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worship_n and_o strength_n be_v in_o the_o cloud_n 6._o but_o against_o the_o existence_n of_o open_a sea_n at_o first_o it_o be_v far_o object_v thus_o 123._o nor_o be_v the_o water_n gather_v all_o into_o the_o same_o place_n for_o beside_o many_o salt_n lakes_n and_o some_o gulf_n of_o the_o sea_n perhaps_o heretofore_o impervious_a the_o caspian_a sea_n which_o be_v of_o the_o same_o origin_n and_o antiquity_n with_o the_o great_a ocean_n be_v far_o separate_v from_o it_o to_o take_v off_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o moses_n do_v not_o say_v let_v all_z the_o water_n be_v gather_v into_o one_o place_n though_o if_o he_o have_v the_o word_n all_o in_o scripture_n be_v usual_o take_v in_o a_o restrain_a sense_n to_o signify_v but_o a_o major_a part_n and_o so_o here_o it_o may_v have_v mean_v but_o the_o great_a quantity_n of_o water_n to_o give_v proof_n of_o this_o out_o of_o the_o write_n of_o moses_n he_o tell_v we_o 7._o that_o all_o the_o servant_n of_o pharaoh_n go_v up_o with_o joseph_n to_o bury_v his_o father_n yet_o we_o can_v think_v that_o the_o court_n be_v quite_o empty_a at_o that_o time_n and_o the_o king_n leave_v whole_o without_o attendant_n and_o therefore_o all_o there_o must_v denote_v but_o a_o great_a many_o so_o he_o deliver_v it_o as_o a_o law_n to_o israel_n 16._o three_o time_n in_o a_o year_n shall_v all_o thy_o male_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o the_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v choose_v and_o yet_o we_o know_v that_o some_o of_o they_o at_o those_o time_n must_v be_v decrepit_a and_o some_o sick_a and_o some_o unclean_a and_o so_o unable_a to_o take_v such_o a_o journey_n and_o unfit_a to_o make_v such_o a_o appearance_n and_o therefore_o by_o all_z here_o can_v be_v intend_v but_o many_o neither_o even_o as_o many_o as_o be_v capable_a of_o the_o performance_n or_o qualify_v for_o it_o and_o thus_o indeed_o all_o the_o water_n be_v gather_v into_o one_o place_n that_o be_v the_o great_a quantity_n or_o main_a body_n of_o they_o be_v so_o as_o they_o be_v incorporate_a and_o unite_v in_o the_o ocean_n which_o wherever_o it_o diffuse_v and_o insinuate_v itself_o about_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o one_o continue_a piece_n of_o water_n and_o so_o fill_v one_o continue_v space_n with_o its_o huge_a mole_n i_o speak_v of_o a_o partial_a and_o sometime_o a_o secret_a continuity_n for_o it_o be_v not_o always_o open_a visible_a and_o entire_a and_o that_o the_o caspian_a sea_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o great_a sea_n and_o hold_v a_o secret_a commerce_n with_o it_o under_o ground_n as_o the_o dead_a sea_n or_o lake_n asphaltites_n be_v presume_v to_o do_v with_o the_o mediterranean_a be_v clear_a from_o hence_o that_o it_o receive_v such_o
with_o the_o description_n of_o paradise_n 3._o it_o will_v have_v destroy_v the_o ark._n 4._o and_o have_v make_v the_o earth_n of_o a_o form_n different_a from_o what_o now_o it_o be_v of_o 5._o it_o will_v also_o have_v reduce_v it_o to_o a_o miserable_a barrennel_n 6._o and_o have_v overturn_v the_o building_n which_o outstand_v the_o deluge_n 7._o and_o have_v render_v the_o covenant_n which_o god_n make_v with_o noah_n vain_a and_o insignificant_a p._n 284_o chap._n xv._n 1._o the_o flood_n explicable_a another_o way_n as_o well_o as_o by_o that_o in_o which_o the_o theory_n go_v 2._o what_o the_o height_n of_o its_o water_n may_v be_v viz._n fifteen_o cubit_n upon_o the_o surface_n of_o the_o earth_n 3._o the_o probability_n of_o the_o hypothesis_n argue_v from_o scripture_n 4._o what_o the_o fountain_n of_o the_o great_a deep_o be_v 5._o a_o second_o argument_n for_o the_o hypothesis_n from_o the_o easy_a and_o sufficient_a supply_n of_o water_n to_o raise_v the_o flood_n to_o such_o a_o height_n 6._o a_o three_o from_o its_o agreeableness_n with_o st._n peter_n account_n of_o the_o deluge_n 7._o a_o four_o from_o the_o habitableness_n of_o the_o earth_n at_o the_o flood_n be_v go_v off_o 8._o a_o five_o from_o its_o consistency_n with_o geography_n p._n 299_o chap._n xvi_o 1._o objection_n must_v be_v answer_v 2._o our_o exposition_n of_o scripture_n not_o to_o be_v make_v a_o objection_n by_o the_o theorist_n or_o any_o that_o hold_v with_o he_o 3._o the_o first_o objection_n from_o the_o hill_n be_v cover_v answer_v 4._o the_o second_o from_o the_o ark_n rest_v upon_o the_o mountain_n of_o ararat_n answer_v 5._o the_o three_o from_o the_o appear_v of_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n upon_o the_o decrease_n of_o the_o water_n answer_v 6._o the_o four_o from_o the_o possibility_n of_o man_n be_v save_v from_o the_o flood_n without_o the_o ark_n answer_v 7._o the_o five_o from_o the_o likelihood_n of_o other_o creature_n escape_v answer_v 8._o the_o six_o from_o the_o imaginary_a excess_n of_o water_n answer_v 9_o the_o seven_o from_o the_o raven_n which_o noah_n send_v out_o of_o the_o ark_n answer_v 10._o the_o eight_o from_o danger_n of_o shipwreck_n which_o the_o ark_n will_v have_v be_v in_o answer_v 11._o a_o general_n answer_v to_o far_a objection_n p_o 324_o chap._n xvii_o 1._o the_o positiveness_n of_o the_o theory_n 2._o note_a in_o the_o english_a edition_n of_o it_o 3._o it_o be_v author_n intention_n laudable_a 4_o the_o conclusion_n p._n 356_o license_v jan._n 29._o 1688_o 9_o rob._n midgley_n errata_fw-la page_n 13._o line_n 10._o read_v incorruption_n p._n 48._o l._n 3._o after_o that_o insert_v be_v in_o it_o p._n 58._o l._n 3._o r._n host_n of_o p._n 59_o l._n 31._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 60._o l._n 26._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 75._o l._n 13._o r._n and._n p._n 95._o l._n 1._o r._n profess_v p._n 98._o l._n 23._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 109._o l._n 21._o r._n canales_fw-la p._n 116._o l._n 7._o r._n miles_n p._n 127._o l._n 9_o r._n brahe_n p._n 129._o l._n 25._o r._n descry_v p._n 145._o l._n 28._o r._n inartificial_a p._n 233._o l._n 1._o r._n grow_v l._n 5._o blot_n out_o so_o p._n 255._o l._n 1._o r._n just_a l._n 30._o r._n it_o be_v p._n 282._o l._n 14._o r._n crop_n p._n 289._o l._n 21._o after_o land_n insert_v except_v the_o red_a sea_n p._n 306._o in_o the_o last_o line_n of_o the_o mâ—â—gent_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 307._o l._n 17._o blot_n out_o a._n p._n 321._o l._n 25._o r._n two_o hundred_o p._n 324._o l._n 17._o after_o in_o r._n answer_v p._n 333._o l._n 2._o r._n about_o p._n 345._o l._n 25._o r._n hideous_a the_o parenthesis_n p._n 289._o l._n 15_o 16_o 17_o 18._o and_o p._n 290._o l._n 2_o 3._o shall_v have_v be_v leave_v out_o some_o mispointing_n also_o must_v be_v note_v geologia_fw-la or_o a_o discourse_n concern_v the_o earth_n before_o the_o flood_n chap._n 1._o 1._o the_o great_a usefulness_n of_o natural_a philosophy_n 2._o in_o prove_v there_o be_v a_o god_n 3._o in_o acquaint_v we_o with_o his_o nature_n 4._o in_o assert_v a_o providence_n 5._o in_o exclude_v idolatry_n 6._o in_o vindicate_v the_o gospel_n in_o several_a point_n 7._o as_o the_o immortality_n of_o the_o soul_n 8._o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n 9_o the_o conflagration_n of_o the_o world_n 10._o and_o the_o endless_a fiery_a torment_n of_o the_o damn_a 11._o philosophy_n be_v useful_a also_o as_o to_o divinity_n 12._o and_o like_v to_o flourish_v 13._o caution_n against_o abuse_v it_o 14._o which_o be_v do_v either_o by_o speak_v or_o think_v slight_o of_o it_o 15._o or_o by_o set_v it_o too_o low_a in_o its_o operation_n 16._o or_o else_o by_o raise_v it_o too_o high_a 17._o which_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o the_o theory_n of_o the_o earth_n 18._o a_o character_n of_o it_o 19_o the_o occasion_n of_o this_o discourse_n against_o it_o 20._o together_o with_o its_o method_n 21._o this_o chapter_n a_o 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4._o 11._o but_o how_o then_o can_v moses_n go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o this_o mountain_n nor_o second_o can_v he_o well_o do_v it_o by_o reason_n of_o its_o height_n and_o the_o great_a difficulty_n of_o its_o ascent_n for_o josephus_n assure_v we_o that_o it_o be_v the_o high_a hill_n beyond_o comparison_n of_o all_o that_o country_n and_o long_o of_o its_o strange_a height_n and_o its_o steep_a inaccessible_a craggy_a rock_n be_v not_o only_o unfrequented_a by_o man_n but_o not_o to_o be_v look_v up_o to_o it_o put_v the_o eye_n to_o such_o pain_n and_o yet_o if_o moses_n do_v not_o go_v up_o to_o the_o top_n of_o this_o hill_n in_o strictness_n we_o know_v not_o how_o much_o below_o it_o he_o may_v present_v himself_o and_o in_o case_n he_o stand_v on_o any_o low_a ridge_n or_o part_n of_o that_o mount_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o by_o the_o top_n of_o high_a hill_n in_o scripture_n may_v be_v mean_v but_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o same_o and_o therefore_o where_o we_o read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d deut._n 33._o 15._o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n the_o arabic_a read_v it_o from_o the_o root_n of_o they_o and_o so_o by_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n be_v see_v upon_o the_o dry_n up_o of_o the_o flood_n will_v be_v mean_v no_o more_o than_o that_o some_o low_a part_n of_o they_o not_o far_o from_o the_o bottom_n be_v make_v bare_a and_o expose_v to_o view_v again_o which_o before_o be_v hide_v under_o water_n or_o second_o by_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n say_v to_o be_v see_v on_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o ten_o month_n may_v be_v mean_v but_o the_o top_n of_o some_o low_a mountain_n which_o be_v quite_o overwhelm_v with_o water_n by_o its_o ascend_a fifteen_o cubit_n upward_o upon_o the_o high_a part_n of_o the_o plain_a of_o the_o earth_n if_o these_o two_o consideration_n will_v not_o satisfy_v we_o must_v carry_v on_o the_o enquiry_n a_o little_a far_o and_o seek_v for_o a_o three_o and_o true_o some_o one_o or_o 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of_o the_o atmosphaere_n all_o the_o vapour_n almost_o contain_v in_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o comprehension_n of_o it_o turn_v into_o cloud_n and_o resolve_v a_o great_a pace_n into_o ra_n and_o as_o it_o be_v but_o reasonable_a to_o think_v it_o be_v dark_a then_o consider_v the_o state_n of_o the_o atmosphaere_n so_o it_o be_v very_o requisite_a it_o shall_v be_v so_o for_o when_o the_o rain_n begin_v to_o fall_v and_o that_o at_o such_o a_o rate_n as_o to_o threaten_v in_o good_a earnest_n to_o make_v that_o deluge_n which_o noah_n have_v foretell_v this_o must_v needs_o startle_v and_o alarm_n man_n dreadful_o then_o have_v there_o be_v light_n in_o the_o world_n in_o any_o good_a degree_n what_o can_v have_v be_v expect_v but_o that_o people_n who_o dwell_v near_a to_o that_o place_n where_o the_o ark_n stand_v shall_v have_v run_v direct_o to_o it_o and_o rude_o assault_v and_o invade_v it_o have_v turn_v out_o noah_n his_o friend_n and_o all_o creature_n and_o have_v take_v immediate_a possession_n of_o it_o themselves_o as_o the_o only_a probable_a mean_n of_o their_o own_o preservation_n and_o therefore_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v then_o wrap_v up_o in_o nightsome_a darkness_n it_o be_v not_o only_o likely_a in_o respect_n of_o nature_n but_o necessary_a in_o point_n of_o providence_n we_o need_v not_o fear_v to_o conclude_v and_o as_o it_o be_v dark_a all_o the_o time_n that_o the_o flood_n be_v come_v in_o and_o wax_a so_o the_o air_n may_v well_o be_v very_o foggy_a and_o misty_a during_o the_o continuance_n and_o decrease_n of_o the_o same_o for_o the_o atmosphaere_n be_v put_v into_o so_o great_a a_o disorder_n and_o even_o dissolution_n as_o it_o be_v it_o can_v not_o quick_o resettle_v into_o its_o wont_a clearness_n and_o then_o we_o must_v heedful_o attend_v to_o that_o account_n of_o the_o flood_n abatement_n and_o dry_v up_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v give_v we_o the_o water_n return_v from_o off_o the_o earth_n continual_o say_v he_o gen._n 8._o 3._o where_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d return_v do_v often_o signify_v in_o scripture_n the_o return_v of_o a_o thing_n into_o its_o principle_n so_o psal._n 90._o 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d return_v you_o son_n of_o man_n as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v be_v resolve_v into_o dust_n and_o spirit_n the_o primigenial_a part_n or_o constituent_a principle_n of_o your_o nature_n and_o gen._n 3._o 19_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o like_a sense_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o dust_n shall_v thou_o return_v and_o psal._n 146._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d