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star_n suffer_v alteration_n maculae_fw-la or_o opaque_fw-la concretion_n be_v common_o generate_v and_o dissolve_v in_o they_o and_o comet_n frequent_o and_o sometime_o new_a star_n appear_v in_o the_o etherial_a region_n so_o that_o these_o argument_n be_v insufficient_a to_o exempt_v the_o heaven_n from_o dissolution_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n many_o place_n there_o be_v in_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o subject_v they_o thereto_o as_o psal_n 102.25_o 26._o recite_v heb._n 1.10_o which_o have_v already_o often_o be_v quote_v the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v perish_v mat._n 24.35_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o isa_n 65.17_o &_o 51.6_o the_o heaven_n shall_v vanish_v away_o like_a smoke_n yet_o be_o i_o not_o of_o opinion_n that_o the_o last_o fire_n shall_v reach_v the_o heaven_n they_o be_v too_o far_o distant_a from_o we_o to_o suffer_v by_o it_o nor_o indeed_o do_v the_o scripture_n affirm_v it_o but_o where_o it_o mention_n the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o heaven_n it_o express_v it_o by_o such_o phrase_n as_o seem_v rather_o to_o intimate_v that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o consenescency_n and_o decay_n than_o be_v effect_v by_o any_o sudden_a and_o violent_a mean_n psal_n 102.25_o 26._o they_o all_o shall_v wax_v old_a as_o do_v a_o garment_n etc._n etc._n though_o i_o confess_v nothing_o of_o certainty_n can_v be_v gather_v from_o such_o expression_n for_o we_o find_v the_o same_o use_v concern_v the_o earth_n isa_n 51.6_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 as_o do_v a_o garment_n the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v none_o of_o they_o uncorruptible_a and_o eternal_a but_o may_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v consume_v and_o destroy_v at_o what_o time_n and_o by_o what_o mean_n whether_o fire_n or_o some_o other_o element_n the_o amighty_a have_v decree_v and_o order_v chap._n xi_o whether_o shall_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v consume_v and_o annihilate_v or_o only_o refine_v and_o purify_v there_o remain_v now_o only_a the_o seven_o question_n to_o be_v resolve_v whether_o shall_v the_o world_n be_v whole_o consume_v burn_v up_o and_o destroy_v or_o annihilate_v or_o only_o refine_v purify_a or_o renew_v to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o latter_a part_n seem_v to_o i_o more_o probable_a viz._n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v and_o annihilate_v but_o only_o refine_v and_o purify_v i_o know_v what_o potent_a adversary_n i_o have_v in_o this_o case_n i_o need_v name_n no_o more_o than_o gerard_n in_o his_o common_a place_n and_o dr._n hakewil_n in_o his_o apology_n and_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o who_o contend_v earnest_o for_o the_o abolition_n or_o annihilation_n but_o yet_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o renovation_n or_o restitution_n seem_v to_o i_o most_o probable_a as_o be_v most_o consonant_a to_o scripture_n reason_n and_o antiquity_n the_o
water_n and_o likewise_o the_o seminal_a principle_n of_o animate_v body_n too_o give_v the_o water_n and_o earth_n power_n to_o hatch_v or_o bring_v they_o forth_o p._n 152_o 170._o by_o what_o mean_v the_o water_n be_v gather_v together_o into_o one_o place_n and_o the_o dry_a land_n make_v to_o appear_v p._n 153._o that_o subterraneous_a fire_n and_o flatus_n might_n be_v sufficient_a for_o such_o a_o effect_n prove_v from_o the_o effect_n of_o gunpowder_n and_o the_o raise_n up_o of_o new_a mountain_n p._n 153_o 154_o 155_o etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o equality_n of_o sea_n and_o land_n both_o as_o to_o the_o extent_n of_o each_o and_o the_o height_n of_o one_o to_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o other_o take_v from_o the_o shore_n p._n 160_o 161_o etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o mountain_n p._n 165_o 166_o to_o p._n 170_o chap._n 6._o a_o answer_n to_o the_o second_o question_n whether_o shall_v this_o dissolution_n be_v effect_v by_o natural_a or_o by_o extraordinary_a mean_n and_o what_o they_o shall_v be_v p._n 171_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 7._o the_o three_o question_n answer_v whether_o shall_v the_o dissolution_n be_v gradual_a and_o successive_a or_o momentaneous_a and_o sudden_a p._n 174_o 175_o chap._n 8._o the_o four_o question_n resolve_v whether_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o sign_n or_o forerunner_n of_o the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n p._n 177_o 178_o 179_o chap._n 9_o the_o five_o question_n at_o what_o period_n of_o time_n shall_v the_o world_n be_v dissolve_v and_o particular_o whether_o at_o the_o end_n of_o six_o thousand_o year_n p._n 181_o 182_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 10._o how_o far_o shall_v this_o dissolution_n or_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_a p._n 187_o 188_o etc._n etc._n chap._n 11._o contain_v a_o answer_n to_o the_o seven_o question_n whether_o shall_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v consume_v and_o annihilate_v or_o only_o refine_v and_o purify_v p._n 191_o 192._o the_o restitution_n of_o the_o world_n prove_v by_o the_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n and_o antiquity_n and_o also_o by_o reason_n p._n 192_o 193_o 194_o &c_n &c_n the_o argument_n for_o the_o abolition_n and_o annihilation_n answer_v p._n 198_o 199_o 200_o chap._n 12._o the_o inference_n the_o apostle_n make_v from_o the_o precedent_a doctrine_n of_o reward_n punishment_n and_o future_a state_n from_o p._n 203_o to_o the_o end_n several_a addition_n and_o amendment_n from_o p._n 242_o to_o p_o 259_o several_a book_n write_v by_o mr._n john_n ray_n fellow_n of_o the_o royal_a society_n and_o sell_v by_o samuel_n smith_n at_o the_o prince_n arm_n in_o s._n paul_n churchyard_n catalogus_fw-la plantarum_fw-la circa_fw-la cantabrigiam_fw-la nascentium_fw-la octavo_fw-la cantab._n 1660._o catalogus_fw-la plantarum_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o insularum_fw-la adjacentium_fw-la oct._n lond._n 1670_o &_o 1677._o a_o collection_n of_o english_a and_o other_o proverb_n cambridge_n octavo_fw-la 1672._o and_o 1678._o observation_n make_v in_o a_o journey_n through_o most_o part_n of_o europe_n octavo_fw-la 1673._o catalogus_fw-la stirpium_fw-la in_o exteris_fw-la regionibus_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la observatarum_fw-la londini_fw-la octavo_fw-la 1673._o dictionariolum_fw-la trilingue_fw-la secundum_fw-la locos_fw-la commune_v londini_fw-la octavo_fw-la 1672_o 1689._o a_o collection_n of_o unusual_a english_a word_n with_o a_o account_n of_o prepare_v our_o english_a mineral_n lond._n duod_fw-la 1674._o and_o 1691._o francisci_fw-la willoughbeii_fw-la ornithologia_fw-la cum_fw-la figuris_fw-la recognovit_fw-la digessit_fw-la supplevit_fw-la joannes_n raius_n londini_fw-la fol._n 1676._o the_o same_o ornithology_n much_o enlarge_v in_o english_a london_n 1678._o methodus_fw-la plantarum_fw-la nova_fw-la cum_fw-la tabulis_fw-la londini_fw-la octavo_fw-la 1682._o 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humour_n omni_fw-la consumpto_fw-la totus_fw-la mundus_fw-la ignesceret_fw-la 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 lonâ—_n period_n of_o time_n consume_v and_o dissolve_v alâ—_n thing_n into_o itself_o euseb_n praep._n lib._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o moâ—â—_n ancient_a of_o that_o sect_n hold_v that_o at_o certain_a uâ—â—_n 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 heâ—then_n writer_n as_o beside_o the_o forequote_v 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the_o thick_a fog_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o declare_v his_o opinion_n with_o no_o mean_a strain_n of_o eloquence_n etc._n etc._n as_o for_o the_o extent_n of_o this_o conflagration_n they_o hold_v that_o not_o only_o the_o heaven_n shall_v be_v burn_v but_o that_o the_o god_n themselves_o shall_v not_o escape_v scotfree_a so_o seneca_n resoluto_fw-la mundo_fw-la &_o diis_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la consusis_fw-la and_o again_o atque_fw-la omnes_fw-la pariter_fw-la deos_fw-la perdet_fw-la nox_fw-la aliqua_fw-la &_o chaos_n be_v not_o this_o wise_a philosophy_n if_o their_o morality_n be_v no_o better_a than_o their_o physics_n their_o wise_a man_n they_o boast_v of_o may_v be_v so_o denominate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o they_o of_o gotham_n but_o let_v we_o look_v a_o little_a further_o and_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o the_o stoic_n be_v not_o the_o first_o author_n of_o this_o opinion_n of_o the_o conflagration_n but_o that_o it_o be_v of_o far_o great_a antiquity_n than_o that_o sect._n other_o of_o the_o more_o ancient_a philosopher_n have_v entertain_v it_o viz._n empedocles_n as_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n testify_v in_o his_o 5_o strom._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o heraclitus_n as_o the_o same_o clemens_n show_v at_o large_a out_o of_o he_o in_o the_o same_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d amp_n c._n and_o laertius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o heraclitus_n he_o teach_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v but_o one_o world_n and_o that_o it_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o fire_n and_o again_o burn_v up_o or_o turn_v into_o fire_n at_o certain_a period_n alternate_o throughout_o all_o age_n i_o may_v add_v to_o these_o the_o ancient_a greek_a poet_n sophocles_n and_o diphilus_n as_o we_o find_v they_o quote_v by_o justine_n martyr_n and_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n neither_o yet_o be_v these_o the_o first_o inventor_n and_o broacher_n of_o this_o opinion_n but_o they_o receive_v it_o by_o tradition_n from_o their_o forefather_n and_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o oracle_n and_o decree_n of_o fate_n ovid_n speak_v of_o it_o as_o such_o in_o the_o first_o of_o his_o metamorphosis_n esse_fw-la quoque_fw-la in_o fatis_fw-la reminiscitur_fw-la affore_o tempus_fw-la quo_fw-la mare_fw-la quo_fw-la tellus_fw-la correptáque_fw-la regius_fw-la coeli_fw-la ardeat_fw-la &_o mundi_fw-la mole_n operosa_fw-la laboret_fw-la beside_o by_o doom_n of_o certain_a fate_n he_o know_v the_o time_n shall_v come_v when_o sea_n earth_n ravish_a heaven_n the_o curious_a frame_n of_o this_o world_n mass_n shall_v shrink_v in_o purge_v flame_n and_o lucan_n 7._o hos_fw-la caesar_n populos_fw-la si_fw-la nunc_fw-la non_fw-la usserit_fw-la ignis_fw-la vret_fw-la cum_fw-la terris_fw-la uret_fw-la cum_fw-la gurgite_fw-la ponti_fw-la communis_fw-la mundo_fw-la superest_fw-la rogus_fw-la ossibus_fw-la astra_fw-la misturus_fw-la if_o now_o these_o body_n want_v their_o fire_n and_o urn_n at_o last_o with_o the_o whole_a globe_n they_o will_v sure_o burn_v the_o world_n expect_v one_o general_a fire_n and_o thou_o must_v go_v where_o these_o poor_a soul_n be_v wander_v now_o now_o through_o some_o be_v of_o a_o opinion_n that_o by_o fata_fw-la here_o be_v
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