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part_n which_o all_o the_o world_n have_v since_o think_v proper_a to_o do_v 2._o the_o temper_n of_o the_o humane_a body_n be_v more_o soft_a pliable_a and_o alterable_a than_o now_o it_o be_v some_o sort_n etc._n of_o fruit_n and_o food_n be_v capable_a of_o cause_v a_o mighty_a change_n therein_o either_o to_o fix_v and_o adapt_v it_o to_o its_o present_a condition_n or_o discompose_v and_o disorder_v it_o i._n e._n in_o other_o word_n either_o to_o render_v it_o permanent_a and_o immortal_a on_o the_o one_o hand_n or_o to_o devolve_v upon_o it_o disease_n corruption_n and_o mortality_n on_o the_o other_o what_o concern_v the_o soul_n or_o its_o moral_a perfection_n be_v without_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o theory_n and_o not_o here_o to_o be_v consider_v xxv_o the_o female_a be_v then_o very_o different_a from_o what_o she_o be_v now_o particular_o she_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o great_a equality_n with_o the_o male_a and_o little_o more_o subject_a to_o sorrow_n in_o the_o propagation_n of_o posterity_n than_o he_o 1._o her_o name_n be_v as_o much_o as_o possible_a the_o very_a same_o with_o he_o the_o husband_n be_v call_v adam_n the_o wife_n adamah_n the_o husband_n issch_n the_o wife_n isschah_n god_n call_v their_o name_n adam_n in_o 24._o the_o day_n that_o they_o be_v create_v she_o shall_v be_v call_v isschah_n because_o she_o be_v take_v out_o of_o issch._n 2._o we_o find_v little_a to_o infer_v any_o inequality_n or_o subjection_n till_o after_o the_o fall_n adam_n say_v this_o be_v now_o bone_n of_o my_o bone_n and_o flesh_n of_o my_o flesh_n therefore_o shall_v a_o man_n leave_v his_o father_n and_o his_o mother_n and_o shall_v cleave_v unto_o his_o wife_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v one_o flesh_n unto_o the_o woman_n god_n say_v after_o the_o fall_n thy_o desire_n 16._o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o thy_o husband_n and_o he_o shall_v rule_v over_o thou_o 3._o her_o pain_n in_o conception_n and_o childbirth_n be_v inconsiderable_a in_o comparison_n of_o what_o they_o since_o have_v be_v unto_o the_o woman_n god_n ibid._n say_v after_o the_o fall_n i_o will_v great_o multiply_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o thy_o conception_n in_o sorrow_n thou_o shall_v bring_v forth_o child_n xxvi_o the_o other_o terrestrial_a animal_n be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o great_a capacity_n and_o operation_n near_a approach_v to_o reason_n and_o discourse_n and_o partaker_n of_o high_a degree_n of_o perfection_n and_o happiness_n than_o they_o have_v be_v ever_o since_o this_o appear_v 1._o from_o the_o necessity_n or_o occasion_n of_o a_o particular_a view_n and_o distinct_a consideration_n of_o each_o species_n of_o animal_n before_o adam_n be_v satisfy_v that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v a_o help_n 20._o meet_v for_o he_o or_o suitable_a to_o his_o faculty_n and_o condition_n 2._o from_o the_o serpent_n discourse_n with_o the_o woman_n in_o which_o though_o the_o old_a serpent_n the_o devil_n be_v also_o concern_v yet_o the_o particular_a subtlety_n of_o the_o serpent_n be_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o a_o mean_n of_o her_o deception_n and_o a_o curse_v denounce_v and_o inflict_v on_o the_o same_o beast_n upon_o account_n thereof_o now_o the_o serpent_n be_v more_o subtle_a than_o any_o beast_n of_o the_o 1_o field_n which_o the_o lord_n god_n have_v make_v etc._n etc._n i_o fear_v 3._o lest_o by_o any_o mean_n as_o the_o serpent_n beguile_v eve_n through_o his_o subtlety_n the_o lord_n god_n say_v unto_o the_o serpent_n 14._o because_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o thou_o be_v curse_v above_o all_o cattle_n and_o above_o every_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n upon_o thy_o belly_n shall_v thou_o go_v and_o dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v all_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n 3._o from_o st._n paul_n discourse_n in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n 22._o for_o the_o earnest_a expectation_n of_o the_o
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 or_o fertile_a earth_n be_v less_o over_o the_o mountain_n than_o over_o the_o plain_n and_o valley_n 2._o after_o the_o subsidence_n of_o the_o sediment_n and_o before_o its_o entire_a consolidation_n the_o top_n of_o mountain_n be_v most_o expose_v to_o the_o fury_n of_o the_o wind_n and_o storm_n which_o will_v therefore_o more_o easy_o bear_v away_o that_o light_a and_o least_o unite_a stratum_n which_o lie_v uppermost_a in_o those_o bleak_a place_n than_o in_o the_o more_o retire_v and_o screen_v plain_n and_o valley_n and_o by_o diminish_v the_o soil_n in_o the_o former_a and_o thereby_o augment_v it_o in_o the_o latter_a place_n most_o easy_o make_v all_o thing_n correspond_v in_o this_o proposition_n lxxxv_o of_o the_o four_o ancient_a river_n of_o paradise_n two_o still_o remain_v in_o some_o measure_n but_o the_o other_o two_o do_v not_o or_o at_o the_o least_o be_v so_o change_v that_o the_o masaick_a description_n do_v not_o agree_v to_o they_o at_o present_a lxxxv_o that_o 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 after_o but_o though_o we_o shall_v allow_v that_o paradise_n be_v where_o it_o be_v general_o place_v near_o babylon_n and_o upon_o the_o continent_n yet_o will_v there_o be_v no_o wonder_n at_o the_o disappearance_n of_o these_o two_o river_n which_o with_o their_o fellow_n be_v bury_v to_o a_o sufficient_a depth_n under_o the_o sediment_n we_o have_v be_v speak_v so_o much_o of_o before_o and_o so_o no_o more_o to_o be_v inquire_v after_o in_o this_o than_o in_o the_o former_a case_n lxxxvi_o those_o metal_n and_o mineral_n which_o the_o mosaic_a description_n of_o paradise_n and_o of_o its_o border_a region_n take_v such_o particular_a notice_n of_o and_o the_o prophet_n so_o emphatical_o refer_v to_o be_v not_o now_o meet_v with_o so_o plentiful_o therein_o lxxxvi_o the_o present_a upper_a earth_n be_v as_o we_o have_v see_v factitious_a and_o a_o new_a crust_n since_o the_o flood_n cover_v over_o the_o ancient_a surface_n thereof_o those_o primitive_a treasure_n must_v lie_v 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 immediate_a voluntary_a actual_a interposition_n of_o god_n and_o that_o in_o these_o ensue_a particular_n and_o on_o these_o follow_a account_n which_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o short_a upon_o as_o have_v in_o the_o place_n forementioned_a explain_v my_o mind_n somewhat_o large_o about_o thing_n of_o this_o nature_n 1._o the_o body_n make_v use_v of_o in_o this_o and_o the_o like_a change_n of_o nature_n be_v original_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n and_o continual_o preserve_v by_o he_o and_o so_o what_o they_o be_v instrumental_a in_o ought_v most_o just_o to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o principal_a cause_n the_o great_a creator_n and_o conservator_n of_o they_o all_o 2._o all_o those_o power_n of_o attraction_n or_o gravitation_n etc._n etc._n and_o those_o law_n of_o motion_n by_o which_o these_o body_n be_v capable_a of_o produce_v such_o effect_n be_v alike_o owe_v to_o the_o divine_a operation_n appointment_n and_o efficacy_n both_o in_o their_o primitive_a impression_n and_o continual_a energy_n and_o so_o still_o the_o effect_n themselves_o be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o a_o divine_a original_a 3._o that_o particular_a constitution_n of_o the_o earth_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o fluid_a abyss_n and_o other_o such_o disposition_n whereby_o it_o become_v subject_a to_o a_o universal_a deluge_n be_v also_o the_o consequent_n of_o the_o divine_a power_n and_o providence_n in_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o earth_n 4._o that_o peculiar_a situation_n or_o constitution_n of_o the_o orbit_n and_o motion_n of_o comet_n whereby_o they_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o pass_v through_o the_o planetary_a system_n each_o revolution_n be_v fit_a to_o cause_v such_o great_a mutation_n in_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o the_o particualr_a order_n and_o disposition_n of_o god_n in_o the_o primary_n frame_v of_o the_o universe_n 5._o the_o coincidence_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o a_o comet_n be_v orbit_n with_o that_o of_o the_o ecliptic_a can_v have_v no_o other_o foundation_n in_o nature_n than_o a_o like_v design_v and_o contrive_v appointment_n of_o god_n 6._o the_o way_n of_o the_o comet_n be_v motion_n from_o east_n to_o west_n contrary_a to_o that_o of_o the_o planet_n by_o which_o the_o particular_n of_o the_o deluge_n be_v in_o good_a measure_n provide_v for_o can_v also_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o same_o design_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n 7._o the_o so_o nice_a and_o exact_a adjustment_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o both_o the_o comet_n and_o the_o earth_n that_o the_o former_a shall_v pass_v just_a so_o near_o and_o impart_v such_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o water_n and_o not_o more_o or_o less_o than_o will_v drown_v the_o world_n and_o just_o cover_v the_o high_a mountain_n and_o yet_o reach_v no_o far_o in_o short_a as_o will_v secure_v the_o ark_n for_o future_a generation_n and_o yet_o not_o leave_v one_o dry-land_n animal_n beside_o alive_a this_o exactness_n be_v a_o most_o