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to_o admit_v whatever_o be_v assert_v by_o this_o author_n rather_o than_o deny_v the_o reality_n of_o those_o phaenomena_n or_o ascribe_v the_o plain_a remain_v of_o the_o animal_n and_o vegetable_a kingdom_n to_o the_o sport_n of_o nature_n or_o any_o such_o odd_a and_o chimaerical_a occasion_n as_o some_o person_n be_v inclinable_a to_o do_v but_o withal_o i_o must_v be_v allow_v to_o say_v and_o the_o author_n himself_o will_v not_o disagree_v that_o his_o hypothesis_n include_v thing_n so_o strange_a wonderful_a and_o surprise_v that_o nothing_o but_o the_o 82._o utmost_a necessity_n and_o the_o perfect_a unaccountableness_n of_o the_o phaenomena_n without_o it_o aught_o to_o be_v esteem_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v the_o belief_n and_o introduction_n of_o it_o which_o strait_n that_o account_n of_o the_o deluge_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o not_o force_v i_o into_o as_o will_v appear_v hereafter_o i_o have_v i_o think_v but_o just_a reason_n for_o my_o disbelief_n thereof_o and_o as_o just_a or_o rather_o the_o same_o reason_n to_o embrace_v that_o assertion_n we_o be_v now_o upon_o that_o this_o upper_a earth_n as_o far_o as_o any_o shell_n bone_n or_o vegetable_n be_v find_v therein_o be_v adventitious_a and_o new_o acquire_v at_o the_o deluge_n and_o not_o only_o the_o old_a one_o dissolve_v and_o resettled_a in_o its_o ancient_a place_n again_o lxxii_o this_o factitious_a crust_n be_v universal_a upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o mountain_n as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o plain_n and_o valley_n and_o that_o in_o all_o the_o know_a climate_n and_o region_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v full_o attest_v by_o the_o observation_n of_o 7._o the_o same_o author_n and_o those_o which_o he_o procure_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n conspire_v together_o lxxiii_o the_o part_n of_o the_o present_a upper_a strata_n be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o the_o water_n cover_v the_o earth_n loose_a separate_z divide_v and_o float_v in_o the_o water_n among_o 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consolidation_n of_o the_o strata_n and_o before_o the_o flood_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o diurnal_a motion_n do_v not_o commence_v till_o after_o the_o annual_a nay_o till_o after_o the_o formation_n and_o consolidation_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o so_o what_o on_o other_o ground_n be_v before_o render_v high_o probable_a will_v appear_v near_o to_o certainty_n on_o this_o for_o it_o be_v plain_a if_o the_o present_a diurnal_a motion_n commence_v either_o with_o the_o annual_a or_o indeed_o any_o time_n before_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o figure_n of_o the_o chaos_n and_o so_o of_o the_o abyss_n and_o priùs_fw-la upper_a earth_n will_v original_o be_v that_o of_o a_o oblate_a sphaeroid_fw-fr as_o it_o be_v now_o the_o strata_n will_v be_v all_o coherent_a unite_a and_o continue_v without_o any_o crack_n or_o perpendicular_a fissure_n at_o all_o and_o the_o origin_n of_o spring_n on_o the_o doctor_n be_v ground_n must_v in_o a_o natural_a way_n be_v plain_o 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same_o manner_n general_o speak_v and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n as_o the_o present_a xvii_o this_o have_v be_v sufficient_o explain_v already_o priùs_fw-la and_o need_v not_o here_o be_v reassume_v and_o that_o each_o of_o these_o sea_n spring_n with_o their_o river_n and_o mountain_n be_v general_o the_o same_o and_o in_o the_o same_o place_n as_o the_o present_a there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v they_o be_v usual_o the_o very_a same_o individual_n then_o and_o now_o and_o so_o unquestionable_o can_v have_v change_v their_o primary_n situation_n xviii_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n in_o the_o primitive_a earth_n be_v salt_n and_o those_o of_o the_o river_n fresh_a as_o they_o be_v at_o present_a and_o each_o as_o now_o be_v then_o store_v with_o great_a plenty_n of_o fish_n xviii_o this_o have_v no_o difficulty_n in_o it_o see_v our_o present_a sea_n and_o river_n be_v the_o very_a same_o or_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o their_o several_a inhabitant_n the_o spawn_n or_o offspring_n of_o those_o primitive_a one_o xix_o the_o sea_n be_v agitate_a with_o a_o like_a tide_n or_o flux_n and_o reflux_n as_o they_o be_v at_o present_a xix_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o moon_n and_o sun_n be_v prius_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o the_o tide_n and_o those_o body_n by_o consequence_n be_v equal_o dispose_v before_o as_o since_o the_o deluge_n to_o produce_v they_o this_o proposition_n can_v have_v no_o manner_n of_o difficulty_n only_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n of_o these_o two_o thing_n 1._o that_o in_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n before_o the_o diurnal_a revolution_n begin_v the_o frequency_n of_o the_o tide_n must_v depend_v on_o the_o lunar_a period_n and_o happen_v but_o twice_o in_o each_o month_n as_o now_o it_o do_v in_o somewhat_o above_o a_o day_n time_n with_o we_o on_o which_o account_n the_o increase_n and_o decrease_v of_o the_o water_n will_v be_v extreme_o gentle_a leisurely_o and_o gradual_a without_o any_o imaginable_a violence_n or_o precipitation_n 2._o that_o in_o the_o whole_a antediluvian_n state_n the_o tide_n be_v lesser_a than_o since_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o smallness_n of_o the_o sea_n then_o in_o comparison_n of_o the_o great_a ocean_n from_o whence_o now_o the_o most_o considerable_a one_o be_v derive_v all_o which_o yet_o hinder_v not_o but_o they_o may_v be_v sensible_a enough_o in_o some_o creek_n bay_n and_o mouth_n of_o river_n the_o peculiar_a circumstance_n of_o those_o place_n in_o that_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o present_a state_n render_v the_o tide_n the_o elevation_n and_o depression_n of_o the_o water_n there_o most_o considerable_a and_o violent_a of_o all_o other_o xx._n the_o production_n of_o the_o primitive_a earth_n as_o far_o as_o we_o can_v guess_v by_o the_o remainder_n of_o they_o at_o the_o deluge_n differ_v little_a or_o nothing_o from_o those_o of_o the_o present_a either_o in_o figure_n magnitude_n texture_n of_o part_n or_o any_o other_o correspondent_a respect_n xx._n these_o thing_n seem_v to_o depend_v on_o two_o particular_n viz._n partly_o on_o the_o primary_n bigness_n figure_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o constituent_a insensible_a part_n or_o element_n of_o body_n and_o partly_o on_o the_o quantity_n of_o heat_n make_v use_v of_o in_o their_o production_n or_o coalition_n which_o be_v suppose_v the_o proposition_n will_v easy_o be_v establish_v for_o as_o to_o the_o first_o i_o suppose_v they_o remain_v invariable_o the_o same_o in_o all_o age_n and_o be_v by_o any_o natural_a power_n unalterable_a and_o as_o to_o the_o last_o whatever_o be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n or_o the_o first_o age_n succeed_v on_o some_o peculiar_a account_n priùs_fw-la which_o i_o believe_v may_v be_v warm_a than_o at_o present_a yet_o as_o to_o the_o time_n here_o refer_v to_o there_o be_v no_o need_n to_o suppose_v any_o great_a difference_n of_o heat_n either_o from_o the_o sun_n or_o the_o central_n body_n and_o indeed_o all_o the_o difference_n on_o any_o account_n to_o be_v suppose_v between_o the_o heat_n before_o and_o since_o the_o deluge_n must_v be_v too_o inconsiderable_a to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o in_o any_o such_o sensible_a effect_n as_o this_o proposition_n do_v refer_v to_o for_o the_o sun_n heat_n be_v not_o above_o a_o twenty_o five_o part_n great_a than_o it_o be_v now_o and_o the_o space_n of_o four_o or_o five_o thousand_o year_n make_v but_o a_o small_a difference_n in_o that_o of_o the_o central_n solid_n if_o at_o first_o it_o be_v heat_v any_o whit_n near_o the_o degree_n mention_v in_o the_o calculation_n refer_v to_o in_o the_o margin_n and_o though_o its_o real_a heat_n priùs_fw-la be_v decrease_v yet_o in_o case_n its_o facility_n of_o penetration_n be_v increase_v in_o the_o same_o proportion_n the_o heat_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n will_v still_o be_v equal_a and_o invariable_a and_o so_o by_o these_o account_n the_o production_n of_o nature_n in_o all_o age_n must_v be_v pretty_a equal_a and_o agreeable_a as_o this_o proposition_n require_v corollary_n though_o the_o life_n of_o the_o antediluvian_o be_v so_o much_o long_a than_o we_o at_o present_a yet_o be_v they_o not_o general_o of_o a_o more_o gygantick_a stature_n than_o the_o past_a or_o present_a generation_n since_o have_v be_v in_o all_o which_o age_n notwithstanding_o there_o have_v be_v some_o of_o a_o extraordinary_a bigness_n and_o stature_n and_o will_v be_v still_o no_o doubt_n in_o the_o future_a age_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n xxi_o the_o primitive_a earth_n have_v such_o metal_n and_o mineral_n in_o it_o as_o the_o present_a have_v xxi_o this_o be_v easy_o account_v for_o for_o since_o the_o antidiluvian_n and_o the_o present_a earth_n be_v either_o the_o very_a same_o as_o the_o low_a region_n or_o at_o least_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n the_o offspring_n of_o a_o comet_n atmosphere_n as_o even_o that_o acquire_v crust_n at_o the_o deluge_n be_v it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o each_o of_o they_o contain_v the_o same_o species_n of_o body_n within_o it_o xxii_o art_n and_o science_n be_v invent_v and_o improve_v in_o the_o first_o age_n of_o the_o world_n as_o well_o as_o they_o since_o have_v be_v xxii_o there_o be_v little_a need_n of_o give_v particular_a reason_n for_o this_o all_o i_o shall_v observe_v be_v that_o see_v the_o ignorance_n and_o barbarity_n of_o the_o age_n after_o the_o deluge_n be_v the_o great_a objection_n against_o this_o proposition_n it_o be_v avoid_v in_o our_o hypothesis_n the_o insensible_a though_o prodigious_a change_n of_o the_o state_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o perish_v of_o all_o the_o monument_n of_o the_o old_a learning_n or_o art_n at_o the_o flood_n with_o the_o want_n of_o correspondence_n in_o the_o latter_a year_n to_o the_o former_a tradition_n reduce_v the_o few_o remainder_n of_o the_o former_a state_n whole_o to_o seek_v for_o their_o
that_o thick_a and_o gross_a atmosphere_n which_o now_o encompass_n the_o earth_n all_o which_o i_o mean_v as_o well_o the_o gross_a atmosphere_n itself_o as_o those_o its_o heterogeneous_a mixture_n be_v a_o very_a natural_a offspring_n of_o the_o deluge_n according_a to_o the_o present_a account_n thereof_o for_o see_v we_o at_o that_o time_n pass_v clear_a through_o the_o chaotick_a atmosphere_n of_o a_o comet_n and_o through_o the_o tail_n derive_v from_o it_o we_o must_v needs_o bear_v off_o and_o acquire_v vast_a quantity_n of_o such_o heterogeneous_a and_o indigested_a mass_n as_o our_o air_n now_o contain_v in_o it_o whence_o those_o effect_n here_o mention_v will_v natural_o proceed_v it_o be_v probable_a the_o original_a air_n be_v too_o pure_a rare_a and_o thin_a to_o sustain_v any_o gross_a and_o earthy_a particle_n though_o they_o have_v be_v leave_v in_o it_o at_o the_o first_o and_o so_o its_o heat_n both_o for_o kind_n and_o degree_n be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o 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quantity_n of_o its_o heterogeneous_a and_o adventitious_a mixture_n will_v not_o now_o depend_v on_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n alone_o but_o on_o the_o veer_a of_o the_o wind_n and_o its_o uncertain_a removal_n of_o the_o air_n and_o its_o steam_n from_o one_o region_n to_o another_o thus_o if_o in_o summer_n the_o north_n wind_n chance_n to_o blow_v any_o long_a time_n together_o it_o will_v bring_v along_o with_o the_o air_n so_o great_a quantity_n of_o the_o cold_a freeze_a nitrous_a steam_n as_o may_v quite_o overcome_v the_o sun_n heat_n and_o cause_v a_o very_a cold_a season_n of_o a_o sudden_a if_o the_o south_n wind_n do_v the_o like_a in_o the_o winter_n the_o contrary_a effect_n will_v follow_v and_o we_o shall_v have_v a_o warm_a season_n when_o frost_n and_o snow_n be_v more_o natural_o to_o be_v expect_v thus_o according_o frequent_a experience_n show_v the_o sun_n to_o be_v so_o little_a master_n of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n that_o sometime_o january_a and_o july_n for_o several_a day_n be_v hardly_o distinguishable_a it_o sometime_o happen_v that_o we_o have_v this_o day_n a_o frost_n the_o next_o prove_v so_o warm_a that_o the_o former_a cold_a be_v forget_v till_o perhaps_o the_o succeed_a night_n put_v we_o more_o affect_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o again_o nay_o in_o a_o very_a few_o hour_n space_n a_o sultry_a and_o a_o freeze_a air_n not_o seldom_o do_v succeed_v each_o other_o to_o the_o great_a harm_n and_o misery_n of_o mankind_n and_o of_o all_o their_o fellow_n animal_n in_o our_o present_a state_n from_o which_o therefore_o we_o have_v good_a reason_n to_o believe_v our_o happy_a progenitor_n before_o the_o deluge_n be_v entire_o free_a 3._o that_o our_o season_n be_v so_o extreme_a in_o their_o several_a kind_n be_v easy_a to_o be_v hence_o account_v for_o also_o for_o be_v there_o no_o sulphureous_a or_o calorifick_a steam_n in_o the_o air_n all_o pothery_a and_o sultry_a wether_n and_o such_o sort_n of_o heat_n as_o chief_o affect_v our_o body_n will_v be_v quite_o avoid_v and_o the_o great_a increase_n thereof_o after_o the_o summer_n solstice_n which_o arise_v it_o be_v probable_a in_o part_n from_o the_o air_n retention_n of_o one_o day_n heat_v till_o the_o next_o augment_v it_o again_o will_v in_o good_a measure_n cease_v among_o we_o and_o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v say_v of_o the_o cold_a in_o winter_n in_o all_o the_o respect_n beforementioned_a the_o original_n of_o all_o which_o effect_n be_v so_o easy_o deducible_a from_o the_o present_a account_n of_o the_o deluge_n it_o be_v no_o question_n but_o the_o antediluvian_o might_n to_o their_o comfort_n be_v whole_o stranger_n to_o they_o their_o climate_n be_v not_o of_o so_o very_o different_a temper_n their_o season_n leisurely_o and_o gradual_a entire_o follow_v the_o solar_a course_n and_o their_o summer_n and_o winter_n not_o so_o mighty_a different_a at_o the_o most_o in_o the_o single_a proportion_n of_o the_o sun_n presence_n or_o absence_n direct_v or_o oblique_a situation_n in_o this_o equable_v state_n the_o polar_a inhabitant_n may_v with_o little_a danger_n cut_v the_o line_n and_o the_o ethiopian_n visit_v the_o frigid_a zone_n in_o this_o condition_n of_o the_o world_n the_o peculiar_a air_n of_o every_o country_n go_v not_o far_o from_o home_n to_o disturb_v that_o of_o other_o a_o few_o day_n never_o make_v any_o sensible_a alteration_n in_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o air_n and_o all_o that_o a_o entire_a spring_n or_o autumn_n can_v do_v will_v still_o leave_v the_o same_o pretty_a equable_v to_o be_v sure_o very_a tolerable_a on_o all_o which_o and_o several_a other_o consequential_a account_n we_o have_v but_o too_o much_o reason_n to_o envy_v the_o ancient_a happiness_n of_o our_o forefather_n and_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o that_o fatal_a and_o destructive_a catastrophe_n which_o the_o wickedness_n of_o mankind_n bring_v upon_o themselves_o and_o all_o their_o posterity_n to_o this_o very_a day_n at_o the_o deluge_n we_o be_v now_o speak_v of_o xxxvii_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o antediluvian_n air_n be_v thin_a pure_a subtle_a and_o homogeneous_a without_o such_o gross_a steam_n exhalation_n nitrosulphureous_a or_o other_o heterogeneous_a mixture_n as_o occasion_n coruscation_n meteor_n thunder_n lightning_z with_o contagious_a and_o pestilential_a infection_n in_o our_o present_a air_n and_o have_v so_o very_o pernicious_a and_o fatal_a though_o almost_o insensible_a effect_n in_o the_o world_n since_o the_o deluge_n xxxvii_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o forego_n solution_n be_v sufficient_a to_o clear_v the_o present_a phaenomenon_n also_o to_o which_o therefore_o the_o reader_n be_v refer_v xxxviii_o the_o antediluvian_n air_n have_v no_o large_a gross_a mass_n of_o vapour_n or_o cloud_n hang_v for_o long_a season_n in_o the_o same_o it_o have_v no_o great_a round_a drop_n of_o rain_n descend_v in_o multitude_n together_o which_o we_o call_v shower_n but_o the_o ground_n be_v water_v by_o gentle_a mist_n or_o vapour_n ascend_v in_o the_o day_n and_o descend_v in_o great_a measure_n again_o in_o the_o succeed_a night_n xxxviii_o this_o be_v also_o easy_o understand_v from_o what_o have_v be_v already_o say_v so_o rare_a thin_a pure_a and_o subtle_a a_o air_n as_o the_o antediluvian_n be_v will_v scarce_o sustain_v such_o gross_a and_o heavy_a mass_n as_o the_o cloud_n be_v it_o will_v not_o precipitate_v the_o superior_a vapour_n upon_o the_o inferior_a in_o such_o quantity_n and_o with_o such_o violence_n as_o be_v necessary_a to_o the_o production_n of_o great_a round_o sensible_a drop_n of_o rain_n it_o have_v no_o gross_a steam_n to_o retain_v heat_n after_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o be_v go_v and_o the_o sun_n set_v and_o so_o the_o vapour_n which_o be_v raise_v in_o the_o day_n will_v descend_v again_o in_o the_o night_n with_o the_o great_a regularity_n and_o gentleness_n in_o all_o which_o respect_v the_o different_a nature_n 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