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be_v thou_o 7._o make_v before_o the_o hill_n lord_n thou_o have_v be_v our_o dwell_a place_n from_o one_o generation_n 2._o to_o another_o before_o the_o mountain_n be_v bring_v forth_o or_o ever_o thou_o have_v form_v the_o earth_n and_o the_o world_n even_o from_o everlasting_a to_o everlasting_a thou_o be_v god_n and_o indeed_o these_o three_o last_o phaenomena_n be_v in_o their_o own_o nature_n so_o link_v together_o they_o so_o depend_v on_o and_o infer_v one_o another_o mutual_o that_o the_o proof_n of_o each_o of_o they_o single_o may_v just_o be_v esteem_v under_o the_o same_o character_n to_o both_o the_o other_o and_o all_o of_o they_o be_v thereby_o establish_v past_o all_o rational_a contradiction_n of_o which_o whole_a matter_n dr._n woodward_n observation_n be_v a_o sufficient_a 258._o attestation_n also_o 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 this_o appear_v from_o the_o difference_n of_o the_o species_n and_o nature_n of_o fish_n some_o be_v produce_v and_o nourish_v by_o salt_n water_n other_o by_o fresh_a and_o yet_o all_o create_v on_o the_o five_o day_n and_o this_o in_o all_o its_o part_n be_v confirm_v by_o dr._n woodward_n observation_n 255._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 there_o be_v in_o itself_o no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v of_o this_o and_o it_o be_v moreover_o attest_v by_o dr._n woodward_n observation_n 254._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 this_o be_v prove_v by_o dr._n woodward_n observation_n 258._o 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_n have_v in_o the_o land_n of_o havilah_n there_o be_v gold_n and_o the_o gold_n 12._o of_o that_o land_n be_v good_a there_o be_v bdellium_fw-la and_o the_o onyx-stone_n tubalcain_a be_v a_o instructor_n of_o every_o artificer_n in_o 22._o brass_n and_o iron_n which_o be_v withal_o attest_v by_o dr._n woodward_n observation_n 259._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 abel_n be_v a_o keeper_n of_o sheep_n but_o cain_n be_v a_o tiller_n 2._o of_o the_o ground_n cain_n build_v a_o city_n and_o call_v it_o after_o the_o name_n 17._o of_o his_o son_n enoch_n jabal_n be_v the_o father_n of_o such_o as_o dwell_v in_o tent_n and_o 20._o of_o such_o as_o have_v cattle_n jubal_n be_v the_o father_n of_o all_o such_o as_o handle_v the_o harp_n 21._o and_o organ_n tubalcain_a be_v a_o instructor_n of_o every_o artificer_n in_o 22._o brass_n and_o iron_n see_v also_o the_o right_n reverend_a bishop_n patrick_n on_o gen._n four_o 20_o 21_o 22_o 25._o and_o v_o 18._o chap._n ii_o phaenomena_n relate_v to_o the_o primitive_a state_n of_o the_o earth_n xxiii_o the_o primitive_a state_n of_o the_o earth_n admit_v of_o the_o primary_n production_n of_o animal_n out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o dry_a ground_n which_o the_o subsequent_a state_n otherwise_o than_o in_o the_o ordinary_a method_n 7._o of_o generation_n have_v be_v incapable_a of_o this_o appear_v from_o the_o history_n of_o the_o creation_n compare_v with_o that_o of_o nature_n ever_o since_o by_o the_o former_a of_o which_o agree_v with_o the_o old_a tradition_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o fish_n and_o fowl_n be_v the_o immediate_a production_n or_o offspring_n of_o the_o water_n and_o the_o terrestrial_a animal_n of_o the_o dry-land_n in_o the_o primitive_a state_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o by_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v equal_o so_o that_o neither_o of_o those_o element_n have_v assord_v the_o like_a ever_o since_o xxiv_o the_o constitution_n of_o man_n in_o his_o primitive_a state_n be_v very_o different_a from_o that_o ever_o since_o the_o fall_n not_o only_o as_o to_o the_o temper_n and_o perfection_n of_o his_o soul_n but_o as_o to_o the_o nature_n and_o disposition_n of_o his_o body_n also_o this_o the_o whole_a drift_n and_o series_n of_o the_o sacred_a history_n of_o this_o primitive_a state_n suppose_v in_o which_o these_o two_o particular_n may_v here_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o 1._o nakedness_n be_v no_o shame_n and_o 11._o so_o no_o sense_n of_o any_o need_n to_o cover_v it_o do_v appear_v those_o inclination_n which_o provide_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o mankind_n be_v it_o seem_v so_o regular_a and_o so_o entire_o under_o the_o command_n of_o reason_n that_o not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o apron_n be_v esteem_v necessary_a to_o hide_v those_o 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
confirm_v by_o what_o i_o shall_v propose_v in_o the_o 3._o place_n and_o which_o must_v by_o all_o be_v allow_v very_o fair_a and_o reasonable_a namely_o that_o though_o mankind_n caeteris_fw-la paribus_fw-la increase_v but_o in_o the_o same_o proportion_n before_o as_o they_o have_v do_v since_o the_o deluge_n we_o shall_v find_v upon_o a_o due_a allowance_n for_o the_o two_o thing_n beforementioned_a coexistence_n and_o more_o numerous_a posterity_n that_o the_o number_n last_o assign_v be_v rather_o too_o small_a than_o too_o great_a and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v more_o than_o the_o present_a earth_n do_v or_o can_v maintain_v many_o year_n before_o the_o approach_n of_o the_o deluge_n for_o if_o the_o number_n of_o year_n before_o have_v be_v the_o same_o as_o that_o since_o the_o flood_n the_o inhabitant_n though_o they_o have_v be_v no_o long_a liver_n than_o we_o now_o be_v will_v have_v be_v as_o numerous_a as_o the_o present_a but_o because_o the_o number_n of_o year_n before_o the_o deluge_n want_v about_o two_o thousand_o four_o hundred_o of_o that_o since_o we_o must_v allow_v or_o abate_v the_o increase_n which_o have_v arisen_a in_o the_o last_o two_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o year_n which_o since_o in_o these_o latter_a age_n it_o have_v be_v double_a in_o two_o hundred_o and_o eighty_o year_n and_o so_o in_o two_o thousand_o and_o four_o hundred_o year_n about_o three_o hundred_o time_n as_o great_a as_o before_o the_o antediluvian_o if_o their_o life_n have_v be_v no_o long_o than_o we_o since_o must_v have_v be_v but_o the_o three_o hundred_o part_n so_o many_o as_o the_o earth_n now_o contain_v upon_o it_o but_o when_o on_o the_o two_o forementioned_a account_n the_o number_n be_v to_o be_v eight_o hundred_o time_n as_o great_a and_o on_o this_o only_a three_o hundred_o time_n as_o small_a the_o excess_n be_v on_o the_o side_n of_o the_o antediluvian_o and_o their_o number_n five_o hundred_o time_n as_o great_a as_o that_o of_o the_o present_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o that_o on_o this_o last_o hypothesis_n which_o i_o suppose_v none_o can_v just_o except_v against_o though_o the_o present_a earth_n be_v allow_v capable_a of_o maintain_v five_o time_n as_o many_o people_n as_o be_v now_o by_o computation_n upon_o it_o yet_o will_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o antediluvian_n earth_n maintain_v a_o hundred_o time_n as_o many_o which_o i_o imagine_v not_o to_o be_v wide_a from_o probability_n and_o be_v so_o near_o the_o calculation_n before_o may_v be_v allow_v as_o reasonable_a in_o the_o present_a case_n xxxiv_o the_o bruit_n animal_n whether_o belong_v to_o the_o water_n or_o land_n be_v proportionable_o at_o least_o more_o in_o number_n before_o the_o flood_n than_o they_o be_v since_o this_o be_v i_o think_v general_o look_v upon_o as_o no_o other_o than_o a_o reasonable_a deduction_n from_o the_o last_o proposition_n and_o be_v very_o full_o attest_v by_o dr._n woodward_n 258._o observation_n as_o far_o as_o the_o remain_v of_o those_o age_n afford_v any_o mean_n of_o know_v the_o same_o and_o so_o ought_v in_o reason_n to_o be_v universal_o allow_v xxxv_o the_o antediluvian_n earth_n be_v much_o more_o fruitful_a than_o the_o present_a and_o the_o multitude_n of_o its_o vegetable_a production_n much_o great_a this_o be_v both_o necessary_a to_o be_v allow_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o multitude_n of_o its_o inhabitant_n rational_a and_o irrational_a maintain_v by_o they_o of_o which_o before_o and_o abundant_o confirm_v also_o by_o dr._n 258._o woodward_n observation_n xxxvi_o the_o temperature_n of_o the_o antediluvian_n air_n be_v more_o equable_v as_o to_o its_o different_a climate_n and_o its_o different_a season_n without_o such_o excessive_a and_o sudden_a heat_n and_o cold_a without_o the_o scorch_a of_o a_o torrid_a zone_n and_o of_o burn_a summer_n or_o the_o freeze_a of_o the_o frigid_a zone_n and_o of_o pierce_a winter_n and_o without_o such_o sudden_a and_o violent_a change_n in_o the_o climate_n or_o season_n from_o one_o extreme_a to_o another_o as_o the_o present_a air_n to_o our_o sorrow_n be_v subject_a to_o these_o character_n be_v extreme_o agreeable_a to_o 6._o and_o attest_v by_o the_o ancient_a account_n of_o the_o golden_a age._n the_o gentleness_n of_o the_o torrid_a and_o frigid_a zone_n be_v necessary_a to_o be_v suppose_v in_o order_n to_o the_o easy_a people_n of_o the_o world_n with_o the_o dispertion_n and_o maintenance_n of_o those_o numerous_a inhabitant_n we_o before_o prove_v it_o to_o have_v contain_v which_o if_o they_o be_v as_o now_o they_o be_v will_v be_v very_o difficult_o accountable_a the_o gentleness_n of_o summer_n and_o winter_n with_o the_o easy_a and_o gradual_a come_n on_o and_o go_v off_o of_o the_o same_o season_n be_v but_o necessary_a in_o order_n to_o the_o very_a long_a life_n of_o the_o antediluvian_o which_o else_o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_a to_o account_v for_o and_o indeed_o the_o most_o of_o those_o testimony_n which_o have_v be_v suppose_v favourable_a to_o a_o perpetual_a equinox_n before_o the_o deluge_n be_v resolve_v into_o this_o proposition_n and_o if_o it_o can_v be_v separately_z establish_v need_v not_o be_v extend_v any_o far_a 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_n contagion_n 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 this_o be_v the_o natural_a consequent_a or_o rather_o original_a of_o the_o beforementioned_a equability_n and_o uniformity_n of_o the_o antediluvian_n air_n this_o must_v be_v suppose_v on_o the_o account_n of_o the_o longaevity_n 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