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any_o considerable_a degree_n of_o abatement_n for_o if_o in_o the_o hundred_o and_o ten_o day_n succeed_v those_o in_o which_o the_o rain_n fall_v the_o water_n go_v up_o in_o misty_a vapour_n towards_o restore_v the_o atmosphaere_n to_o its_o lose_a consistency_n in_o such_o a_o quantity_n as_o to_o sink_v the_o flood_n suppose_v but_o one_o or_o two_o cubit_n though_o this_o reek_a evaporation_n may_v so_o darken_v the_o air_n as_o to_o hide_v the_o mountain_n yet_o how_o little_o will_v such_o a_o diminution_n of_o the_o deluge_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o by_o heaven_n or_o how_o little_a will_v it_o contribute_v to_o dry_v of_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o to_o speed_v the_o work_n which_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n go_v on_o but_o slow_o god_n make_v use_v of_o a_o certain_a wind_n gen._n 8.1_o as_o a_o extraordinary_a instrument_n and_o by_o this_o add_v at_o length_n to_o the_o attractive_a influence_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o water_n assuage_v so_o very_o fast_o that_o as_o the_o spirit_z note_n on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n be_v see_v gen._n 8.5_o and_o whereas_o the_o sacred_a story_n make_v the_o appearance_n of_o these_o mountain-top_n to_o follow_v the_o decrease_n of_o the_o deluge-water_n nothing_o can_v be_v do_v more_o proper_o according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o this_o new_a hypothesis_n for_o in_o case_n the_o water_n have_v not_o be_v decrease_v and_o so_o decrease_v as_o to_o have_v refill_v the_o atmosphaere_n with_o vapour_n and_o so_o decrease_v as_o to_o have_v dampt_v the_o attractive_a power_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o so_o decrease_v as_o to_o be_v draw_v so_o low_o and_o grow_v so_o gross_a and_o foul_a and_o heavy_a as_o to_o