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the_o separate_n the_o land_n and_o water_n and_o raise_v up_o the_o mountain_n p._n 9_o etc._n etc._n by_o what_o mean_v the_o water_n be_v gather_v together_o into_o one_o place_n and_o the_o dry_a land_n make_v to_o appear_v p._n 10._o that_o subterraneous_a fire_n and_o flatus_n may_v be_v of_o power_n sufficient_a to_o produce_v such_o a_o effect_n prove_v from_o the_o force_n and_o effect_n of_o gunpowder_n and_o the_o raise_n up_o of_o new_a mountain_n p._n 11_o 12_o 13._o the_o shake_n of_o the_o whole_a know_a world_n by_o a_o earthquake_n p._n 13_o 14._o that_o the_o mountain_n island_n and_o whole_a continent_n be_v probable_o at_o first_o raise_v up_o by_o subterraneous_a fire_n prove_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o lydiate_n and_o strabo_n p._n 15_o 16_o 17._o of_o subterraneous_a cavern_n pass_v under_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n p._n 19_o 20_o 21_o etc._n etc._n a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o equality_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o land_n both_o as_o to_o the_o extent_n of_o each_o and_o the_o height_n of_o one_o to_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o other_o take_v from_o the_o shore_n p._n 25_o 26_o 27_o 31_o 32_o 33._o that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o water_n level_v the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n p._n 28_o 29_o 30._o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o use_n of_o the_o mountain_n 35_o 36_o 37_o etc._n etc._n the_o sum_n of_o what_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o division_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o water_n and_o earth_n p._n 44._o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o creation_n of_o animal_n some_o question_n concern_v they_o resolve_v p._n 46._o that_o god_n almighty_n do_v at_o first_o create_v either_o the_o seed_n of_o all_o animate_v body_n and_o disperse_v they_o all_o the_o earth_n over_o or_o else_o the_o first_o sett_n of_o animal_n themselves_o in_o their_o full_a state_n and_o perfection_n give_v each_o species_n a_o power_n by_o generation_n to_o propagate_v their_o like_a p._n 46_o 47._o whether_o god_n at_o first_o create_v a_o great_a number_n of_o each_o species_n or_o only_o two_o a_o male_a and_o a_o female_a p._n 47_o 48._o whether_o all_o individual_a animal_n which_o already_o have_v be_v and_o hereafter_o shall_v be_v be_v at_o first_o actual_o create_v by_o god_n or_o only_o the_o first_o sett_n of_o each_o species_n the_o rest_n proceed_v from_o they_o by_o way_n of_o generation_n and_o be_v a_o new_a produce_v p._n 49_o 50_o 51_o etc._n etc._n objection_n against_o the_o first_o part_n answer_v 1._o that_o it_o seem_v impossible_a that_o the_o ovary_n of_o the_o first_o animal_n shall_v actual_o include_v the_o innumerable_a myriad_n of_o those_o that_o may_v proceed_v from_o they_o in_o so_o many_o generation_n as_o have_v be_v and_o shall_v be_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o show_v not_o to_o be_v so_o incredible_a from_o the_o multitude_n of_o part_n into_o which_o matter_n may_v be_v and_o be_v divide_v in_o many_o experiment_n p._n 51_o 52_o 53_o 54._o etc._n etc._n 2._o if_o all_o the_o member_n of_o 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may_v be_v far_o enough_o off_o so_o i_o leave_v this_o question_n unresolved_a conclude_v that_o when_o that_o day_n will_v come_v god_n only_o know_v chap._n x._o how_o far_o this_o conflagration_n shall_v extend_v 6._o a_o six_o question_n be_v how_o far_o shall_v this_o conflagration_n extend_v whether_o to_o the_o ethereal_a heaven_n and_o all_o the_o host_n of_o they_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n or_o to_o the_o aereal_a only_a i_o answer_v if_o we_o follow_v ancient_a tradition_n not_o only_o the_o earth_n but_o also_o the_o heaven_n and_o heavenly_a body_n will_v be_v involve_v in_o one_o common_a fate_n as_o appear_v by_o those_o verse_n quote_v out_o of_o lucretius_n ovid_n lucan_n etc._n etc._n of_o christian_n some_o exempt_a the_o ethereal_a region_n from_o this_o destruction_n for_o the_o two_o follow_a reason_n which_o i_o shall_v set_v down_o in_o reuterus_n be_v word_n 1._o because_o in_o this_o chapter_n the_o conflagration_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o deluge_n in_o the_o time_n of_o noah_n but_o the_o deluge_n extend_v not_o to_o the_o upper_a region_n of_o the_o air_n much_o less_o to_o the_o heaven_n the_o water_n arise_v only_o fifteen_o cubit_n above_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n if_o so_o much_o therefore_o neither_o shall_v the_o conflagration_n transcend_v that_o term_n so_o beza_n upon_o 2_o pet._n 3._o 6._o tantum_n ascendet_fw-la ille_fw-la ignis_fw-la quantum_fw-la aqua_fw-la altior_fw-la supra_fw-la omnes_fw-la montes_fw-la that_o fire_n shall_v ascend_v as_o high_a as_o the_o water_n stand_v above_o the_o mountain_n this_o passage_n i_o do_v not_o find_v in_o the_o last_o edition_n of_o his_o note_n the_o ordinary_a gloss_n also_o upon_o these_o word_n 2_o thess._n 1._o 2._o in_o flame_a fire_n render_v vengeance_n say_v christum_fw-la venturum_fw-la praecedet_fw-la ignis_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la qui_fw-la tantum_fw-la ascendet_fw-la quantum_fw-la aqua_fw-la in_o diluvio_fw-la there_o shall_v a_o fire_n go_v before_o christ_n when_o he_o come_v which_o shall_v reach_v as_o high_a as_o do_v the_o water_n in_o the_o deluge_n and_o s._n augustine_n de_fw-fr civit._fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 20._o cap._n 18._o petrus_n etiam_fw-la commemorans_fw-la factum_fw-la ante_fw-la diluvium_fw-la videtur_fw-la admonuisse_fw-la quodammodo_fw-la quatenus_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la huius_fw-la seculi_fw-la istum_fw-la mundum_fw-la periturum_fw-la esse_fw-la credamus_fw-la peter_n also_o mention_v the_o ancient_a deluge_n seem_v in_o a_o manner_n to_o have_v advise_v we_o how_o far_o at_o the_o consummation_n of_o time_n we_o be_v to_o believe_v this_o world_n shall_v perish_v but_o this_o argument_n be_v of_o no_o force_n because_o it_o be_v not_o the_o apostle_n design_n in_o that_o place_n to_o describe_v the_o limit_n of_o the_o conflagration_n but_o only_o against_o scoffer_n to_o show_v that_o the_o world_n shall_v one_o day_n perish_v by_o fire_n as_o it_o have_v of_o old_a be_v destroy_v by_o water_n 2._o the_o second_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o passion_n alteration_n or_o corruption_n they_o can_v contract_v no_o filth_n and_o so_o need_v no_o expurgation_n by_o fire_n to_o this_o we_o answer_v not_o in_o the_o word_n of_o reuter_n but_o our_o own_o that_o it_o be_v a_o idle_a and_o ill_a ground_a conceit_n of_o the_o peripatetic_n that_o the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v of_o their_o own_o nature_n incorruptible_a and_o unalterable_a for_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o be_v demonstrable_a that_o many_o of_o they_o be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o earth_n we_o live_v upon_o and_o the_o most_o pure_a as_o the_o sun_n and_o probable_o too_o the_o fix_a star_n suffer_v alteration_n maculoe_o or_o opaque_v concretion_n be_v common_o generate_v and_o dissolve_v in_o they_o and_o comet_n frequent_o and_o sometime_o new_a star_n appear_v in_o the_o etherial_a region_n so_o that_o these_o argument_n be_v insufficient_a to_o exempt_v the_o heaven_n from_o dissolution_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n many_o place_n there_o be_v in_o scripture_n which_o seem_v to_o subject_v they_o thereto_o as_o psal._n 102._o 25_o 26._o recite_v hebr._n 1._o 10._o which_o have_v already_o often_o be_v quote_v the_o heaven_n be_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n they_o shall_v perish_v matth._n 24._o 35._o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o isa._n 65._o 17._o &_o 51._o 6._o the_o heaven_n shall_v vanish_v away_o like_a smoke_n yet_o be_o i_o not_o of_o opinion_n that_o the_o last_o fire_n shall_v reach_v the_o heaven_n they_o be_v too_o far_o distant_a from_o we_o to_o suffer_v by_o it_o nor_o indeed_o do_v the_o scripture_n affirm_v it_o but_o where_o it_o mention_n the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o heaven_n it_o express_v it_o by_o such_o phrase_n as_o seem_v rather_o to_o intimate_v that_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v by_o a_o consenescency_n and_o decay_n than_o be_v effect_v by_o any_o sudden_a and_o violent_a mean_n psal._n 102._o 25_o 26._o they_o all_o shall_v wax_v old_a as_o do_v a_o garment_n etc._n etc._n though_o i_o confess_v nothing_o of_o certainty_n can_v be_v gather_v from_o such_o expression_n for_o we_o find_v the_o same_o use_v concern_v the_o earth_n isa._n 51._o 6._o the_o heaven_n shall_v vanish_v away_o like_a smoke_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v wax_v old_a as_o do_v a_o garment_n the_o heavenly_a body_n be_v none_o of_o they_o uncorruptible_a and_o eternal_a but_o may_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o the_o earth_n be_v consume_v and_o destroy_v at_o what_o time_n and_o by_o what_o mean_n whether_o fire_n or_o some_o other_o element_n the_o almighty_a have_v decree_v and_o order_v chap._n xi_o whether_o shall_v the_o whole_a world_n be_v consume_v and_o annihilate_v or_o only_o refine_v and_o purify_v there_o remain_v now_o only_a the_o seven_o question_n to_o be_v resolve_v whether_o shall_v the_o world_n be_v whole_o consume_v burn_v up_o and_o destroy_v or_o annihilate_v or_o only_o refine_v purify_a or_o renew_v to_o this_o i_o answer_v that_o the_o latter_a part_n seem_v to_o i_o more_o probable_a viz._n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v and_o annihilate_v but_o only_o refine_v and_o purify_v i_o know_v what_o potent_a adversary_n i_o have_v in_o this_o case_n i_o need_v name_n no_o more_o than_o gerard_n in_o his_o common_a place_n and_o dr._n hakewilâ—n_v â—n_z his_o apology_n and_o the_o defence_n of_o it_o who_o contend_v earnest_o for_o the_o abolition_n or_o annihilation_n but_o yet_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n the_o renovation_n or_o restitution_n seem_v to_o i_o most_o probable_a as_o be_v most_o consonant_a to_o scripture_n reason_n and_o antiquity_n the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o restitution_n act_v 3._o 21._o who_o the_o heaven_n must_v contain_v until_o the_o time_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o all_o thing_n speak_v of_o our_o saviour_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o regeneration_n of_o the_o world_n the_o very_a word_n the_o stoic_n and_o pythagorean_n use_v in_o this_o case_n mat._n 19_o 28_o 29._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o that_o you_o which_o have_v follow_v i_o in_o the_o regeneration_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n shall_v sit_v on_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o glory_n you_o also_o shall_v sit_v upon_o twelve_o throne_n etc._n etc._n psal._n 102._o 26._o as_o a_o vesture_n shall_v thou_o change_v they_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v change_v which_o word_n be_v again_o take_v up_o and_o repeat_v heb._n 1._o 12._o now_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o be_v change_v another_o to_o be_v annihilate_v and_o destroy_v 1_o cor._n 7._o 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fashion_n of_o this_o world_n pass_v away_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v it_o shall_v be_v transfigure_v or_o its_o outward_a form_n change_v not_o its_o matter_n or_o substance_n destroy_v isa._n 65._o 17._o behold_v i_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o
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instrument_n and_o what_o those_o mean_n and_o instrument_n shall_v be_v i_o answer_v in_o brief_a that_o the_o instrumental_a efficient_a of_o this_o dissolution_n shall_v be_v natural_a for_o it_o be_v clear_a both_o by_o scripture_n and_o tradition_n and_o agree_v on_o all_o hand_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v that_o catholic_n dissolvent_a fire_n now_o to_o the_o be_v and_o maintenance_n of_o fire_n there_o be_v four_o thing_n requisite_a i._o the_o active_a principle_n or_o aether_n 2._o air_n or_o a_o nitrous_a pabulum_fw-la receive_v from_o it_o these_o two_o be_v commix_v together_o be_v everywhere_o at_o hand_n 3._o fuel_n which_o consider_v the_o abundance_n of_o combustible_a material_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o place_n upon_o or_o under_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n can_v no_o where_o be_v want_v 4._o the_o accension_n and_o the_o sudden_a and_o equal_a diffusion_n of_o this_o fire_n all_o the_o world_n over_o and_o this_o must_v be_v the_o work_n of_o 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i_o reject_v that_o opinion_n and_o do_v rather_o think_v that_o the_o conflagration_n shall_v be_v effect_v by_o a_o superficial_a fire_n though_o i_o must_v confess_v we_o read_v in_o tacitus_n annal._n 13._o at_o the_o end_n of_o a_o sort_n of_o fire_n that_o be_v not_o so_o apt_a to_o disperse_v and_o vanish_v the_o city_n of_o the_o inhonians_n in_o germany_n say_v he_o confederate_a with_o we_o be_v afflict_v with_o a_o sudden_a disaster_n for_o fire_n issue_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n burn_a town_n field_n village_n everywhere_o and_o spread_v even_o to_o the_o wall_n of_o a_o colony_n new_o build_v and_o can_v not_o be_v extinguish_v neither_o by_o rain_n nor_o riverwater_n nor_o any_o other_o liquor_n that_o can_v be_v employ_v until_o for_o want_v of_o remedy_n or_o anger_n of_o such_o a_o distraction_n certain_a peasant_n cast_v stone_n afar_o off_o into_o it_o then_o the_o flame_n somewhat_o slack_v draw_v near_o they_o put_v it_o out_o with_o blow_n of_o club_n and_o 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the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n 1_o cor._n 15._o 52._o consonant_a whereto_o both_o the_o epicurean_o and_o stoic_n hold_v their_o dissolution_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v be_v sudden_a and_o brief_a as_o lucretius_n and_o seneca_n in_o the_o place_n '_o forementioned_a tell_v we_o and_o it_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o fire_n to_o make_v a_o quick_a dispatch_n of_o thing_n sudden_o to_o consume_v and_o destroy_v and_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v sudden_a so_o also_o shall_v it_o be_v unexpected_a be_v compare_v to_o the_o come_n of_o the_o flood_n in_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n mat._n 24._o 37_o 38_o 39_o but_o as_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n be_v so_o shall_v also_o the_o come_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v for_o as_o in_o the_o day_n that_o be_v before_o the_o flood_n they_o be_v eat_v and_o drink_v marry_v and_o give_v in_o marriage_n until_o the_o day_n that_o noah_n enter_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o know_v not_o until_o the_o flood_n come_v and_o take_v they_o all_o away_o 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contradiction_n clear_o make_v out_o and_o demonstrate_v by_o dr._n hakewill_n in_o his_o apology_n and_o therefore_o argue_v from_o the_o past_a to_o the_o vangelist_n have_v tell_v we_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o the_o moon_n and_o in_o the_o star_n the_o sea_n and_o the_o wave_n roar_v he_o add_v as_o a_o consequent_a thereof_o verse_n 26._o man_n heart_n fail_v they_o for_o fear_n and_o for_o look_v after_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v come_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o indeed_o how_o can_v any_o man_n possible_o be_v bury_v in_o so_o profound_a a_o lethargy_n of_o senslessness_n and_o security_n as_o by_o such_o stupendous_a prodigy_n not_o to_o be_v rouse_v and_o awaken_v to_o a_o expectation_n of_o some_o dismal_a and_o tremendous_a event_n how_o can_v he_o sing_v a_o requiem_n to_o his_o soul_n and_o say_v peace_n and_o safety_n when_o the_o world_n so_o manifest_o threaten_v ruin_n about_o his_o ear_n for_o the_o reconcil_n of_o these_o 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