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A57471 New observations on the natural history of this world of matter, and this world of life in two parts : being a philosophical discourse, grounded upon the Mosaick system of the creation and the flood : to which are added some thoughts concerning paradise, the conflagration by Tho. Robinson ... Robinson, Thomas, d. 1719. 1696 (1696) Wing R1719; ESTC R14369 82,451 282

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earth_n and_o ●irst_n of_o the_o volatile_a part_n of_o it_o or_o the_o central_a fire_n its_o natural_a use_v chap._n 11._o of_o the_o six_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o first_o of_o the_o inequality_n of_o its_o surface_n their_o natural_a cause_n and_o use_v chap._n 12._o of_o mountain_n their_o original_a cause_n consistence_n and_o natural_a use_v be_v the_o first_o dry_a land_n that_o appear_v chap._n 13._o of_o mountain_n heath_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 14._o o●_n the_o plain_n and_o valley_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 15._o of_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 16._o of_o the_o ●luid_a part_n of_o this_o terraqueous_a globe_n and_o ●irst_n of_o the_o sea_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 17._o of_o those_o preternatural_a accident_n that_o disturb_v and_o interrupt_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n in_o this_o material_a world_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 18._o of_o the_o central_a damp_n their_o cause_n nature_n and_o dreadful_a effect_n upon_o this_o globe_n c●ap_n 19_o of_o terrene_a damp_n and_o their_o dreadful_a effect_n upon_o this_o globe_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 20._o of_o noah_n flood_n its_o cause_n the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n when_o it_o happen_v the_o effect_n and_o alteration_n it_o make_v upon_o the_o earth_n chap._n 21._o of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n when_o the_o deluge_n happen_v chap._n 22._o of_o the_o alteration_n which_o noah_n flood_n make_v in_o and_o upon_o the_o earth_n the_o content_n of_o the_o second_o part._n chap._n 1._o of_o the_o plastic_a spirit_n in_o matter_n and_o its_o natural_a product_n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o grand_a cover_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o sympathetical_a union_n of_o the_o plastic_a and_o vivisick_n spirit_n and_o the_o production_n of_o vegetable_n the_o first_o and_o low_a degree_n of_o life_n chap._n 3._o of_o reduce_v the_o confuse_a mass_n of_o light_n or_o the_o etherial_a flame_n into_o a_o body_n which_o make_v the_o sun_n of_o reduce_v
those_o light_a fog_n and_o waterish_a mist_n into_o a_o body_n which_o make_v the_o moon_n how_o by_o clear_v of_o the_o superlunary_a firmament_n or_o the_o planetary_a sphere_n the_o star_n appear_v and_o what_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n contribute_v towards_o the_o production_n of_o sensitive_a or_o locomotive_a animal_n and_o why_o the_o creation_n of_o these_o second_o cause_n make_v the_o four_o production_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o production_n of_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o life_n and_o first_o of_o oviparous_a animal_n as_o fish_n and_o waterish_a infect_v chap._n 5._o of_o the_o second_o genus_fw-la o●_n oviparous_a animal_n viz._n the_o aerial_a and_o first_o of_o fly-insects_a second_o of_o serpent_n three_o of_o bird_n and_o why_o moses_n make_v the_o waterish_a and_o aerial_a animal_n congenial_a chap._n 6._o of_o the_o terrene_a or_o viviparous_a animal_n chap._n 7._o of_o the_o creation_n of_o man_n the_o six_o production_n the_o conclusion_n wherein_o be_v show_v the_o meaning_n and_o signisicancy_n of_o these_o word_n and_o god_n see_v every_o thing_n that_o he_o have_v make_v and_o behold_v it_o be_v very_o good_a a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o terrestrial_a paradise_n show_v how_o adam_n be_v introduce_v into_o it_o the_o time_n he_o continue_v in_o it_o and_o how_o he_o and_o eve_n employ_v that_o time_n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o conflagration_n of_o this_o material_a world_n the_o local_a hell_n its_o outmost_a boundary_n or_o abraham_n gulf_n a_o short_a treatise_n of_o meteorology_n with_o some_o observation_n concern_v the_o change_n and_o alteration_n of_o the_o wether_n chap._n 1._o of_o vapour●●nd_a exhalation_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 2._o of_o the_o efficient_a cause_n o●_n all_o meteor_n and_o first_o of_o heat_n chap._n 3._o of_o cold_a the_o other_o efficient_a cause_n of_o meteor_n chap._n 4._o of_o the_o air_n or_o medium_fw-la wherein_o all_o meteor_n be_v generate_v chap._n 5._o of_o fiery_a meteor_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 6._o of_o comet_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 7._o of_o thunder_n its_o cause_n and_o effect_n chap._n 8._o of_o vaporous_a meteor_n and_o first_o of_o dew_n and_o hoar_a frost_n chap._n 9_o of_o rain_n hail_o and_o snow_n chap._n 10._o o●_n hail_n and_o snow_n with_o observation_n chap._n 11._o of_o frost_n and_o thaw_v chap._n 12._o o●_n the_o sphere_n of_o rarefaction_n chap._n 13._o of_o wind_n helm_n and_o arch_n chap._n 14._o prognostication_n of_o the_o change_n and_o alteration_n of_o wether_n from_o the_o set_n and_o rise_v of_o the_o sun_n the_o author_n live_v at_o a_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o press_n desire_v the_o reader_n ●o_o p●●don_v those_o follow_a mistake●_n page_n 5._o line_n 13._o read_v further_o p._n 25._o l._n 6._o r._n philosophical_o p._n 27._o l._n 9_o r._n anteperistatical_a p._n 30._o l._n 10._o r._n nutritius_n p._n 44._o l._n 25._o r._n fluidity_n p._n 67_o l._n 1._o r._n nature_n p._n 91._o l._n 4._o r._n sublunary_a p._n 121._o l._n 24._o r._n litoral●s_o p._n 13●_n l._n 25._o r._n assimilation_n p._n 139._o l._n 10._o r._n learned_a p._n 155._o l._n 28._o r._n zodiac_n a_o scheme_n wherein_o the_o several_a phaenomena_n of_o this_o terraqueous_a globe_n be_v explain_v abcdefg_n a_o the_o central_n fire_n disseminate_v a_o vital_a heat_n through_o the_o whole_a cortex_fw-la or_o shel_n of_o the_o globe_n b_o the_o mountains●rom_n ●rom_z the_o centre_n to_o the_o surface_n c_o heath_n d_o plains_n e_o the_o channel_n of_o the_o sea_n the_o flat_a strata_n or_o bed_n of_o matter_n with_o their_o acclivity_n to_o the_o ●ountains_n and_o declivity_n to_o the_o sea_n together_o with_o their_o elevation_n and_o depression_n thus_o describe_v the_o wind_a and_o turn_n of_o the_o great_a vein_n divide_v the_o several_a class_n of_o matter_n describe_v thus_o through_o which_o the_o whole_a mass_n of_o subterranean_a water_n circulate_v their_o lesser_a fibre_n or_o rami_n faction_n fill_v all_o the_o flat_a strata_n with_o feeder_n of_o water_n which_o break_v out_o upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n cause_n spring_n etc._n etc._n describe_v thus_o f_o the_o sea_n with_o the_o river_n flow_v into_o they_o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n swell_v they_o into_o a_o ci●bosity_n and_o cause_v in_o they_o a_o continual_a fermentation_n g_o vapour_n arise_v from_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v attract_v by_o the_o coldness_n of_o the_o mountain_n fix_v there_o form_v a_o atmosphere_n round_o the_o whole_a globe_n part_n i._o chap._n i._o ●he_v philosophical_a meaning_n of_o these_o word_n in_o the_o beginning_n god_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o what_o may_v be_v conclude_v from_o they_o moses_n in_o his_o philosophical_a description_n of_o the_o creation_n lay_v it_o down_o as_o a_o grant_v principle_n or_o a_o grand_a thesis_n ●●at_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o 〈◊〉_d their_o part_n furniture_n and_o variety_n 〈◊〉_d nature_n contain_v in_o they_o be_v ●●eated_v de_fw-fr novo_fw-la and_o that_o god_n the_o supreme_a be_v un-created_n and_o independent_a almighty_a in_o power_n and_o in●●nite_a in_o wisdom_n and_o all_o perfection_n ●as_v the_o efficient_a cause_n that_o the_o time_n when_o the_o world_n be_v create_v be_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o time_n or_o when_o time_n first_o begin_v to_o have_v a_o be_v for_o before_o the_o world_n be_v create_v there_o be_v duration_n or_o stabilis_fw-la aeternitas_fw-la as_o the_o schoolman_n express_v it_o but_o time_n be_v a_o equal_a mensuration_n of_o motion_n it_o and_o motion_n begin_v together_o from_o this_o grand_a thesis_n we_o may_v conclude_v first_o against_o aristotle_n who_o endeavour_v by_o many_o argument_n to_o prove_v that_o the_o world_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v in_o matter_n and_o form_n be_v eternal_a which_o hypothesis_n advance_v the_o world_n into_o a_o equality_n with_o god_n make_v it_o its_o own_o efficient_a cause_n uncreated_a and_o independent_a in_o the_o second_o place_n this_o mosaic_a thesis_n conclude_v against_o plato_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o though_o he_o do_v positive_o assert_v that_o god_n make_v the_o world_n yet_o he_o do_v conceive_v that_o the_o matter_n on_o which_o it_o do_v consist_v be_v eternal_a and_o pre-existent_a by_o which_o hypothesis_n he_o conclude_v god_n to_o be_v a_o impotent_a cause_n not_o able_a to_o create_v the_o world_n without_o matter_n and_o stuff_n to_o work_v upon_o these_o mistake_a principle_n in_o philososophy_n be_v occasion_v from_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o regular_a course_n of_o nature_n not_o consider_v that_o there_o may_v be_v other_o cause_n which_o may_v produce_v effect_n in_o a_o other_o way_n than_o can_v ever_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o their_o narrow_a observation_n for_o how_o spiritual_a cause_n produce_v their_o effect_n its_o impossible_a for_o we_o whilst_o we_o continu●_n in_o this_o dark_a state_n of_o matter_n wherein_o we_o have_v but_o a_o very_a short_a and_o narrow_a prospect_n to_o understand_v in_o the_o three_o place_n it_o conclude_v against_o democritus_n and_o his_o follower_n who_o do_v not_o only_a conceit_n that_o matter_n be_v eternal_a and_o pre-existent_a but_o that_o the_o world_n have_v no_o efficient_a cause_n but_o what_o be_v from_o chance_n or_o the_o casual_a motion_n of_o matter_n which_o consist_v of_o infinite_a number_n of_o atom_n or_o little_a corpuscle_n of_o different_a figure_n nature_n and_o quality_n which_o range_v about_o in_o a_o vast_a and_o infinite_a space_n until_o at_o the_o last_o by_o division_n separation_n and_o mixture_n occasion_v by_o their_o contrary_n and_o mix_v quality_n and_o the_o innate_a power_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n they_o at_o last_o settle_v into_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o this_o world_n which_o it_o can_v no_o more_o alter_v or_o vary_v from_o than_o the_o active_a fire_n be_v teach_v to_o change_v its_o nature_n and_o descend_v and_o gravation_n to_o ascend_v and_o fly_v upward_o no_o doubt_n but_o this_o hypothesis_n wa●_n ground_v upon_o a_o experimental_a observation_n of_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o matter_n of_o different_a nature_n which_o be_v mix_v together_o in_o a_o glass_n or_o any_o transparent_a vessel_n will_v separate_v and_o divide_v themselves_o proprio_fw-la m●tu_fw-la though_o never_o so_o jumble_v and_o mix_v together_o i_o shall_v not_o in_o this_o place_n sh●w_v you_o the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o hypothesis_n but_o rather_o choose_v in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n to_o give_v some_o account_n what_o feat_n matter_n and_o motion_n will_v produce_v by_o virtue_n of_o their_o contrary_a quality_n and_o the_o power_n of_o sympathy_n and_o antipathy_n and_o how_o far_o god_n almighty_a may_v make_v u●e_v of_o th●se_a towards_o the_o form_n the_o materrial_a part_n of_o this_o world_n we_o may_v hence_o far_o conclude_v that_o although_o neither_o the_o world_n as_o it_o stand_v nor_o the_o matter_n on_o which_o it_o consist_v do_v
pre-exist_a yet_o it_o be_v a_o immediate_a consequent_a of_o eternity_n and_o the_o natural_a product_n of_o the_o divine_a essence_n and_o attribute_n viz._n power_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n according_a to_o that_o model_n and_o idea_n preconceived_a in_o the_o divine_a understanding_n for_o it_o can_v be_v imagine_v that_o th●_n divine_a essence_n will_v for_o some_o time_n sit_v still_o and_o wrap_v up_o its_o self_n in_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n but_o do_v always_o display_v its_o self_n in_o a_o vigorous_a activity_n beside_o the_o natural_a tendency_n of_o infinite_a power_n be_v action_n of_o infinite_a wisdom_n be_v counsel_n of_o infinite_a goodness_n be_v beneficence_n we_o can_v therefore_o but_o conclude_v from_o these_o natural_a argument_n that_o god_n will_v from_o all_o eternity_n follow_v the_o inclination_n of_o his_o own_o divine_a perfection_n from_o this_o grand_a thesis_n we_o may_v yet_o further_o conclude_v that_o this_o universal_a fabric_n of_o the_o world_n 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subject_n of_o so_o great_a a_o monarch_n to_o live_v in_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n of_o this_o float_v universe_n and_o steer_n all_o its_o ●_z with_o a_o steady_a and_o unerring_a hand_n and_o it_o can_v be_v no_o more_o labour_n to_o god_n to_o govern_v and_o actuate_v this_o world_n who_o as_o a_o universal_a soul_n be_v diffuse_v in_o it_o and_o be_v vital_o present_a in_o every_o part_n of_o it_o than_o for_o a_o man_n be_v rational_a soul_n by_o will_n and_o cogitation_n to_o move_v a_o finger_n or_o a_o toe_n or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o his_o body_n though_o at_o the_o great_a distance_n from_o its_o seat_n chap._n ii_o of_o god_n the_o supreme_a and_o efficient_a cause_n and_o why_o moses_n prove_v not_o the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n express_o by_o way_n of_o argument_n but_o implicit_o by_o describe_v of_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o perfection_n and_o the_o subordination●_n of_o life_n when_o moses_n write_v this_o excellent_a system_n of_o the_o creation_n politheism_n and_o idolatry_n have_v prevail_v over_o the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n and_o abraham_n posterity_n be_v become_v worshipper_n of_o egyptian_a god_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o make_n of_o a_o molten_n calf_n at_o horeb._n yet_o notwithstanding_o this_o multitude_n of_o inferior_a deity_n which_o the_o world_n have_v set_v up_o for_o divine_a worship_n the_o generality_n of_o mankind_n do_v universal_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v one_o supreme_a god_n who_o be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o almighty_a creator_n of_o this_o world_n consist_v of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n and_o that_o this_o god_n be_v the_o father_n and_o governor_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n the_o philosopher_n may_v therefore_o just_o conclude_v it_o superfluous_a to_o prove_v by_o strength_n of_o argument_n a_o tenet_n or_o rather_o a_o article_n of_o faith_n to_o which_o the_o common_a suffrage_n of_o mankind_n do_v so_o universal_o consent_v and_o agree_v and_o if_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o moses_n 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day_n etc._n etc._n which_o divide_v the_o several_a strata_n we_o present_o raise_v their_o feeder_n and_o if_o any_o who_o be_v prompt_v either_o to_o gratify_v his_o natural_a curiosity_n or_o gain_v some_o considerable_a advantage_n to_o himself_o will_v raise_v a_o new_a river_n upon_o dry_a ground_n ground_n let_v he_o go_v to_o the_o foot_n of_o some_o hill_n or_o rise_v ground_n and_o begin_v a_o level-drift_n which_o by_o cross-cutting_a of_o the_o several_a strata_n of_o that_o rise_a earth_n he_o will_v tap_n and_o fetch_v at_o liberty_n all_o the_o feeder_n and_o if_o he_o drive_v on_o till_o he_o shall_v cross-cut_a with_o the_o drift_n one_o branch_n of_o those_o great_a dikes_n he_o will_v raise_v a_o considerable_a river_n which_o may_v turn_v to_o his_o great_a advantage_n chap._n xvii_o of_o those_o preternatural_a accident_n that_o disturb_v and_o interrupt_v the_o course_n of_o nature_n in_o this_o material_a world_n etc._n etc._n have_v in_o the_o former_a 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nature_n of_o damp_n which_o be_v either_o central_n subterrene_a or_o aerial_a and_o be_v of_o quality_n either_o hot_a cold_a sweet_a or_o foul._n chap._n xviii_o of_o the_o central_n damp_n their_o cause_n nature_n and_o dreadful_a effect_n upon_o this_o globe_n the_o subterranean_a vault_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o confuse_a mass_n of_o undigested_a matter_n consist_v of_o sublimate_v sulphur_n bitumen_n and_o nitre_n whenever_o it_o happen_v that_o there_o arise_v a_o war_n between_o these_o angry_a volatiles_fw-la and_o their_o fluid_a neighbour_n viz._n the_o subterranean_a water_n and_o air_n water_n which_o circulate_v through_o those_o great_a vein_n that_o environ_v this_o large_a vault_n and_o do_v not_o only_o feed_v and_o nourish_v that_o infernal_a smother_v but_o keep_v and_o confine_v it_o within_o its_o own_o boundary_n that_o it_o break_v not_o forth_o in_o violent_a eruption_n upon_o the_o fix_a body_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o soon_o as_o this_o intestine_a war_n 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of_o the_o earth_n shall_v have_v their_o position_n from_o the_o surface_n to_o the_o c●nter_v in_o crooked_a line_n with_o various_a wind_n and_o turn_n observation_n open_n and_o closing_n not_o only_o for_o secure_v we_o from_o those_o dangerous_a effect_n of_o the_o central_n and_o terrene_a damp_n but_o also_o for_o the_o better_a and_o more_o commodious_a communication_n of_o the_o subterranean_a water_n through_o the_o flat_a strata_n of_o matter_n and_o last_o that_o the_o subterranean_a water_n by_o follow_v of_o the_o wind_n and_o ●urnings_n of_o these_o great_a fissure_n may_v have_v a_o long_a journey_n to_o the_o sea_n and_o thereby_o supply_v the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o sweet_a water_n at_o a_o more_o commodious_a and_o convenient_a distance_n these_o phenomena_n of_o central_n damp_n and_o that_o they_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n of_o all_o those_o universal_a earthquake_n that_o have_v happen_v in_o this_o natural_a world_n be_v whole_o new_a and_o the_o world_n not_o yet_o acquaint_v with_o they_o may_v at_o first_o sight_n seem_v only_o the_o
extend_v they_o to_o the_o universal_a body_n of_o mankind_n so_o notwithstanding_o that_o moses_n wri●_n these_o book_n for_o the_o instruction_n of_o that_o people_n in_o the_o first_o place_n he_o undoubted_o design_v they_o for_o the_o information_n of_o other_o live_v in_o a_o state_n of_o ignorance_n and_o therefore_o although_o he_o do_v no●_n express_o by_o way_n of_o argument_n prove_v the_o be_v of_o a_o god_n and_o that_o he_o wa●_n the_o supreme_a cause_n of_o the_o world_n creation_n atheism_n be_v not_o then_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o world_n yet_o he_o do_v it_o implicit_o by_o describe_v of_o those_o several_a degree_n and_o subordination_n of_o life_n in_o the_o world_n and_o by_o show_v how_o every_o inferior_a rank_n of_o creature_n be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o its_o superior_a and_o how_o every_o inferior_a species_n be_v concatenate_v and_o link_v to_o its_o superior_a by_o intermediate_n all_o which_o be_v so_o visible_a and_o obvious_a in_o the_o frame_n of_o the_o world_n that_o a_o easy_a philosopher_n without_o any_o great_a difficulty_n or_o hard_a study_n may_v ascend_v gradatim_fw-la first_o from_o those_o common_a mineral_n of_o salt_n sulphur_n and_o mercury_n to_o the_o several_a degree_n and_o kind_n of_o oar_n and_o metal_n from_o these_o to_o the_o fertile_a soil_n from_o it_o to_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o life_n and_o perfection_n in_o vegetable_n as_o grass_n herb_n plant_n shrub_n tree_n etc._n etc._n and_o from_o these_o to_o the_o zoophyta_n or_o plant-animal_n which_o concatenate_v the_o high_a degree_n of_o vegetation_n to_o the_o low_a degree_n of_o sensation_n from_o the_o several_a degree_n of_o sensation_n in_o brutal_a animal_n to_o man_n which_o be_v a_o intermediate_v animal_n that_o link_n and_o couple_n heaven_n and_o earth_n together_o from_o man_n to_o t●e_v several_a degree_n of_o light_n life_n and_o perfection_n in_o the_o angelic_a nature_n and_o from_o the_o intellectual_a nature_n to_o god_n the_o 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out_o of_o nothing_o and_o that_o every_o thing_n produce_v have_v necessary_o some_o pre-existent_a matter_n out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v so_o form_v be_v as_o i_o have_v already_o hint_v because_o they_o can_v not_o observe_v in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o nature_n any_o thing_n produce_v de_fw-la novo_fw-la therefore_o ●hey_n conclude_v it_o impossible_a that_o any_o such_o production_n can_v ever_o be_v or_o ●appen_v in_o nature_n but_o from_o particular_a experiment_n or_o observation_n to_o establish_v a_o general_a conclusion_n especial_o concern_v the_o impossibility_n of_o any_o thing_n be_v existence_n be_v no_o regular_a and_o warrantable_a way_n of_o argumentation_n for_o there_o may_v be_v agent_n of_o another_o sort_n and_o power_n which_o can_v produce_v effect_n in_o another_o way_n than_o can_v ever_o come_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o our_o observation_n for_o we_o see_v and_o can_v but_o make_v it_o a_o observation_n that_o one_o sensitive_a animal_n by_o 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