Selected quad for the lemma: earth_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
earth_n	call_v	consistent_a	great_a	16	3	2.1033	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A58184	Three physico-theological discourses ... wherein are largely discussed the production and use of mountains, the original of fountains, of formed stones, and sea-fishes bones and shells found in the earth, the effects of particular floods and inundations of the sea, the eruptions of vulcano's, the nature and causes of earthquakes : with an historical account of those two late remarkable ones in Jamaica and England ... / by John Ray ...	Ray, John, 1627-1705.	1693 (1693)	Wing R409; ESTC R14140	184,285	437

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each_o species_n or_o only_o two_o a_o male_a and_o a_o female_a p._n 47_o 48._o whether_o all_o individual_a animal_n which_o already_o have_v be_v and_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v be_v at_o first_o actual_o create_v by_o god_n or_o only_o the_o first_o sett_n of_o each_o species_n the_o rest_n proceed_v from_o they_o by_o way_n of_o generation_n and_o be_v a_o new_a produce_v p._n 49_o 50_o 51_o etc._n etc._n objection_n against_o the_o first_o part_n answer_v 1._o that_o it_o seem_v impossible_a that_o the_o ovary_n of_o the_o first_o animal_n shall_v actual_o include_v the_o innumerable_a myriad_n of_o those_o that_o may_v proceed_v from_o they_o in_o so_o many_o generation_n as_o have_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o show_v not_o to_o be_v so_o incredible_a from_o the_o multitude_n of_o part_n into_o which_o matter_n may_v be_v and_o be_v divide_v in_o many_o experiment_n p._n 51_o 52_o 53_o 54._o etc._n etc._n 2._o if_o all_o the_o member_n of_o 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of_o fountain_n drop_v tree_n etc._n etc._n in_o confirmation_n in_o part_n of_o mr._n halley_n opinion_n 110_o 111._o a_o experiment_n of_o my_o own_o in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o history_n of_o drop_v or_o fountain-tree_n 113._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 117_o 118_o etc._n etc._n 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 121_o 122_o 123._o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o deluge_n in_o general_n p._n 125._o 126._o chap._n iu._n of_o form_v stone_n sea-shell_n and_o other_o marine_a or_o marine-like_a body_n find_v at_o great_a distance_n from_o the_o shore_n suppose_v to_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o by_o the_o deluge_n p._n 127._o wherein_o be_v treat_v at_o large_a concern_v the_o nature_n and_o original_a of_o these_o body_n and_o that_o great_a question_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 large_o discuss_v the_o argument_n on_o both_o side_n produce_v and_o weigh_v 127_o 128_o etc._n etc._n to_o 162._o chap._n v._o that_o there_o have_v be_v great_a change_n make_v in_o the_o superficial_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n since_o the_o general_n deluge_n and_o by_o what_o mean_n 163_o etc._n etc._n as_o for_o instance_n the_o submersion_n of_o the_o great_a island_n of_o atlantis_n 163._o the_o break_v off_o sicily_n from_o italy_n ceylon_n from_o india_n sumatra_n from_o malacca_n 164_o of_o britain_n from_o france_n prove_v out_o of_o verstegan_n 165_o of_o barbary_n from_o spain_n of_o asia_n from_o thrace_n 166_o 167._o the_o raise_n up_o of_o new_a island_n 167_o 168._o the_o atteration_n of_o the_o skirt_n of_o the_o sea_n instance_n whereof_o be_v 1._o the_o dutch_a netherlands_o prove_v out_o of_o verstegan_n by_o sufficient_a argument_n to_o have_v be_v ancient_o cover_v by_o the_o sea_n 2._o the_o great_a level_n of_o the_o fen_n run_v through_o holland_n in_o lincolnshire_n the_o isle_n of_o ely_n in_o cambridgeshire_n and_o marshland_n in_o norfolk_n 3._o the_o craux_n in_o provence_n in_o france_n 4._o the_o whole_a land_n of_o egypt_n 5._o probably_n all_o china_n with_o many_o other_o brief_o mention_v 168_o 169_o etc._n etc._n to_o 174._o the_o submersion_n of_o the_o land_n by_o the_o eruption_n and_o inundation_n of_o the_o sea_n several_a instance_n thereof_o 175_o 176_o 177._o change_n by_o the_o encroachment_n of_o the_o sea_n undermine_v the_o shore_n and_o wash_v they_o away_o and_o again_o let_v the_o earth_n so_o wash_v away_o to_o settle_v not_o far_o from_o the_o shore_n and_o so_o raise_v up_o island_n 178_o 179._o 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in_o other_o part_n of_o europe_n upon_o septemb_n 8._o 1692._o 209_o 210_o etc._n etc._n to_o 216._o of_o extraordinary_a flood_n cause_v by_o long_o continue_v shower_n or_o violent_a storm_n and_o shot_n of_o rain_n 221_o 222_o etc._n etc._n of_o boisterous_a and_o violent_a wind_n and_o hurricans_n what_o interest_n they_o have_v in_o the_o change_v wrought_v in_o the_o earth_n 225_o 226_o 227_o 228._o that_o the_o earth_n do_v not_o proceed_v so_o fast_o towards_o ●_o general_a inundation_n and_o submersion_n by_o water_n as_o the_o force_n and_o agency_n of_o all_o these_o cause_n seem_v to_o require_v 229._o discourse_n iii_o of_o the_o future_a dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o general_n conslagration_n the_o introduction_n be_v a_o discourse_n concern_v prophecy_n 231_o 232_o etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n the_o division_n of_o the_o word_n 2_o peter_n 3._o 1._o and_o the_o doctrine_n contain_v in_o they_o with_o the_o head_n of_o the_o follow_a discourse_n viz._n i._n 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be_v any_o thing_n in_o nature_n which_o may_v prove_v and_o demonstrate_v or_o argue_v and_o infer_v a_o future_a dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n 2._o whether_o shall_v this_o dissolution_n be_v bring_v about_o and_o effect_v by_o natural_a or_o by_o extraordinary_a mean_n and_o instrument_n and_o what_o those_o mean_n and_o instrument_n shall_v be_v 3._o whether_o shall_v the_o dissolution_n be_v gradual_a or_o sudden_a 4._o whether_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o sign_n and_o forerunner_n of_o it_o 5._o at_o what_o period_n of_o time_n shall_v the_o world_n be_v dissolve_v 6._o how_o far_o shall_v this_o conflagration_n extend_v whether_o to_o the_o ethereal_a heaven_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n or_o to_o the_o aereal_a only_o 7._o whether_o shall_v the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v whole_o dissipate_v and_o destroy_v or_o only_o refine_v and_o purify_v chap._n ii_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n concern_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o then_o let_v we_o consider_v what_o we_o find_v deliver_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n concern_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n and_o first_o of_o all_o this_o place_n which_o i_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o for_o my_o text_n be_v in_o my_o opinion_n the_o most_o clear_a and_o full_a as_o to_o this_o particular_a in_o the_o whole_a scripture_n and_o will_v give_v light_n for_o the_o solution_n of_o most_o of_o the_o propose_a question_n vers._n 10._o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v come_v as_o a_o thief_n etc._n etc._n this_o answer_v the_o three_o question_n whether_o the_o dissolution_n shall_v be_v gradual_a or_o sudden_a wherein_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n the_o earth_n also_o and_o all_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o and_o again_o vers._n 12._o wherein_o the_o heaven_n be_v on_o fire_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n this_o answer_v the_o second_o question_n what_o the_o mean_n and_o instrument_n of_o this_o dissolution_n shall_v be_v vers._n 13._o nevertheless_o we_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n look_v for_o a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n this_o give_v some_o light_n towards_o the_o anwer_a of_o the_o last_o question_n whether_o shall_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v whole_o burn_v up_o and_o destroy_v or_o only_o renew_v and_o purify_v these_o word_n as_o clear_o as_o they_o seem_v to_o refer_v to_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n yet_o dr._n hammond_n doubt_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o remarkable_a destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o jewish_a state_n he_o thus_o paraphrase_v they_o verse_n 10._o but_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v as_o a_o thief_n in_o the_o night_n in_o which_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o great_a noise_n and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n and_o the_o earth_n also_o and_o the_o work_n that_o be_v therein_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o but_o this_o judgement_n of_o christ_n so_o remarkable_a on_o the_o jew_n shall_v now_o short_o come_v and_o that_o very_o discernable_o and_o the_o temple_n shall_v sudden_o be_v destroy_v the_o great_a part_n of_o it_o burn_v and_o the_o city_n and_o people_n utter_o consume_v verse_n 11._o see_v then_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v what_o manner_n of_o person_n ought_v you_o to_o be_v in_o all_o holy_a conversation_n and_o godliness_n see_v then_o this_o destruction_n shall_v thus_o involve_v all_o and_o now_o approach_v so_o near_o what_o a_o engagement_n do_v this_o lay_n upon_o we_o to_o live_v the_o most_o pure_a strict_a life_n that_o ever_o man_n live_v verse_n 12._o look_v for_o and_o hasten_v unto_o the_o come_n of_o the_o day_n of_o god_n wherein_o the_o heaven_n be_v on_o fire_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o element_n shall_v melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n look_v for_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n for_o our_o deliverance_n and_o by_o our_o christian_a live_v quicken_a and_o hasten_v god_n to_o delay_v it_o no_o long_o that_o come_v of_o his_o i_o say_v which_o as_o it_o signify_v great_a mercy_n to_o we_o so_o it_o signify_v very_o sharp_a destruction_n to_o the_o whole_a jewish_a state_n verse_n 13._o nevertheless_o we_o according_a to_o his_o promise_n look_v for_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n wherein_o dwell_v righteousness_n instead_o of_o which_o we_o look_v for_o a_o new_a christian_a state_n wherein_o all_o provision_n be_v make_v by_o christ_n for_o righteousness_n to_o inhabit_v according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o christ_n concern_v the_o purity_n that_o he_o shall_v plant_v in_o the_o evangelical_n state_n how_o he_o make_v out_o and_o confirm_v this_o paraphrase_n see_v in_o his_o annotation_n upon_o this_o place_n so_o confident_a be_v he_o of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o his_o interpretation_n that_o he_o censure_v the_o usual_a one_o as_o a_o great_a mistake_n in_o his_o annotation_n on_o verse_n 10._o where_o he_o thus_o write_v what_o be_v here_o thus_o express_v by_o s._n peter_n be_v ordinary_o conceive_v to_o belong_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o other_o apply_v to_o the_o end_n of_o this_o world_n and_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o millennium_n or_o thousand_o year_n and_o so_o as_o s._n peter_n here_o say_v verse_n 16._o many_o other_o place_n in_o s._n paul_n epistle_n and_o in_o the_o gospel_n especial_o matthew_n 24._o be_v mistake_v and_o wrest_v that_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o either_o of_o those_o but_o to_o this_o fatal_a day_n of_o the_o jew_n sufficient_o appear_v by_o the_o purport_n of_o this_o whole_a epistle_n which_o be_v to_o arm_v they_o with_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n till_o that_o day_n come_v and_o particular_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o confute_v they_o who_o object_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n prediction_n and_o resolve_v it_o shall_v not_o come_v at_o all_o against_o who_o he_o here_o oppose_v the_o certainty_n the_o speediness_n and_o the_o terribleness_n of_o its_o come_n that_o which_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o those_o other_o common_a mistake_v be_v especial_o the_o hideousness_n of_o those_o judgement_n which_o fall_v upon_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n beyond_o all_o that_o ever_o before_o be_v relate_v to_o have_v fall_v upon_o they_o or_o indeed_o any_o other_o people_n which_o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o the_o prophet_n which_o be_v to_o describe_v it_o and_o who_o use_v trope_n and_o figure_n and_o not_o plain_a expression_n to_o set_v down_o their_o prediction_n to_o express_v it_o by_o these_o high_a phrase_n of_o the_o pass_v away_o and_o dissolve_v of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o element_n etc._n etc._n which_o sound_v very_o tragical_o be_v mistake_v for_o the_o great_a and_o final_a dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n so_o far_o the_o doctor_n two_o thing_n there_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n which_o seem_v to_o contradict_v this_o interpretation_n first_o that_o the_o destruction_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v compare_v with_o noah_n flood_n and_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o be_v dissolve_v by_o this_o make_v parallel_n and_o of_o equal_a extent_n to_o the_o world_n destroy_v by_o that_o of_o this_o the_o doctor_n be_v well_o aware_a and_o therefore_o grant_v that_o the_o seven_o verse_n but_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n which_o be_v now_o by_o the_o same_o word_n be_v keep_v in_o store_n reserve_v unto_o fire_n against_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o perdition_n of_o ungodly_a man_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o the_o general_a and_o final_a destruction_n of_o the_o world_n by_o fire_n but_o the_o follow_a verse_n to_o be_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o atheist_n objection_n viz._n

where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n to_o i_o it_o seem_v that_o all_o refer_v to_o the_o same_o matter_n the_o second_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o contradict_v the_o doctor_n be_v interpretation_n be_v the_o apostle_n cite_v for_o the_o instruction_n and_o confirmation_n of_o the_o believer_n and_o in_o answer_n to_o the_o atheist_n objection_n where_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o his_o come_n that_o place_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psal._n 90._o 4._o that_o one_o day_n be_v with_o the_o lord_n as_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o a_o thousand_o year_n as_o one_o day_n for_o the_o apostle_n seem_v to_o suppose_v that_o the_o time_n of_o christ_n come_n may_v possible_o be_v a_o thousand_o year_n off_o and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o to_o think_v much_o or_o distrust_v the_o promise_n if_o it_o be_v so_o for_o though_o it_o be_v predict_v as_o a_o thing_n short_o to_o come_v yet_o they_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o a_o thousand_o year_n in_o god_n sight_n be_v but_o a_o very_a short_a 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city_n and_o temple_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o his_o paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n upon_o this_o place_n and_o indeed_o our_o saviour_n himself_o seem_v to_o limit_v it_o to_o this_o say_v verse_n 24._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o this_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o till_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v for_o if_o these_o prophecy_n look_v further_o than_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n even_o to_o christ_n come_v to_o judgement_n how_o can_v it_o be_v true_a that_o that_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o till_o all_o those_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v whereas_o we_o see_v that_o that_o generation_n be_v long_o since_o pass_v away_o and_o yet_o the_o end_n be_v not_o come_v and_o indeed_o expositor_n that_o understand_v they_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o christ_n second_o come_v to_o judgement_n be_v hard_o put_v to_o it_o to_o answer_v this_o objection_n s._n chrysostom_n will_v have_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v understand_v not_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n then_o live_v but_o of_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o faithful_a which_o shall_v not_o fail_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o denominate_v a_o generation_n not_o only_o from_o live_v together_o in_o the_o same_o time_n but_o from_o have_v the_o same_o form_n and_o manner_n of_o religious_a worship_n and_o polity_n as_o in_o that_o place_n this_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o they_o that_o seek_v thou_o that_o seek_v thy_o face_n o_o jacob._n beza_n understand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o present_a age_n and_o will_v have_v it_o to_o be_v of_o the_o same_o valour_n with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o hebrew_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o refer_v not_o to_o all_o particular_n mention_v in_o this_o chapter_n but_o only_o to_o those_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o say_v he_o if_o any_o one_o urge_v the_o universal_a particle_n vertere_fw-la licebit_fw-la fiant_fw-la omne_fw-la viz_o quae_fw-la ultimam_fw-la illam_fw-la diem_fw-la pra●cessura_fw-la dixit_fw-la nam_fw-la ab_fw-la illo_fw-la tempore_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la fieri_fw-la &_o adhuc_fw-la perseverant_a ill_o signa_fw-la svo_fw-la demum_fw-la tempore_fw-la filio_fw-la hominis_fw-la venturo_fw-la but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n 1._o some_o passage_n there_o be_v in_o this_o chapter_n which_o be_v hardly_o applicable_a to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o jewish_a commonwealth_n as_o the_o appear_a of_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n in_o heaven_n and_o the_o tribe_n see_v the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v in_o the_o cloud_n of_o heaven_n with_o power_n and_o great_a glory_n and_o his_o send_v his_o angel_n with_o a_o great_a sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n 2._o the_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n describe_v in_o place_n which_o undoubted_o speak_v of_o his_o come_n to_o judgement_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o in_o 1_o cor._n 15._o 52._o mention_n be_v make_v of_o the_o trumpet_n sound_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o christ_n come_n and_o 1_o thess._n 4._o 16._o it_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n himself_o shall_v descend_v from_o heaven_n with_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o with_o the_o trump_n of_o god_n and_o verse_n 17._o we_o that_o be_v alive_a shall_v be_v catch_v up_o together_o with_o they_o that_o be_v rise_v in_o the_o cloud_n to_o meet_v the_o lord_n in_o the_o air._n all_o which_o place_n be_v perfect_o parallel_v and_o seem_v manifest_o to_o allude_v to_o the_o forementioned_a word_n matth._n 24._o 30_o 31._o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o these_o prophecy_n may_v have_v a_o double_a respect_n one_o to_o the_o city_n temple_n and_o nation_n of_o the_o jew_n another_o to_o the_o whole_a 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first_o earth_n be_v pass_v away_o and_o there_o be_v no_o more_o sea_n hebr._n 12._o 26_o 27._o these_o place_n speak_v more_o direct_o of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n other_o there_o be_v that_o speak_v only_o concern_v the_o time_n of_o it_o 1_o pet._n 4._o 7._o but_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v at_o hand_n james_n 5._o 9_o behold_v the_o judge_n stand_v before_o the_o door_n 1_o john_n 2._o 18._o little_a child_n it_o be_v the_o last_o time_n or_o as_o some_o translate_v it_o the_o last_o hour_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d hebr._n 10._o 37._o yet_o a_o little_a while_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v come_v will_v come_v and_o will_v not_o tarry_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d

〈◊〉_d luke_n 18._o 17._o i_o tell_v you_o he_o will_v avenge_v they_o speedy_o all_o these_o place_n the_o forementioned_a dr._n hammond_n still_o apply_v to_o that_o famous_a period_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n temple_n and_o polity_n of_o the_o jew_n only_o in_o his_o note_n upon_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o everlasting_a destruction_n mention_v 2_o thess._n 1._o 9_o he_o have_v some_o qualification_n say_v thus_o mean_v while_o not_o exclude_v the_o eternal_a torment_n of_o hell-fire_n which_o expect_v all_o impenitent_a sinner_n that_o thus_o fall_v but_o look_v particular_o on_o the_o visible_a destruction_n and_o vengeance_n which_o seize_v on_o whole_a nation_n or_o multitude_n at_o once_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o conclusion_n have_v leave_v we_o but_o one_o place_n in_o the_o n._n testament_n to_o prove_v the_o general_a conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n viz._n 2_o pet._n 7._o 7._o now_o because_o some_o have_v be_v offend_v at_o these_o interpretation_n of_o he_o other_o have_v speak_v very_o slight_o of_o they_o i_o shall_v brief_o sum_v up_o what_o have_v be_v allege_v in_o defence_n of_o they_o by_o this_o great_a man._n 1._o that_o the_o prophet_n use_v to_o set_v down_o their_o prediction_n in_o trope_n and_o figure_n and_o not_o in_o plain_a expression_n their_o style_n be_v poetical_a and_o therefore_o in_o describe_v those_o hideous_a judgement_n which_o fall_v upon_o that_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n beyond_o all_o that_o ever_o before_o fall_v upon_o they_o or_o indeed_o any_o other_o people_n they_o ●ound_v it_o necessary_a to_o employ_v those_o high_a and_o tragical_a phrase_n of_o the_o pass_v away_o and_o dissolve_v heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o element_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o prophet_n may_v be_v prove_v because_o we_o find_v the_o destruction_n of_o other_o place_n describe_v in_o as_o high_a strain_n as_o lofty_a and_o tragical_a expression_n as_o this_o of_o jerusalem_n for_o example_n that_o of_o idumaea_n isai._n 34._o 9_o the_o stream_n thereof_o shall_v be_v turn_v into_o pitch_n and_o the_o dust_n thereof_o into_o brimstone_n and_o the_o land_n thereof_o shall_v become_v burn_a pitch_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v quench_v night_n nor_o day_n the_o smoke_n thereof_o shall_v go_v up_o for_o ever_o and_o in_o the_o four_o verse_n he_o seem_v but_o to_o preface_n to_o this_o destruction_n in_o these_o word_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v roll_v together_o as_o a_o scroll_n and_o all_o their_o host_n shall_v fall_v down_o as_o the_o leaf_n fall_v off_o from_o the_o vine_n and_o as_o a_o fall_a fig_n from_o the_o figtree_n for_o my_o sword_n shall_v be_v bathe_v in_o heaven_n behold_v it_o shall_v come_v down_o upon_o idumaea_n and_o in_o the_o burden_n of_o babylon_n chap._n 13._o 8_o 9_o we_o have_v these_o word_n behold_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v cruel_a both_o with_o wrath_n and_o fierce_a anger_n to_o lay_v the_o land_n desolate_a for_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o constellation_n thereof_o shall_v not_o give_v their_o light_n the_o sun_n shall_v be_v darken_v in_o his_o go_v forth_o and_o the_o moon_n shall_v not_o cause_v her_o light_n to_o shine_v 2._o all_o the_o prediction_n in_o that_o famous_a place_n matth._n 24._o to_o which_o all_o other_o place_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n relate_v to_o this_o matter_n be_v parallel_n be_v by_o our_o saviour_n himself_o restrain_v to_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o the_o full_a completion_n of_o they_o limit_v to_o the_o duration_n of_o that_o age_n verse_n 34._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o this_o generation_n shall_v not_o pass_v till_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v fulfil_v what_o reason_n then_o can_v we_o have_v to_o extend_v they_o further_o 3._o in_o most_o of_o the_o place_n where_o this_o come_n of_o christ_n be_v mention_v it_o be_v speak_v of_o as_o near_o and_o at_o hand_n as_o in_o the_o place_n last_o cite_v now_o say_v the_o learned_a doctor_n in_o his_o note_n upon_o luke_n 18._o 7._o i_o tell_v you_o he_o will_v avenge_v they_o speedy_o all_o which_o if_o when_o it_o be_v say_v to_o approach_v and_o to_o be_v at_o the_o door_n it_o belong_v to_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n now_o after_o so_o many_o hundred_o year_n not_o yet_o come_v what_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v this_o what_o a_o delay_n of_o his_o come_n and_o consequent_o what_o a_o objection_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o christian_a religion_n as_o mahomet_n have_v promise_v after_o his_o death_n he_o will_v present_o return_v to_o life_n and_o have_v not_o perform_v his_o promise_n in_o a_o thousand_o year_n be_v by_o we_o just_o condemn_v as_o a_o impostor_n 4._o that_o this_o place_n of_o s._n peter_n out_o of_o which_o i_o have_v take_v my_o text_n do_v not_o belong_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n sufficient_o appear_v say_v he_o by_o the_o purport_n of_o this_o whole_a epistle_n which_o be_v to_o arm_v they_o with_o constancy_n and_o perseverance_n till_o that_o day_n come_v and_o particular_o in_o this_o chapter_n to_o confute_v they_o who_o object_n against_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n prediction_n and_o resolve_v it_o shall_v not_o come_v at_o all_o against_o who_o he_o here_o oppose_v the_o certainty_n the_o speediness_n and_o the_o terribleness_n of_o its_o come_n and_o for_o that_o other_o famous_a place_n 2_o thess._n 1._o 8_o 9_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o same_o period_n see_v how_o he_o make_v it_o out_o in_o his_o annotation_n i_o shall_v now_o superadd_a some_o place_n out_o of_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o seem_v to_o speak_v of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n job_n 14._o 12._o man_n lie_v down_o and_o rise_v not_o till_o the_o heaven_n be_v no_o more_o psal._n 102._o 5_o 6._o quote_v hebr._n 1._o 10_o 11._o of_o old_a have_v thou_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v perish_v but_o thou_o remain_v and_o they_o all_o shall_v wax_v old_a as_o do_v a_o garment_n and_o as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o change_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v isai._n 34._o 4._o and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v roll_v together_o as_o a_o scroll_n and_o all_o their_o host_n shall_v fall_v down_o as_o a_o leaf_n fall_v from_o the_o vine_n etc._n etc._n isai._n 51._o 6._o the_o heaven_n shall_v vanish_v away_o like_a smoke_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v wax_v old_a like_o a_o garment_n joel_n 2._o 31._o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o darkness_n and_o the_o moon_n into_o blood_n before_o that_o great_a and_o terrible_a day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v malachi_n 4._o 1._o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v like_o a_o oven_n etc._n etc._n deut._n 32._o 22._o for_o a_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o my_o anger_n and_o shall_v burn_v to_o the_o low_a hell_n and_o shall_v consume_v the_o earth_n with_o her_o increase_n and_o set_v on_o fire_n the_o foundation_n of_o the_o mountain_n i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o prophetic_a book_n be_v full_a of_o figurative_a expression_n be_v write_v in_o a_o poetic_a style_n and_o according_a to_o the_o strain_n of_o the_o oriental_a rhetoric_n which_o be_v much_o different_a from_o the_o european_a a●●ecting_v lofty_a and_o tumid_a metaphor_n and_o excessive_a hyperbola_n and_o aggravation_n which_o will_v either_o sound_a harsh_a to_o our_o ear_n or_o import_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o to_o we_o than_o they_o do_v to_o they_o this_o be_v obvious_a to_o any_o one_o that_o read_v their_o book_n and_o may_v clear_o be_v demonstrate_v from_o the_o ti●l●●_n that_o their_o king_n assume_v to_o themselves_o as_o well_o ancient_o as_o late_o viz._n son_n of_o the_o sun_n brethren_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n partner_n of_o the_o star_n lion_n crown_v in_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o world_n 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use_v the_o same_o argument_n with_o iren●cus_n ergo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la sex_n diebus_fw-la cuncta_fw-la dei_fw-la opera_fw-la perfecta_fw-la sunt_fw-la per_fw-la secula_fw-la sex_n id_fw-la est_fw-la sex_n annorum_fw-la millia_fw-la manere_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la statu_fw-la mundum_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la dies_fw-la enim_fw-la magnus_fw-la dei_fw-la mille_fw-la annorum_fw-la circulo_fw-la terminatur_fw-la sicut_fw-la indicat_fw-la propheta_fw-la qui_fw-la dicit_fw-la ante_fw-la oculos_fw-la tuos_fw-la domine_fw-la mille_fw-la anni_fw-la tanquam_fw-la dies_fw-la unus_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o because_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v perfect_v or_o 〈◊〉_d in_o six_o day_n it_o be_v necessary_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 s._n augustine_n l._n 20._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la s._n hieronymus_n comment_n ●in_a mich._n cap._n 4_o most_o clear_a and_o full_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v eustath_n in_o his_o comment_n in_o hexa_fw-la meron_fw-gr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n we_o reckon_v say_v he_o that_o the_o creation_n shall_v continue_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o six_o chiliad_n because_o god_n also_o consummate_v the_o universe_n in_o six_o day_n and_o i_o suppose_v that_o the_o deity_n do_v account_v day_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n long_o for_o that_o it_o be_v say_v a_o thousand_o year_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o one_o day_n howbeit_o the_o most_o of_o they_o do_v not_o propose_v this_o opinion_n as_o a_o undoubted_a truth_n but_o only_o as_o a_o modest_a conjecture_n and_o s._n austin_n be_v very_o angry_a with_o they_o who_o will_v peremptordy_a conclude_v from_o so_o flight_v a_o argumentation_n this_o conceit_n be_v already_o confute_v and_o the_o world_n have_v long_o outla_v this_o 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o their_o computation_n who_o follow_v the_o septuagint_n or_o greek_a account_n and_o reckon_v that_o phaleg_n live_v about_o the_o three_o thousand_o year_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v his_o name_n from_o his_o live_n in_o the_o division_n of_o time_n there_o be_v to_o come_v after_o he_o three_o thousand_o year_n that_o be_v just_o so_o many_o as_o be_v pass_v before_o he_o as_o concern_v the_o future_a condition_n of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o conflagration_n i_o find_v it_o the_o general_a and_o receive_a opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a christian_n that_o this_o world_n shall_v not_o be_v annihilate_v or_o destroy_v but_o only_o renew_v and_o purify_v so_o eusebius_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o world_n shall_v not_o be_v whole_o destroy_v but_o renew_v divers_a other_o passage_n i_o 〈◊〉_d produce_v out_o of_o he_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n cyril_n of_o jerusalem_n catech._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o fold_v up_o the_o 〈◊〉_d not_o that_o he_o may_v destroy_v they_o but_o that_o he_o may_v rear_v they_o up_o again_o more_o beautiful_a again_o cyril_n upon_o this_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n he_o acute_o or_o ingenious_o call_v 〈◊〉_d death_n of_o the_o element_n their_o change_n into_o letter_n so_o that_o this_o renovation_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o creation_n shall_v be_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o thing_n as_o the_o resurrection_n in_o reference_n to_o man_n body_n oecumenius_n upon_o this_o place_n he_o say_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o not_o different_a in_o matter_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v or_o annihilate_v but_o only_o renew_v and_o purify_v and_o upon_o revel_n 21._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o he_o say_v not_o denote_v the_o nonexistence_n of_o the_o creation_n but_o the_o renew_n in_o this_o manner_n he_o expound_v psalm_n 102._o 5_o 6._o and_o proceed_v say_v we_o may_v here_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o if_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n be_v annihilate_v and_o bring_v to_o nothing_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o pass_v away_o or_o remove_v or_o change_v state_n saint_n hierome_n upon_o the_o psalm_n psalm_n 102._o say_v exit_fw-la quo_fw-la ostenditur_fw-la perditionem_fw-la coelorum_fw-la non_fw-la interitum_fw-la sonare_fw-la sed_fw-la mutationem_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la from_o which_o word_n as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o change_v they_o may_v be_v show_v and_o make_v out_o that_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o heaven_n do_v not_o signify_v their_o utter_a destruction_n or_o annihilation_n but_o only_o their_o change_n into_o a_o better_a state_n i_o may_v add_v abundance_n more_o testimony_n but_o these_o i_o think_v may_v suffice_v 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dies_fw-la dabit_fw-la exitio_fw-la multósque_fw-la per_fw-la annos_fw-la sustentata_fw-la rvet_fw-la mole_n &_o machina_fw-la mundi_fw-la but_o now_o to_o prove_v all_o this_o first_o cast_v a_o eye_n and_o look_v on_o all_o below_o on_o all_o on_o high_a the_o solid_a earth_n the_o sea_n and_o arch_a sky_n one_o fatal_a hour_n must_v ruin_v all_o this_o glorious_a frame_n that_o stand_v so_o long_o must_v fall_v this_o opinion_n of_o they_o be_v consonant_a enough_o to_o their_o wild_a principle_n save_v only_o in_o that_o point_n of_o its_o suddenness_n una_fw-la dies_fw-la dabit_fw-la exitio_fw-la etc._n etc._n one_o day_n shall_v destroy_v or_o make_v a_o end_n of_o it_o the_o stoic_n be_v also_o of_o opinion_n that_o the_o world_n must_v be_v dissolve_v as_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o the_o seven_o book_n of_o laertius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o zeno_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n they_o hold_v that_o the_o world_n be_v corruptible_a for_o these_o reason_n 1._o because_o it_o be_v generate_v and_o have_v a_o beginning_n 2._o because_o that_o be_v corruptible_a in_o the_o whole_a who_o part_n be_v corruptible_a but_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n be_v corruptible_a be_v daily_o transmute_v one_o into_o another_o 3._o that_o which_o be_v capable_a of_o mutation_n from_o better_a to_o worse_o be_v corruptible_a but_o such_o be_v the_o world_n sometime_o be_v afflict_v with_o long_a heat_n and_o drought_n sometime_o with_o continue_a shower_n and_o inundation_n to_o those_o we_o may_v add_v 4._o according_a to_o some_o of_o their_o opinion_n because_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n be_v feed_v with_o vapour_n exhale_v from_o the_o earth_n all_o the_o moisture_n will_v at_o length_n be_v draw_v out_o and_o the_o world_n fly_v on_o fire_n they_o be_v afraid_a fellx_fw-fr nè_fw-la humour_n omni_fw-la consumpto_fw-la totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la ignesceret_fw-la the_o poet_n lucan_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o the_o stoic_a sect_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o first_o book_n describe_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n make_v it_o to_o be_v a_o fall_n in_o piece_n of_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o a_o jumble_a and_o confound_v of_o all_o their_o part_n together_o sic_fw-la cum_fw-la compage_fw-la soluta_fw-la secula_fw-la tot_fw-la mundi_fw-la suprema_fw-la coegerit_fw-la hora_fw-la antiquum_fw-la repetent_fw-la iterum_fw-la chaos_n omne_fw-la mistis_fw-la sydera_fw-la syderibus_fw-la concurrent_a ignea_fw-la pontum_fw-la astra_fw-la petent_fw-la tellus_fw-la extendere_fw-la litora_fw-la nolet_fw-la excutietque_fw-la fretum_fw-la fratri_fw-la contraria_fw-la phoeb●_fw-la ibit_fw-la &_o obliquum_fw-la bigas_fw-la agitare_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la indignata_fw-la diem_fw-la poscet_fw-la sibi_fw-la tot_fw-la áque_fw-la discors_fw-la machina_fw-la divulsi_fw-la turbabit_fw-la foedera_fw-la mundi_fw-la so_o when_o the_o last_o hour_n shall_v so_o many_o age_n end_n and_o this_o disjointed_a all_o to_o 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but_o to_o the_o wave_n give_v way_n the_o moon_n her_o course_n shall_v bend_v cross_n to_o her_o brother_n and_o disdain_v still_o to_o drive_v her_o chariot_n wheel_n athwart_o the_o heavenly_a orb_n shall_v strive_v to_o rule_v the_o day_n this_o frame_n to_o discord_n bend_v the_o world_n peace_n shall_v disturb_v and_o all_o in_o sunder_o rend_v this_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n they_o hold_v shall_v be_v by_o water_n and_o by_o fire_n alternate_o at_o certain_a period_n but_o especial_o by_o fire_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d philo_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o stoic_n say_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o world_n be_v the_o irresistible_a force_n of_o fire_n that_o be_v in_o thing_n which_o in_o long_a period_n of_o time_n consume_v and_o dissolve_v all_o thing_n into_o itself_o euseb._n praep._n l._n 15._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o most_o ancient_a of_o that_o sect_n hold_v that_o at_o certain_a vast_a period_n of_o time_n all_o thing_n be_v rarify_v into_o air_n be_v resolve_v into_o a_o ethereal_a fire_n this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o stoic_n we_o find_v mention_v by_o many_o both_o christian_n and_o heathen_a writer_n as_o beside_o the_o forequote_v minutius_n felix_n justin_n martyr_n clemens_n alexandrinus_n in_o 5._o strom._n plutarch_n seneca_n and_o other_o the_o time_n of_o this_o conflagration_n seneca_n determine_v not_o but_o say_v only_o it_o shall_v be_v when_o god_n please_v 3_o quaest._n nat_n cap._n 20._o 8._o cum_fw-la deo_fw-la visum_fw-la vetera_fw-la finire_fw-la ordiri_fw-la meliora_fw-la when_o it_o shall_v seem_v good_a to_o god_n to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o old_a thing_n and_o to_o begin_v better_o some_o there_o be_v who_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o annus_fw-la platonicus_n or_o magnus_fw-la by_o which_o they_o understand_v such_o a_o period_n of_o time_n as_o in_o which_o all_o the_o heavenly_a body_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o same_o 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