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disc_n p._n 300._o l._n 18._o at_o least_o as_o rational_a and_o intelligible_a as_o he_o and_o as_o such_o a_o comparative_a hypothesis_n as_o we_o have_v make_v it_o it_o may_v possible_o stand_v almost_o as_o long_o as_o the_o theorist_n which_o draw_v more_o and_o great_a absurdity_n after_o it_o especial_o if_o it_o shall_v have_v but_o a_o second_o edition_n to_o support_v it_o on_o the_o one_o side_n and_o a_o review_n to_o prop_v it_o up_o on_o the_o other_o and_o have_v many_o thing_n leave_v out_o of_o it_o and_o have_v one_o word_n in_o it_o explain_v by_o another_o and_o have_v here_o and_o there_o a_o contradiction_n allow_v it_o etc._n etc._n and_o thus_o the_o excepter_n be_v free_v from_o the_o object_v inconsistency_n with_o himself_o and_o good_a sense_n this_o same_o reply_n will_v take_v off_o those_o objection_n also_o which_o be_v bring_v on_o by_o the_o answerer_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o he_o seventi_v page_n as_o be_v of_o near_a affinity_n with_o what_o he_o last_o allege_v have_v thus_o make_v his_o general_a observation_n he_o come_v now_o to_o particular_n the_o first_o he_o pitch_v upon_o be_v the_o height_n of_o the_o deluge-water_n which_o we_o set_v at_o fifteen_o cubit_n above_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o common_a surface_n of_o the_o earth_n make_v it_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o hypothesis_n and_o suppose_v it_o to_o rest_v upon_o scripture_n and_o to_o be_v support_v by_o that_o this_o therefore_o he_o say_v 69._o answ_n p._n 69._o must_v needs_o raise_v our_o curiosity_n to_o see_v that_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o have_v be_v overlookt_v by_o all_o the_o learned_a hitherto_o but_o if_o learned_a man_n overlook_v this_o text_n as_o to_o the_o sense_n that_o we_o apply_v it_o to_o be_v a_o just_a objection_n against_o our_o allege_v it_o how_o much_o more_o strong_o must_v the_o same_o objection_n come_v against_o the_o theorist_n for_o allege_v so_o many_o text_n as_o he_o do_v in_o confirmation_n of_o such_o new_a and_o strange_a notion_n as_o none_o of_o the_o learned_a can_v ever_o see_v contain_v in_o they_o or_o confirm_v by_o they_o but_o always_o overlookt_v they_o as_o to_o such_o meaning_n 67._o answ_n p._n 67._o then_o he_o urge_v scripture_n say_v plain_o that_o the_o mountain_n be_v cover_v with_o water_n 69._o ib._n p._n 69._o and_o how_o can_v fifteen_o cubit_n reach_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n this_o objection_n be_v full_o answer_v in_o our_o discourse_n only_o thus_o much_o may_v be_v here_o put_v in_o 7.20_o chap._n 16._o pagr_n 3._o gen._n 7.20_o as_o the_o high_a mountain_n be_v cover_v with_o water_n so_o the_o camp_n of_o israel_n be_v cover_v with_o quail_n yet_o those_o quail_n which_o cover_v the_o camp_n 16.13_o exod._n 16.13_o be_v but_o two_o cubit_n high_a upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n numb_a 11.31_o now_o if_o