_o world_n dissolution_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n that_o may_v probable_o cause_v or_o argue_v a_o future_a dissolution_n three_o possible_a mean_n propound_v and_o discuss_v p._n 39_o sect._n 1._o the_o first_o be_v the_o possibility_n of_o the_o water_n again_o natural_o overflow_n and_o cover_v the_o earth_n p._n 39.44_o 45_o etc._n etc._n to_o 51_o the_o old_a argument_n for_o the_o world_n dissolution_n viz._n it_o be_v daily_a consenescency_n and_o decay_n reject_v p._n 40_o 41_o from_o the_o continual_a straiten_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o lower_v the_o mountain_n and_o high_a ground_n by_o flood_n wash_v away_o and_o carry_v down_o earth_n and_o from_o the_o sea_n encroach_a upon_o the_o shore_n such_o a_o overflow_a show_v to_o be_v possible_a p._n 44_o 45_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 50._o a_o objection_n against_o the_o diminution_n and_o depression_n of_o the_o land_n answer_v p._n 51_o 52_o etc._n etc._n a_o digression_n concern_v the_o general_a deluge_n in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n p._n 56_o 57_o etc._n etc._n testimony_n of_o heathen_a writer_n and_o ancient_a coin_n verify_v the_o scripture-history_n of_o the_o deluge_n p._n 56_o 57_o etc._n etc._n to_o 63._o that_o the_o ancient_a poet_n and_o mythologist_n by_o deucalion_n understand_v noah_n and_o by_o deucalion_n flood_n the_o general_a deluge_n p._n 60_o 61._o that_o there_o have_v be_v other_o particular_a deluge_n p._n 63_o the_o opinion_n of_o those_o who_o hold_v that_o the_o deluge_n be_v cause_v by_o a_o miraculous_a transmutation_n of_o the_o element_n of_o air_n into_o water_n p._n 64_o 65._o that_o the_o mean_n assign_v by_o the_o scripture_n viz._n a_o continual_a rain_n of_o forty_o natural_a day_n and_o the_o empty_n the_o subterraneous_a abyss_n may_v suffice_v so_o that_o we_o need_v not_o have_v recourse_n to_o such_o a_o assistance_n p._n 66._o that_o all_o the_o vapour_n suspend_v in_o the_o air_n may_v contribute_v much_o towards_o the_o flood_n prove_v p_o 67_o 68_o concern_v the_o raise_n up_o the_o water_n out_o of_o the_o great_a deep_a p._n 69_o 70._o a_o occasional_a discourse_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o fountain_n p._n 70_o 71_o etc._n etc._n the_o subterraneous_a circulation_n and_o perpetual_a motion_n of_o the_o water_n to_o the_o author_n improbable_a p._n 71._o that_o the_o preponderancy_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o water_n lie_v upon_o a_o heap_n in_o the_o opposite_a hemisphere_n can_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o water_n ascent_n in_o spring_n prove_v p_o 72_o 73._o that_o rains_n may_v suffice_v to_o feed_v the_o spring_n and_o do_v feed_v the_o ordinary_a one_o prove_v p._n 74_o 75._o that_o the_o rain-water_n sink_v down_o and_o make_v its_o way_n into_o the_o earth_n more_o than_o ten_o or_o twenty_o or_o forty_o or_o a_o hundred_o foot_n prove_v by_o many_o argument_n and_o experiment_n p._n 76_o 77_o etc._n etc._n to_o p._n 82._o mr._n halley_n opinion_n that_o spring_n and_o river_n owe_v their_o original_a to_o vapour_n condense_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o mountain_n propound_v and_o approve_v as_o to_o hot_a and_o fervid_v region_n but_o disallow_v as_o to_o the_o more_o temperate_a and_o cold_a one_o yet_o the_o vapour_n there_o not_o whole_o exclude_v p._n 82_o 83_o etc._n etc._n to_o 91._o observation_n communicate_v by_o dr._n robinson_n concern_v the_o original_a of_o fountain_n drop_v tree_n etc._n etc._n p._n 92_o 93._o the_o question_n further_o discuss_v and_o prove_v that_o vapour_n be_v a_o partial_a cause_n of_o spring_n even_o in_o temperate_a and_o cold_a region_n addit_fw-la 251_o 252_o inference_n upon_o the_o supposition_n of_o the_o river_n pour_v into_o the_o sea_n half_a a_o ocean_n of_o water_n daily_o p._n 95_o 96._o the_o most_o probable_a cause_n of_o the_o deluge_n viz._n the_o emotion_n of_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o a_o extraordinary_a depression_n of_o the_o superficies_n of_o the_o sea_n p._n 99_o 100_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o deluge_n 1._o as._n to_o the_o superficial_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 102_o 103._o 2._o particular_o as_o to_o the_o bring_n in_o of_o form_v stone_n or_o the_o shell_n and_o bone_n of_o some_o sea-fish_n disperse_v all_o over_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n p._n 104_o etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o nature_n and_o original_a of_o those_o body_n whether_o they_o be_v original_o the_o real_a shell_n and_o bone_n of_o fish_n or_o stone_n cast_v in_o such_o mould_v or_o whether_o they_o be_v primitive_a production_n of_o nature_n in_o imitation_n only_o of_o such_o shell_n and_o bone_n not_o owe_v their_o figure_n to_o they_o the_o argument_n on_o both_o side_n propose_v and_o weigh_v p._n 106_o 107_o etc._n etc._n to_o 132_o sect._n 2._o the_o second_o possible_a cause_n of_o the_o world_n destruction_n in_o a_o natural_a way_n the_o extinction_n of_o the_o sun_n p_o 133_o sect._n 3_o the_o three_o possible_a cause_n of_o the_o world_n destruction_n the_o eruption_n of_o the_o central_n fire_n p._n 135._o that_o the_o be_v of_o such_o a_o fire_n be_v no_o way_n oppugnant_fw-la either_o to_o scripture_n or_o reason_n p._n 137_o 138_o etc._n etc._n sect._n 4._o the_o four_o possible_a cause_n of_o the_o world_n destruction_n the_o earth_n dryness_n and_o inflammability_n in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n and_o the_o eruption_n of_o the_o vulcano_n p._n 141._o that_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o ecliptic_a to_o the_o equator_fw-la do_v not_o diminish_v p._n 142._o that_o though_o there_o be_v such_o a_o dry_n and_o parch_v of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o torrid_a zone_n it_o will_v not_o probable_o infer_v a_o conflagration_n p._n 142_o 143_o 144._o that_o there_o have_v not_o yet_o be_v nor_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n can_v be_v any_o such_o dry_n or_o parch_v of_o the_o earth_n under_o the_o torrid_a zone_n p._n 44_o 45_o 46._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o desiccation_n of_o the_o sea_n by_o natural_a mean_n deny_v p._n 146_o 147._o the_o fixedness_n and_o intransmutability_n of_o principles_n secure_v the_o universe_n from_o dissolution_n destruction_n of_o any_o present_a species_n and_o production_n of_o any_o new_a p._n 148_o 149_o a_o second_o digression_n concern_v the_o primitive_a chaos_n and_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 150_o what_o the_o ancient_n understand_v by_o it_o ibid._n &_o 151._o that_o probable_o god_n do_v at_o first_o create_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o principle_n or_o simple_a body_n natural_o intransmutable_a and_o mingle_v they_o various_o in_o the_o earth_n and_o
constitution_n of_o the_o body_n â_o the_o antediluvian_o be_v more_o firm_a and_o durable_a than_o that_o of_o their_o posterity_n after_o thâ_n flood_n and_o that_o this_o change_n of_o the_o term_n of_o life_n be_v not_o whole_o to_o be_v attribute_v to_o miracle_n may_v both_o be_v demonstrate_v from_o the_o gradual_a decrease_n of_o the_o age_n of_o the_o postdiluvian_o for_o have_v it_o be_v miraculous_a why_o shall_v not_o the_o age_n of_o the_o very_a first_o generation_n after_o the_o flood_n have_v be_v reduce_v to_o that_o term_n and_o what_o account_n can_v we_o give_v of_o their_o hold_v out_o for_o some_o generation_n against_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o air_n or_o deteriority_n of_o diet_n but_o the_o strength_n and_o firmness_n of_o their_o constitution_n which_o yet_o be_v original_o owe_v to_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n or_o quality_n of_o their_o diet_n or_o both_o see_v a_o change_n in_o these_o for_o there_o be_v no_o other_o visible_a cause_n do_v by_o degree_n prevail_v against_o and_o impair_v it_o what_o influence_n the_o lie_v so_o long_o of_o the_o water_n upon_o the_o earth_n may_v have_v upon_o the_o air_n and_o earth_n in_o change_v they_o for_o the_o worse_o and_o render_v they_o more_o unfit_a for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o continuation_n of_o humane_a life_n i_o will_v not_o now_o dispute_v but_o whatever_o may_v be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o longaevity_n of_o the_o antediluvian_o and_o the_o contract_n of_o the_o age_n of_o the_o postdiluvian_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o age_n of_o these_o do_v at_o the_o last_o settle_v as_o i_o say_v at_o or_o about_o the_o term_n of_o threescore_o and_o ten_o and_o have_v there_o continue_v for_o three_o thousand_o year_n without_o any_o diminution_n i_o proceed_v now_o to_o the_o accident_n which_o may_v possible_o in_o process_n of_o time_n infer_v a_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o the_o possibility_n of_o the_o water_n in_o process_n of_o time_n again_o overflow_n and_o cover_v oâ_n the_o earth_n for_o first_o of_o all_o the_o rain_n continual_o wash_v down_o and_o carry_v away_o earth_n from_o the_o mountain_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o as_o welâ_n the_o height_n as_o the_o bulk_n of_o they_o shall_v answerable_o decrease_v and_o that_o they_o do_v so_o iâ_n evident_a in_o experience_n for_o as_o i_o have_v else_o where_o note_v i_o have_v be_v inform_v by_o a_o gentleman_n of_o good_a credit_n that_o whereas_o thâ_n steeple_n of_o craich_n in_o the_o peak_n of_o derbyshire_n in_o the_o memory_n of_o some_o old_a man_n then_o live_v 1672._o can_v not_o have_v be_v seeâ_n from_o a_o certain_a hill_n lie_v between_o hopton_n anâ_n wirksworth_n now_o not_o only_o the_o steeple_n buâ_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o church_n mayâ_n from_o thence_o be_v see_v which_o come_v to_o pasâ_n by_o the_o sink_n of_o a_o hill_n between_o the_o church_n and_o place_n of_o view_n a_o parallel_a example_n where_o to_o the_o learned_a dr._n plot_n give_v we_o in_o a_o hill_n between_o sibbertoft_n and_o hasleby_n in_o northamptonshire_n hist_o nat._n stafford_n p._n 113._o and_o thuâ_n will_v they_o continue_v to_o do_v so_o long_o as_o there_o fallâ_n any_o rain_n and_o as_o they_o retain_v any_o declivity_n that_o be_v till_o they_o be_v level_v with_o the_o plain_n 2._o by_o reason_n of_o the_o abundance_n of_o earth_n thus_o wash_v off_o the_o mountain_n by_o shot_n of_o rain_n and_o carry_v down_o with_o the_o flood_n to_o the_o sea_n about_o the_o outlet_n of_o the_o river_n where_o the_o violent_a motion_n of_o the_o water_n cease_v settle_v to_o the_o bottom_n and_o raise_v it_o up_o by_o degree_n above_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o water_n the_o land_n continual_o gain_v upon_o and_o drive_v back_o the_o sea_n the_o egyptian_a pharos_n or_o light-house_n of_o old_a time_n stand_v in_o a_o island_n a_o good_a distance_n from_o land_n which_o be_v now_o join_v to_o the_o continent_n the_o 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incremento_fw-la semper_fw-la ultra_fw-la tulit_fw-la ind_n pinguis_fw-la &_o limosi_fw-la soli_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la ulla_fw-la intervalla_fw-la in_o se_fw-la habet_fw-la sed_fw-la crevit_fw-la in_o solidum_fw-la arescente_fw-la limo_fw-la quo_fw-la pressa_fw-la erat_fw-la &_o cedens_fw-la structura_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v all_z egypt_n be_v but_o a_o concretion_n of_o mud._n for_o if_o homer_n may_v be_v believe_v the_o pharos_n be_v as_o far_o distant_a from_o the_o continent_n as_o a_o ship_n with_o full_a saiâ_n can_v run_v in_o a_o day_n time_n but_o now_o it_o be_v joyneâ_n to_o it_o for_o nilus_n flow_v with_o trouble_a water_n bring_v down_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o mud_n and_o silt_n and_o add_v to_o it_o the_o old_a land_n carry_v oâ_n egypt_n further_a and_o further_a still_o by_o a_o annual_a increase_n hence_o it_o be_v of_o a_o fat_a and_o muddy_a soil_n and_o have_v no_o pore_n or_o cavity_n in_o it_o aâ_n this_o reason_n he_o give_v why_o it_o be_v not_o 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than_o mountain_n single_o or_o joint_o consider_v and_o that_o there_o appear_v not_o the_o least_o footstep_n of_o any_o art_n or_o counsel_n either_o in_o the_o figure_n and_o shape_n or_o order_n and_o disposition_n of_o mountain_n and_o rock_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a they_o come_v so_o out_o of_o god_n hand_n who_o by_o the_o ancient_a philosopher_n be_v say_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o to_o make_v all_o thing_n in_o number_n weight_n and_o measure_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o present_a face_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o all_o its_o mountain_n and_o hill_n its_o promontory_n and_o rock_n as_o rude_a and_o deform_a as_o they_o appear_v seem_v to_o i_o a_o very_a beautiful_a and_o pleasant_a object_n and_o with_o all_o that_o variety_n of_o hill_n and_o valley_n and_o inequality_n far_o more_o grateful_a to_o behold_v than_o a_o perfect_o level_v country_n without_o any_o rise_n or_o protuberancy_n to_o terminate_v the_o sight_n as_o any_o one_o that_o have_v but_o see_v the_o isle_n of_o ely_n or_o any_o the_o like_a country_n must_v needs_o acknowledge_v neither_o be_v it_o only_o more_o pleasant_a to_o behold_v but_o more_o commodious_a for_o habitation_n which_o be_v so_o plain_a that_o i_o need_v not_o spend_v time_n to_o prove_v it_o 2._o a_o land_n so_o distinguish_v into_o mountain_n valley_n and_o plain_n be_v also_o most_o convenient_a for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o the_o various_a sort_n of_o animal_n which_o god_n have_v create_v some_o whereof_o delight_n in_o cold_a some_o in_o hot_a some_o moist_a and_o watery_a some_o in_o dry_a and_o upland_n place_n and_o some_o of_o they_o can_v neither_o find_v nor_o gather_v their_o proper_a food_n in_o different_a region_n some_o beast_n and_o bird_n we_o find_v live_v upon_o the_o high_a top_n of_o the_o alps_o and_o that_o all_o the_o winter_n too_o while_o they_o be_v constant_o cover_v with_o snow_n
work_n of_o god_n be_v persect_v or_o finish_v in_o six_o day_n it_o be_v necesary_a or_o necessary_o follow_v that_o the_o world_n shall_v continue_v in_o this_o state_n six_o age_n that_o be_v six_o thousand_o year_n for_o the_o great_a day_n of_o god_n be_v terminate_v in_o a_o circle_n of_o six_o thousand_o year_n as_o the_o prophet_n intimate_v who_o say_v a_o thousand_o year_n in_o thy_o sight_n o_o lord_n be_v but_o as_o one_o day_n pag._n 26._o lin_v 25._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d etc._n etc._n he_o acute_o call_v the_o death_n of_o the_o element_n their_o change_n into_o better_a pag._n 32._o lin._n 18._o cum_fw-la tempus_fw-la advenerit_fw-la etc._n etc._n when_o the_o time_n shall_v come_v that_o the_o world_n again_o to_o be_v restore_v or_o to_o recover_v itself_o shall_v perish_v these_o thing_n shall_v beat_v or_o maul_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o strength_n the_o star_n shall_v run_v or_o fall_v foul_a upon_o one_o another_o and_o all_o the_o matter_n flame_v 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