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but_o harrass_n the_o ground_n at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o to_o wear_v away_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o it_o and_o make_v the_o top_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o bare_a and_o barren_a as_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o river_n by_o their_o monstrous_a and_o unspeakable_a surging_n second_o he_o answer_v that_o the_o filth_n and_o soil_n will_v have_v make_v the_o earth_n more_o barren_a 64._o p._n 64._o i_o can_v allow_v for_o good_a husbandman_n overflow_v their_o ground_n to_o make_v their_o crop_n more_o rich._n and_o it_o be_v general_o suppose_v that_o the_o inundation_n of_o the_o nile_n and_o the_o mud_n it_o leave_v behind_o it_o make_v egypt_n more_o fruitful_a beside_o this_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n lie_v against_o the_o common_a explication_n of_o the_o deluge_n as_o well_o as_o against_o that_o which_o be_v give_v by_o the_o theory_n but_o when_o good_a husbandman_n overflow_v their_o ground_n to_o improve_v their_o crop_n they_o do_v it_o seasonable_o and_o they_o do_v it_o moderate_o and_o to_o be_v sure_a they_o do_v not_o at_o the_o same_o time_n turn_v they_o up_o for_o half_a a_o mile_n or_o a_o mile_n deep_a and_o though_o several_a river_n do_v enrich_v ground_n by_o their_o inundation_n by_o virtue_n of_o a_o great_a plenty_n of_o unctuous_a mud_n which_o they_o bring_v upon_o they_o that_o make_v the_o soil_n new_a as_o it_o be_v 15._o nearchus_n de_fw-fr fluviorum_fw-la effusione_n haec_fw-la affert_fw-la exempla_fw-la quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la hermi_n &_o caystri_n &_o maeandri_n &_o caici_n campos_fw-la simile_n esse_fw-la propter_fw-la limum_fw-la qui_fw-la e_fw-la montibus_fw-la delatus_fw-la campos_fw-la â—â—get_fw-la imo_fw-la facit_fw-la strabo_n geogr._n li._n 15._o so_o hermus_n do_v and_o also_o cayster_n menander_n and_o caicus_n as_o strabo_n inform_v we_o from_o nearchus_n yet_o that_o mud_n which_o the_o deluge_n will_v have_v leave_v will_v have_v be_v of_o a_o silty_a and_o sandy_a nature_n and_o so_o of_o a_o lean_a and_o hungry_a and_o starven_v quality_n as_o be_v most_o wash_v off_o from_o the_o edge_n of_o those_o piece_n into_o which_o the_o dissolve_a earth_n be_v shatter_v and_o consequent_o will_v rather_o have_v prevent_v and_o hinder_v than_o help_v or_o promote_v the_o earth_n fruitfulness_n and_o therefore_o the_o geographer_n note_n that_o the_o mud_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a river_n which_o make_v the_o field_n over_o which_o they_o flow_v be_v not_o coarse_a and_o dry_a like_o that_o which_o will_v have_v be_v eat_v off_o of_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o terrestrial_a fragment_n but_o of_o a_o soft_a and_o fat_a sort_n ib._n defer_v autem_fw-la flumina_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la mollior_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o pinguior_fw-la ex_fw-la quo_fw-la campi_fw-la fiunt_fw-la id._n ib._n and_o then_o as_o to_o the_o nile_n that_o the_o mud_n it_o bring_v down_o upon_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n be_v light_n and_o soft_a and_o fat_a and_o so_o fit_a to_o impregnate_n it_o with_o a_o strong_a fertility_n we_o may_v proper_o infer_v from_o the_o sweetness_n of_o its_o water_n for_o as_o diodorus_n report_v they_o be_v the_o sweet_a of_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a earth_n which_o make_v that_o famous_a general_n piscenius_fw-la niger_n who_o contend_v with_o septimus_n severus_n for_o the_o empire_n reprimand_v his_o soldier_n for_o hanker_a after_o wine_n and_o for_o mutter_v for_o the_o want_n of_o it_o when_o they_o may_v drink_v their_o fill_n of_o this_o pleasant_a stream_n though_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o a_o ingenious_a french_a writer_n i_o mean_v duval_n in_o his_o geogr._n vnivers_n ascribe_v both_o the_o muddiness_n fruitfulness_n and_o overflow_n of_o it_o to_o its_o nitrous_a quality_n his_o word_n be_v to_o this_o purpose_n it_o have_v late_o be_v find_v out_o that_o the_o nitre_n wherewith_o the_o nile_n abound_v so_o much_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o those_o wonderful_a effect_n and_o that_o be_v heat_v by_o the_o sun_n it_o mingle_v itself_o with_o the_o water_n render_v it_o trouble_v swell_v it_o and_o make_v it_o pass_v over_o its_o bank_n but_o yet_o concern_v this_o noble_a river_n it_o be_v as_o well_o know_v that_o as_o sometime_o it_o have_v not_o increase_v at_o all_o as_o in_o the_o ten_o and_o eleven_o year_n of_o cleopatra_n against_o the_o downfall_n and_o the_o death_n of_o that_o princess_n and_o her_o admire_a anthony_n and_o as_o sometime_o it_o be_v defective_a in_o its_o increase_n to_o lamentable_a failure_n in_o the_o usual_a product_n of_o that_o plentiful_a country_n so_o if_o at_o any_o time_n it_o happen_v to_o exceed_v in_o its_o increment_n but_o two_o or_o three_o cubit_n that_o excess_n be_v at_o once_o both_o a_o clear_a prognostic_n and_o a_o certain_a cause_n of_o a_o dearth_n or_o scarcity_n in_o the_o ensue_a year_n but_o then_o that_o such_o a_o deluge_n as_o the_o theory_n suppose_v it_o be_v universal_a and_o of_o long_a continuance_n and_o make_v of_o lean_a subterraneous_a water_n and_o full_a of_o dead_a and_o harsh_a and_o heavy_a soil_n fetch_v off_o from_o numberless_a piece_n of_o the_o break_a earth_n shall_v occasion_v barrenness_n for_o a_o considerable_a time_n in_o the_o post-diluvian_a world_n be_v but_o reasonable_a to_o conclude_v nor_o last_o do_v this_o part_n of_o the_o objection_n lie_v against_o the_o common_a explication_n of_o the_o deluge_n with_o such_o force_n as_o it_o do_v against_o the_o theory_n explication_n of_o it_o for_o though_o a_o general_n flood_n overtop_v the_o mountain_n must_v have_v leave_v mud_n and_o slime_n and_o filth_n behind_o it_o yet_o where_o the_o water_n rise_v upon_o a_o earth_n that_o remain_v unbroken_a they_o can_v be_v nothing_o in_o quantity_n to_o what_o they_o must_v have_v be_v where_o the_o earth_n be_v dissolve_v and_o fall_v all_o to_o piece_n and_o where_o the_o water_n boil_v up_o from_o under_o these_o fragment_n and_o then_o fall_v down_o again_o violent_o upon_o they_o rage_v among_o they_o with_o last_a incessant_a and_o unimaginable_a turbulence_n as_o a_o five_o reason_n against_o the_o earth_n be_v drown_v by_o its_o be_v dissolve_v 292_o disc_n p._n 292_o the_o excepter_n add_v this_o all_o the_o building_n erect_v before_o the_o flood_n will_v have_v be_v shake_v down_o or_o else_o overwhelm_v here_o as_o to_o the_o city_n joppa_n which_o be_v the_o main_a hinge_n upon_o which_o the_o objection_n turn_v he_o answer_v it_o be_v incertain_a whether_o it_o be_v build_v before_o the_o flood_n 64._o â—_o 64._o but_o beside_o the_o authority_n of_o mela_n and_o solinus_n cite_v for_o it_o it_o be_v general_o grant_v to_o be_v so_o ancient_a and_o none_o that_o speak_v of_o its_o antiquity_n take_v upon_o they_o to_o deny_v it_o nor_o will_v the_o fiction_n concern_v perseus_n and_o andromeda_n subvert_v the_o receive_a opinion_n in_o this_o matter_n for_o as_o many_o fable_n be_v make_v out_o of_o true_a story_n so_o many_o again_o be_v tack_v to_o they_o 65._o â—_o 64_o 65._o he_o go_v on_o however_o suppose_v the_o ruin_n of_o one_o town_n remain_v after_o the_o flood_n do_v this_o prove_v that_o the_o earth_n be_v not_o dissolve_v i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o there_o be_v several_a tract_n of_o the_o earth_n much_o great_a than_o that_o town_n that_o be_v not_o break_v all_o to_o piece_n by_o their_o fall_n have_v that_o tract_n whereon_o joppa_n stand_v continue_v whole_a yet_o fall_v down_o so_o very_o low_o a_o mile_n at_o least_o by_o the_o force_n of_o its_o weight_n it_o will_v have_v suffer_v such_o a_o shock_n as_o can_v not_o but_o have_v level_v its_o building_n with_o the_o ground_n thus_o very_o good_a house_n be_v oftentimes_o shatter_v down_o in_o earthquake_n mere_o by_o the_o concussion_n or_o shake_n of_o the_o ground_n though_o it_o never_o break_v and_o true_o if_o only_o the_o bare_a ruin_n of_o it_o have_v remain_v which_o
to_o his_o conclude_a objection_n against_o our_o cavern_n what_o reason_n have_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o there_o be_v such_o vessel_n then_o 77._o ib._n p._n 77._o more_o than_o now_o to_o this_o we_o have_v speak_v so_o very_o full_o 308._o disc_n p._n 306_o 307_o 308._o that_o nothing_o more_o need_v here_o be_v add_v in_o way_n of_o reply_n who_o will_v have_v think_v there_o have_v be_v such_o fountain_n in_o the_o rock_n of_o rephidim_n and_o cadesh_n if_o god_n have_v not_o open_v they_o but_o he_o draw_v out_o the_o objection_n far_o thus_o 77._o answ_n p._n 77._o if_o the_o open_v the_o abyss_n at_o the_o deluge_n have_v be_v the_o open_n of_o rock_n why_o do_v not_o moses_n express_v it_o so_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o rock_n be_v cleave_v and_o the_o water_n gush_v out_o and_o so_o make_v the_o deluge_n this_o will_v have_v be_v as_o intelligible_a if_o it_o have_v be_v true_a as_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o tehom_n rabbah_n be_v break_v open_a but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n of_o rock_n or_o the_o cleave_v of_o rock_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o flood_n to_o which_o we_o reply_v first_o moses_n do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o tehom_n rabbah_n be_v break_v open_a but_o only_o the_o fountain_n of_o it_o be_v break_v up_o and_o what_o fountain_n belong_v to_o the_o tehom_n rabbah_n can_v more_o proper_o be_v so_o break_v up_o than_o these_o cavern_n second_o the_o intelligibility_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v no_o reason_n why_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v express_v how_o many_o thing_n be_v pass_v by_o with_o silence_n in_o scripture_n even_o where_o occasion_n be_v offer_v to_o speak_v of_o they_o which_o yet_o be_v true_a and_o have_v they_o be_v express_v may_v easy_o have_v be_v understand_v and_o three_o the_o same_o objection_n which_o he_o throw_v at_o the_o excepter_n rebound_v back_o with_o violence_n upon_o himself_o if_o the_o break_n up_o of_o the_o abyss_n at_o the_o deluge_n have_v be_v the_o disruption_n and_o fall_n of_o the_o earth_n into_o the_o abyss_n which_o lie_v under_o it_o according_a to_o the_o vital_a assertion_n of_o the_o theory_n in_o that_o case_n why_o do_v not_o moses_n express_v it_o so_o and_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o disruption_n and_o fall_n of_o the_o earth_n into_o the_o abyss_n which_o lie_v under_o it_o make_v the_o deluge_n this_o will_v have_v be_v as_o intelligible_a if_o it_o have_v be_v true_a as_o to_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o jehom_n rabbah_n be_v break_v up_o but_o there_o be_v not_o one_o word_n of_o this_o fall_n of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o flood_n thus_o have_v we_o see_v the_o assault_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o new_a hypothesis_n for_o the_o explication_n of_o the_o deluge_n but_o so_o far_o be_v they_o from_o overthrow_v it_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o i_o not_o to_o shake_v it_o in_o the_o least_o and_o i_o can_v but_o own_o that_o i_o be_o never_o so_o inclinable_a to_o believe_v it_o may_v be_v true_a as_o when_o i_o consider_v how_o weak_a the_o answer_n be_v to_o the_o reason_n and_o argument_n allege_v to_o confirm_v it_o and_o how_o inconsiderable_a the_o objection_n against_o it_o but_o yet_o i_o do_v no_o more_o affirm_v it_o to_o be_v true_a now_o than_o i_o do_v at_o first_o though_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v it_o may_v as_o well_o pass_v for_o true_a and_o may_v as_o easy_o be_v maintain_v to_o be_v true_a as_o that_o hypothesis_n to_o which_o it_o be_v compare_v and_o which_o arrogate_v to_o itself_o the_o glorious_a title_n not_o only_o of_o a_o true_a piece_n of_o natural_a history_n but_o also_o of_o the_o great_a and_o most_o remarkable_a that_o have_v yet_o be_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n chap._n xvi_o the_o principal_a matter_n and_o the_o only_a thing_n to_o be_v note_v in_o this_o chapter_n be_v what_o our_o author_n omit_v in_o its_o proper_a place_n and_o be_v here_o think_v on_o by_o he_o to_o be_v answer_v according_a to_o his_o usual_a way_n of_o mistake_v 78._o answ_n p._n 78._o he_o call_v it_o one_o objection_n though_o there_o be_v two_o very_a distinct_a one_o he_o answer_v the_o last_o first_o and_o therefore_o i_o begin_v with_o that_o 311._o disc_n p._n 311._o which_o be_v this_o if_o the_o abyss_n under_o the_o earth_n to_o wave_v the_o other_o thing_n mention_v have_v be_v the_o great_a deep_o mean_v by_o moses_n it_o have_v not_o have_v any_o true_a or_o proper_a fountain_n in_o it_o and_o so_o what_o will_v become_v of_o all_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_a his_o answer_n be_v 78._o answ_n p._n 78._o there_o be_v fountain_n in_o the_o abyss_n as_o much_o as_o window_n in_o heaven_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d render_v window_n signify_v as_o well_o cataract_n and_o it_o may_v have_v be_v render_v so_o more_o proper_o and_o indeed_o in_o the_o margin_n gen._n 7.11_o it_o be_v render_v floodgate_n which_o in_o signification_n be_v somewhat_o near_o to_o cataract_n though_o that_o i_o say_v will_v have_v be_v the_o proper_a reddition_n in_o this_o text._n for_o cataract_n be_v high_a and_o break_a place_n from_o whence_o water_n do_v impetuous_o rush_v down_o and_o therefore_o thick_a and_o break_a cloud_n condense_v into_o hardness_n or_o a_o icy_a consistency_n from_o which_o prodigious_a water_n by_o fall_n from_o one_o concameration_n of_o they_o to_o another_o come_v tumble_v down_o in_o excessive_a quantity_n and_o at_o last_o be_v discharge_v hideous_o on_o the_o earth_n in_o many_o place_n especial_o about_o the_o lofty_a mountain_n be_v at_o that_o time_n true_a celestial_a cataract_n which_o by_o almighty_a god_n be_v then_o open_v even_o in_o a_o literal_a sense_n and_o therefore_o these_o cataract_n or_o window_n of_o heaven_n by_o some_o learned_a commentator_n be_v expound_v to_o be_v nubes_fw-la densae_fw-la &_o copiosae_fw-la thick_a and_o huge_a cloud_n but_o now_o in_o the_o enclose_v abyss_n there_o be_v no_o answerable_a fountain_n break_v up_o no_o such_o real_a fountain_n as_o these_o be_v real_a cataract_n of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o the_o answer_v give_v be_v not_o home_n to_o the_o purpose_n the_o other_o objection_n be_v this_o whereas_o it_o be_v say_v 311._o disc_n p._n 311._o gen._n 8.2_o that_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o deep_a be_v stop_v the_o earth_n break_v down_o into_o the_o abyss_n be_v never_o make_v up_o again_o he_o answer_v those_o be_v shut_v up_o that_o be_v 78._o answ_n p._n 78._o cease_v to_o act_n and_o be_v put_v into_o a_o condition_n to_o continue_v the_o deluge_n no_o long_o but_o then_o if_o the_o stoppage_n of_o these_o fountain_n be_v figurative_a the_o fountain_n themselves_o must_v be_v the_o same_o and_o so_o they_o be_v not_o so_o real_a as_o the_o cataract_n of_o heaven_n be_v nor_o can_v they_o be_v stop_v so_o proper_o as_o our_o cavern_n may_v be_v the_o thing_n that_o we_o argue_v for_o and_o the_o drift_n of_o our_o objection_n be_v to_o make_v it_o out_o and_o as_o for_o this_o answer_n 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