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A30486
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A short consideration of Mr. Erasmus Warren's defence of his exceptions against the theory of the earth in a letter to a friend.
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Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715.
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Wing B5947; ESTC R36301
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judgement_n as_o to_o rank_v this_o arguer_n in_o any_o of_o the_o three_o order_n if_o you_o have_v patience_n to_o read_v over_o his_o pamphlet_n you_o will_v best_o see_v how_o and_o where_o to_o set_v he_o in_o his_o proper_a place_n we_o now_o proceed_v to_o those_o passage_n in_o the_o answer_n which_o probable_o have_v most_o exasperate_v the_o author_n of_o the_o exception_n and_o the_o defence_n etc._n in_o his_o exception_n he_o have_v say_v the_o moon_n be_v present_a or_o in_o her_o present_a place_n in_o the_o firmament_n at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o chaos_n she_o will_v certain_o trouble_v and_o discompose_v it_o as_o she_o do_v now_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n hinder_v the_o formation_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o this_o we_o answer_v that_o the_o moon_n that_o be_v make_v the_o four_o day_n can_v not_o hinder_v the_o formation_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v make_v the_o 3d._a day_n this_o be_v a_o plain_a intelligible_a answer_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n discover_v such_o a_o manifest_a blunder_n in_o the_o objection_n as_o can_v not_o but_o give_v a_o uneasy_a thought_n to_o he_o that_o make_v it_o however_o we_o must_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o he_o make_v some_o attempt_n to_o shift_v it_o off_o in_o his_o reply_n 12._o for_o he_o say_v the_o earth_n form_v the_o 3d._a day_n be_v moses_n earth_n which_o the_o excepter_n contend_v for_o but_o the_o earth_n he_o dispute_v against_o be_v the_o theorist_n which_o can_v not_o be_v form_v the_o 3d._a day_n he_o shall_v have_v add_v and_o therefore_o will_v be_v hinder_v by_o the_o moon_n otherwise_o this_o take_v off_o nothing_o and_o now_o the_o question_n come_v to_o a_o clear_a state_n for_o when_o the_o excepter_n say_v the_o moon_n will_v have_v hinder_v the_o formation_n of_o the_o earth_n either_o he_o speak_v upon_o moses_n hypothesis_n or_o upon_o the_o theorist_n hypothesis_n not_o upon_o the_o theorist_n hypothesis_n 78._o for_o the_o theorist_n do_v not_o 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plain_a see_v moses_n do_v not_o mention_v mountain_n at_o all_o in_o his_o six-day_n creation_n nor_o any_o where_o else_o till_o the_o deluge_n what_o authority_n have_v we_o then_o to_o make_v this_o distinction_n or_o to_o suppose_v that_o all_o the_o great_a mountain_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o make_v together_o beside_o what_o length_n of_o time_n will_v you_o require_v for_o the_o production_n of_o these_o inland_a mountain_n be_v they_o not_o all_o make_v within_o the_o six-day_n creation_n hear_v what_o moses_n say_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 6_o day_n thus_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v finish_v 21._o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o and_o on_o the_o seven_o day_n god_n end_v his_o work_n which_o he_o have_v make_v now_o if_o the_o excepter_n say_v that_o the_o mountain_n be_v all_o make_v within_o these_o six-day_n we_o will_v not_o stand_v with_o he_o for_o a_o day_n or_o two_o for_o that_o will_v make_v little_a difference_n as_o to_o the_o action_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o if_o he_o will_v not_o confine_v their_o production_n to_o moses_n six_o day_n how_o do_v he_o keep_v to_o the_o moysaicall_a hypothesis_n or_o how_o shall_v we_o know_v where_o he_o will_v stop_v in_o his_o own_o way_n for_o if_o they_o be_v not_o make_v within_o the_o six_o day_n for_o any_o thing_n he_o know_v they_o may_v not_o be_v make_v till_o the_o deluge_n see_v scripture_n no_o where_o mention_n mountain_n before_o the_o flood_n and_o as_o scripture_n make_v no_o distinction_n of_o maritime_a and_o inland_a mountain_n so_o neither_o have_v this_o distinction_n any_o foundation_n in_o nature_n or_o reason_n for_o there_o be_v no_o apparent_a or_o discernible_a difference_n betwixt_o maritime_a and_o inland_a mountain_n nor_o any_o reason_n why_o they_o shall_v be_v think_v to_o proceed_v from_o different_a cause_n or_o to_o be_v raise_v at_o different_a time_n the_o maritime_a mountain_n be_v as_o rocky_a as_o ruderous_a and_o as_o irregular_a and_o 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mountain_n that_o reach_n from_o the_o sea_n many_o hundred_o of_o mile_n inland_a as_o the_o alps_n from_o the_o ocean_n to_o pontus_n euxinus_n â—â—â—_o and_o taurus_n as_o he_o say_v fifteen_o hundred_o mile_n in_o length_n from_o the_o chinese_n ocean_n to_o the_o sea_n of_o pamphylia_n in_o such_o a_o uninterrupted_a ridge_n of_o mountain_n where_o do_v the_o land-mountain_n end_n and_o the_o sea-mountain_n begin_v or_o what_o mark_n be_v there_o whereby_o we_o may_v know_v that_o they_o be_v not_o all_o of_o the_o same_o race_n or_o do_v not_o all_o spring_n from_o the_o same_o original_n such_o obvious_a inquiry_n as_o these_o show_v sufficient_o that_o the_o distinction_n be_v mere_o arbitrary_a and_o fictitious_a but_o suppose_v this_o distinction_n be_v admit_v and_o the_o maritime_a mountain_n make_v the_o 3d._a day_n but_o inland_a mountain_n i_o know_v not_o
its_o superficial_a region_n when_o it_o come_v first_o out_o of_o a_o chaos_n if_o there_o be_v there_o be_v also_o in_o the_o chaos_n out_o of_o which_o that_o earth_n be_v immediate_o make_v and_o if_o there_o be_v no_o oleagineous_a matter_n in_o the_o new-made_a earth_n how_o come_v the_o soil_n to_o be_v so_o fertile_a so_o fat_a so_o unctuous_a i_o say_v not_o only_o fertile_a but_o particular_o fat_a and_o unctuous_a for_o he_o use_v these_o very_a word_n frequent_o in_o the_o description_n of_o that_o soil_n 211._o and_o all_o fat_a and_o unctuous_a liquor_n be_v oleagineous_a 98._o and_o according_o we_o have_v use_v those_o word_n promiscuous_o in_o the_o description_n of_o that_o region_n eng._n theor._n chap._n 5._o understand_v only_o such_o unctuous_a liquor_n as_o be_v light_a than_o water_n and_o swim_v above_o it_o and_o consequent_o will_v stop_v and_o entangle_v the_o terrestrial_a particle_n in_o their_o fall_n or_o descent_n and_o see_v such_o unctuous_a and_o 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be_v say_v in_o the_o answer_n chap._n 7._o be_v chief_o about_o text_n of_o scripture_n concern_v which_o i_o see_v no_o occasion_n of_o say_v any_o more_o than_o what_o be_v say_v in_o the_o review_n of_o the_o theory_n he_o say_v p._n 49._o that_o the_o theorist_n catch_v himself_o in_o a_o trap_n by_o allow_v that_o ps._n 33._o 7._o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o ordinary_a posture_n of_o the_o water_n and_o yet_o apply_v it_o to_o their_o extraordinary_a posture_n under_o the_o vault_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o that_o be_v not_o a_o extraordinary_a posture_n according_a to_o the_o theorist_n but_o their_o natural_a posture_n in_o the_o first_o earth_n yet_o i_o allow_v the_o expression_n may_v have_v be_v better_a thus_o in_o a_o level_n or_o spherical_a convexity_n as_o the_o earth_n he_o interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 53._o which_o we_o render_v the_o garden_n of_o the_o lord_n not_o to_o be_v paradise_n but_o any_o pleasant_a garden_n 10._o yet_o give_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o bank_n or_o shore_n of_o the_o sea_n than_o he_o shall_v have_v tell_v we_o how_o those_o bank_n or_o shore_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d super_fw-la faciem_fw-la abyssi_fw-la as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o text._n pag._n 59_o he_o say_v the_o excepter_n do_v not_o misrepresent_v the_o theorist_n when_o he_o make_v he_o to_o affirm_v the_o construction_n of_o the_o first_o earth_n to_o have_v be_v mere_o mechanical_a and_o he_o cite_v to_o this_o purpose_n two_o place_n which_o only_o prove_v that_o the_o theorist_n make_v use_v of_o no_o other_o cause_n nor_o see_v any_o defect_n in_o they_o but_o never_o affirm_v that_o these_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n you_o may_v see_v his_o word_n to_o this_o purpose_n express_o engl._n theor._n p._n 65._o whereof_o the_o excepter_n be_v mind_v in_o the_o answer_n 60._o p._n 3._o in_o the_o last_o paragraph_n of_o this_o chapter_n if_o he_o affirm_v any_o thing_n he_o will_v have_v the_o pillar_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v 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earth_n be_v carry_v direct_o under_o the_o equinoctial_a before_o its_o change_n of_o situation_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o obliquity_n in_o her_o site_n or_o declination_n towards_o either_o of_o the_o tropic_n in_o her_o course_n here_o you_o see_v when_o the_o earth_n change_v its_o situation_n it_o change_v according_a to_o his_o astronomy_n two_o thing_n its_o site_n and_o its_o course_n its_o site_n upon_o its_o axis_fw-la and_o its_o course_n in_o the_o heaven_n and_o so_o he_o say_v again_o in_o the_o next_o paragraph_n put_v the_o case_n the_o earth_n shift_v her_o posture_n and_o also_o her_o circvit_n about_o the_o sun_n in_o which_o she_o persist_v till_o the_o deluge_n here_o be_v plain_o the_o same_o notion_n repeat_v that_o the_o earth_n change_v not_o only_o its_o site_n but_o also_o its_o road_n or_o course_n about_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o consequence_n of_o this_o he_o suppose_v its_o course_n former_o to_o have_v be_v under_o the_o equinoctial_a and_o now_o under_o the_o ecliptic_a it_o be_v translate_v out_o of_o the_o one_o into_o the_o other_o at_o its_o change_n yet_o he_o seem_v now_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o the_o absurdity_n of_o this_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o will_v not_o own_v it_o to_o have_v be_v his_o sense_n 61._o and_o as_o a_o argument_n that_o he_o mean_v otherwise_o he_o allege_v that_o he_o declare_v before_o that_o by_o the_o earth_n ritght_a situation_n to_o the_o sun_n be_v mean_v that_o the_o axis_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n be_v always_o keep_v in_o a_o parallelism_n to_o that_o of_o the_o ecliptic_a but_o what_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n this_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o site_n of_o the_o earth_n whereas_o his_o error_n be_v in_o suppose_v its_o course_n or_o annual_a orbit_n about_o the_o sun_n as_o well_o as_o its_o site_n upon_o its_o own_o axis_fw-la to_o have_v be_v different_a and_o change_v at_o the_o deluge_n as_o his_o word_n already_o produce_v against_o he_o plain_o testify_v what_o follow_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v concern_v the_o perpetual_a equinox_n and_o as_o to_o the_o reason_a part_n of_o what_o he_o say_v in_o defence_n of_o his_o exception_n we_o do_v not_o grudge_v he_o the_o benefit_n of_o it_o let_v it_o do_v he_o what_o service_n it_o can_v and_o as_o to_o the_o historical_a part_n he_o will_v not_o allow_v a_o witness_n to_o be_v a_o good_a witness_n as_o to_o matter_n of_o fact_n if_o he_o do_v not_o assign_v true_a cause_n of_o that_o matter_n of_o fact_n to_o which_o i_o only_a reply_n though_o tiverton_n steeple_n be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o goodwin_n sand_n as_o the_o kentish_a man_n think_v yet_o their_o testimony_n be_v so_o far_o good_a that_o there_o be_v such_o sand_n and_o such_o a_o steeple_n he_o also_o commit_v a_o error_n as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o tradition_n when_o a_o