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refer_v in_o this_o and_o the_o like_a case_n lxxxiii_o the_o inward_a part_n of_o the_o present_a earth_n be_v very_o irregular_a and_o confuse_a one_o region_n be_v chief_o stony_a another_o sandy_a a_o three_o gravelly_a one_o country_n contain_v some_o certain_a kind_n of_o metal_n and_o mineral_n another_o contain_v quite_o different_a one_o nay_o the_o same_o lump_n or_o mass_n of_o earth_n not_o seldom_o contain_v the_o corpuscle_n of_o several_a metal_n or_o mineral_n confuse_o intermix_v one_o with_o another_o and_o with_o its_o own_o earthy_a part_n all_o which_o irregularity_n with_o several_a other_o that_o may_v be_v observe_v even_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o specific_a gravity_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o different_a strata_n of_o the_o earth_n demonstrate_v the_o original_a fund_z or_o promptuary_n of_o all_o this_o upper_a factitious_a earth_n to_o have_v be_v in_o a_o very_a wild_a confuse_v and_o chaotick_a condition_n lxxxiii_o see_v the_o sediment_n of_o the_o water_n be_v compose_v of_o what_o earthy_a matter_n be_v uncertain_o bring_v up_o out_o of_o the_o inner_a earth_n and_o of_o what_o a_o true_a and_o proper_a chaos_n afford_v these_o phaenomena_n be_v as_o natural_a and_o accountable_a therefrom_o as_o on_o any_o other_o mechanical_a hypothesis_n they_o must_v appear_v strange_a perplex_v and_o inexplicable_a to_o philosophic_a mind_n lxxxiv_o the_o uppermost_a and_o light_a stratum_n of_o soil_n or_o garden-mold_n as_o it_o be_v call_v which_o be_v the_o proper_a seminary_n of_o the_o vegetable_a kingdom_n be_v since_o the_o deluge_n very_o thick_o spread_v usual_o in_o the_o valley_n and_o plain_n but_o very_o thin_a on_o the_o ridge_n and_o top_n of_o mountain_n which_o last_o for_o want_v thereof_o be_v frequent_o stony_a rocky_a bare_a and_o barren_a lxxxiv_o two_o plain_a reason_n be_v to_o be_v give_v for_o this_o phaenomenon_n 1._o the_o quantity_n of_o water_n and_o its_o sediment_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o soil_n 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the_o great_a river_n will_v still_o retain_v in_o great_a measure_n their_o old_a course_n have_v be_v observe_v already_o and_o see_v the_o fountain_n and_o the_o general_a inequality_n of_o the_o earth_n on_o which_o their_o origin_n and_o channel_n depend_v be_v the_o same_o general_o before_o as_o since_o the_o deluge_n there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n thereof_o as_o to_o the_o change_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o other_o two_o river_n if_o the_o gulf_n of_o persia_n be_v ancient_o free_a from_o water_n and_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o very_a country_n of_o eden_n and_o if_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o that_o gulf_n into_o the_o persian_a sea_n be_v the_o garden_n of_o eden_n or_o paradise_n as_o have_v be_v before_o priùs_fw-la assert_v there_o can_v be_v no_o difficulty_n in_o the_o case_n the_o channel_n of_o these_o river_n and_o indeed_o of_o their_o fellow-branche_n too_o after_o their_o last_o partition_n be_v now_o under_o water_n and_o not_o to_o be_v inquire_v 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too_o deep_a in_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o present_a earth_n to_o be_v easy_o approach_v by_o we_o and_o so_o be_v entire_o lose_v as_o to_o the_o use_n or_o enjoyment_n of_o mankind_n lxxxvii_o this_o deluge_n of_o water_n be_v a_o sign_n alinstance_n of_o the_o divine_a vengoance_n on_o a_o wicked_a world_n and_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o peculiar_a and_o extraordinary_a providence_n of_o god_n lxxxvii_o though_o the_o pass_v by_o of_o a_o comet_n and_o all_o those_o effect_n of_o it_o in_o the_o drown_n of_o the_o world_n of_o which_o we_o have_v so_o large_o discourse_v hitherto_o be_v not_o to_o be_v style_v in_o the_o common_a use_n of_o the_o word_n miraculous_a though_o in_o no_o very_a improper_a sense_n all_o such_o event_n may_v have_v that_o appellation_n of_o which_o before_o yet_o be_v priùs_fw-la there_o the_o great_a reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o attribute_v this_o mighty_a turn_n and_o catastrophe_n of_o nature_n to_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o the_o 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