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have_v have_v it_o know_v not_o how_o to_o get_v rid_v of_o it_o again_o whereas_o let_v fifteen_o cubit_n above_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o high_a water-mark_a of_o the_o flood_n and_o then_o as_o the_o cloud_n and_o cavern_n will_v have_v yield_v water_n enough_o to_o raise_v it_o so_o when_o its_o work_n be_v do_v the_o quantity_n of_o this_o water_n will_v not_o have_v be_v so_o excessive_a but_o it_o may_v easy_o be_v dry_v up_o in_o that_o space_n of_o time_n in_o which_o moses_n declare_v it_o be_v so_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o in_o the_o second_o place_n gives_z countenance_n to_o our_o hypothesis_n it_o make_v the_o flood_n to_o be_v such_o as_o nature_n out_o of_o her_o storehouse_n can_v very_o well_o send_v on_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o when_o she_o have_v do_v as_o convenient_o take_v it_o off_o again_o and_o so_o we_o be_v excuse_v from_o run_v to_o those_o cause_n or_o method_n which_o seem_v unreasonable_a to_o some_o and_o unintelligible_a to_o other_o and_o unsatisfactory_a to_o most_o 6._o a_o three_o thing_n which_o give_v credit_n to_o our_o conjecture_n and_o make_v it_o look_v like_a truth_n be_v its_o agree_v so_o handsome_o with_o st._n peter_n description_n of_o the_o deluge_n the_o heaven_n be_v of_o old_a and_o the_o earth_n stand_v out_o of_o the_o water_n and_o in_o the_o water_n whereby_o the_o world_n that_o then_o be_v be_v overflow_v with_o water_n perish_v 2_o pet._n 3._o 5_o 6._o how_o exact_o do_v this_o suit_n with_o the_o hypothesis_n propose_v for_o according_a to_o it_o the_o earth_n stand_v partly_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o water_n the_o most_o of_o it_o be_v overflow_v and_o in_o such_o a_o measure_n as_o that_o the_o animal_n world_n thereby_o perish_v and_o yet_o a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o much_o as_o the_o upper_a part_n of_o high_a mountain_n come_v to_o be_v stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d out_o of_o the_o water_n at_o the_o same_o time_n yea_o if_o a_o zeugma_n in_o the_o word_n make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d stand_a relate_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o heaven_n as_o well_o as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o earth_n yet_o our_o explication_n of_o the_o deluge_n will_v fall_v in_o very_o fair_o with_o that_o too_o inasmuch_o as_o the_o heaven_n stand_v then_o in_o the_o water_n and_o out_o of_o the_o water_n as_o well_o as_o the_o earth_n for_o their_o territory_n be_v then_o invade_v in_o some_o measure_n the_o water_n rise_v where_o it_o encroach_v least_o fifteen_o in_o most_o place_n it_o may_v be_v thirty_o forty_o or_o fifty_o cubit_n into_o they_o and_o therefore_o so_o high_a they_o be_v stand_v in_o the_o water_n as_o all_o above_o be_v stand_v out_o of_o the_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 introduction_n to_o the_o discourse_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o memorable_a and_o worthy_a say_v for_o a_o heathen_a of_o 29._o simplicius_n philosophy_n be_v the_o great_a gift_n that_o ever_o god_n bestow_v upon_o men._n and_o be_v it_o restrain_v to_o natural_a philosophy_n alone_o there_o will_v be_v much_o truth_n in_o that_o assertion_n of_o he_o for_o it_o serve_v our_o interest_n with_o a_o mighty_a efficacy_n and_o be_v high_o conducive_a to_o our_o benefit_n not_o only_o many_o but_o innumerable_a way_n thus_o it_o exalt_v our_o mind_n and_o enlarge_v our_o understanding_n and_o fill_v they_o with_o rich_a and_o invaluable_a notion_n it_o elevate_v our_o flat_a and_o grovel_a soul_n and_o make_v they_o at_o once_o to_o look_v up_o and_o look_v high_a it_o disinthrall_v our_o judgement_n enslave_v to_o sense_n and_o weak_a speculation_n and_o swell_v our_o shrivel_a narrow_a thought_n into_o wide_a and_o generous_a and_o comprehensive_a theory_n it_o wipe_v the_o dust_n of_o ignorance_n and_o dimness_n of_o prejudice_n out_o of_o our_o eye_n and_o enable_v we_o not_o only_o to_o see_v nature_n beauty_n but_o due_o to_o admire_v it_o yea_o in_o a_o short_a time_n it_o turn_v our_o admiration_n into_o studious_a industry_n and_o of_o passionate_a lover_n of_o nature_n perfection_n make_v we_o curious_a and_o painful_a searcher_n into_o her_o mystery_n and_o here_o new_a discovery_n bring_v fresh_a princip_n delight_n and_o our_o intellectual_a satisfaction_n do_v more_o than_o compensate_a our_o most_o tiresome_a disquition_n for_o the_o mind_n be_v weigh_v down_o with_o the_o luggage_n of_o the_o body_n and_o bind_v fast_o as_o with_o chain_n in_o the_o straitness_n of_o it_o philosophy_n relieve_v it_o say_v a_o great_a 65._o man_n by_o give_v it_o a_o fair_a prospect_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o nature_n and_o lift_v it_o up_o from_o earthly_a to_o divine_a concern_v to_o take_v cognoscence_n of_o which_o while_o it_o sally_v out_o it_o recover_v a_o kind_n of_o liberty_n and_o break_v loose_a in_o some_o sense_n from_o the_o uneasy_a pressure_n and_o confinement_n it_o suffer_v be_v refresh_v with_o the_o survey_n and_o study_v of_o the_o heaven_n the_o learned_a 1._o father_n fly_v high_a still_o though_o not_o in_o the_o least_o above_o the_o mark._n for_o he_o make_v philosophy_n profitable_a for_o godliness_n to_o such_o as_o fetch_v faith_n from_o demonstration_n and_o say_v that_o if_o it_o do_v not_o comprehend_v the_o vastness_n of_o truth_n nor_o be_v able_a to_o perform_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o it_o make_v way_n for_o the_o most_o royal_a doctrine_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v have_v all_o not_o excuse_v very_a 4._o woman_n to_o mind_n philosophy_n and_o argue_v that_o none_o who_o be_v ibid._n young_a shall_v defer_v it_o and_o that_o none_o who_o be_v old_a shall_v be_v weary_a of_o it_o because_o no_o man_n be_v too_o young_a nor_o yet_o too_o old_a to_o get_v a_o find_v mind_n and_o then_o add_v he_o that_o say_v it_o be_v too_o soon_o or_o too_o late_a to_o study_v philosophy_n be_v just_a like_o he_o who_o say_v it_o be_v too_o soon_o or_o too_o late_a to_o be_v bless_v and_o that_o philosophy_n shall_v contribute_v towards_o man_n blessedness_n we_o need_v not_o wonder_n when_o as_o he_o say_v in_o 7._o another_o place_n it_o do_v beforehand_o purge_v and_o prepare_v the_o soul_n to_o receive_v the_o faith_n upon_o which_o the_o truth_n build_v knowledge_n and_o albeit_o in_o these_o expression_n he_o may_v not_o mean_v natural_a philosophy_n only_o yet_o speak_v all_o along_o of_o the_o greek_a philosophy_n in_o general_n he_o can_v be_v suppose_v to_o exclude_v that_o neither_o which_o indeed_o do_v very_o much_o qualify_v and_o
repute_v or_o else_o which_o be_v the_o truth_n that_o this_o very_a thing_n do_v betray_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o cabbala_n and_o show_v it_o to_o be_v but_o a_o ingenious_a fantasy_n 12._o now_o the_o cabbala_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o improbable_a and_o the_o literal_a sense_n of_o scripture_n so_o very_o authentic_a as_o not_o to_o be_v throw_v off_o or_o put_v by_o for_o any_o other_o where_o it_o can_v be_v hold_v to_o it_o remain_v that_o the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o that_o sense_n and_o so_o where_o the_o theory_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v contrary_a to_o that_o sense_n or_o not_o agree_v with_o it_o it_o be_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o all_o the_o way_n as_o contrary_a to_o scripture_n and_o disagree_v with_o that_o not_o that_o i_o deny_v there_o be_v mystery_n in_o the_o story_n of_o the_o creation_n for_o undoubted_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n and_o that_o so_o deep_a that_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o see_v to_o the_o bottom_n 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than_o if_o in_o this_o memorable_a flood_n any_o difficulty_n be_v start_v that_o man_n be_v puzzle_v to_o make_v out_o any_o phaenomena_n arise_v that_o be_v too_o big_a to_o proceed_v from_o nature_n alone_o and_o too_o intricate_a to_o be_v understand_v by_o reason_n lo_o here_o be_v a_o general_a answer_n to_o they_o if_o not_o solution_n of_o they_o the_o flood_n be_v a_o miracle_n in_o good_a measure_n or_o have_v so_o much_o miracle_n run_v through_o it_o and_o interweave_v with_o it_o that_o all_o passage_n in_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v account_v for_o by_o reason_n and_o philosophy_n and_o true_o where_o nature_n be_v overrule_v by_o providence_n it_o be_v but_o fit_a that_o philosophy_n shall_v give_v place_n to_o omnipotence_n and_o faith_n sway_v out_o mind_n to_o assent_v to_o those_o thing_n which_o reason_n be_v unable_a to_o apprehend_v and_o explicate_v 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 1._o have_v go_v over_o the_o several_a vital_a or_o primary_n assertion_n of_o the_o theory_n i_o shall_v now_o only_o desire_v leave_v brief_o to_o note_v the_o positiveness_n of_o it_o it_o be_v indeed_o of_o a_o unusual_a strain_n and_o such_o as_o be_v seldom_o find_v in_o a_o new_a hypothesis_n especial_o at_o its_o first_o set_v up_o and_o sally_v out_o into_o the_o world_n 2._o this_o positiveness_n be_v very_o apparent_a both_o in_o the_o latin_a and_o english_a edition_n of_o the_o theory_n but_o i_o shall_v observe_v it_o only_o in_o the_o latter_a that_o come_v out_o after_o the_o other_o and_o so_o with_o more_o deliberation_n and_o mature_a thought_n of_o thing_n it_o there_o discover_v itself_o in_o such_o passage_n as_o these_o i_o be_o willing_a to_o add_v here_o a_o chapter_n or_o two_o to_o show_v that_o what_o we_o have_v deliver_v be_v more_o than_o a_o idea_n and_o that_o it_o be_v in_o this_o very_a way_n that_o noah_n deluge_n come_v to_o pass_v pag._n 79._o as_o we_o do_v not_o think_v it_o a_o unhappy_a discovery_n to_o have_v find_v out_o with_o a_o moral_a certainty_n the_o seat_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a abyss_n so_o this_o give_v we_o a_o great_a assurance_n that_o the_o theory_n we_o have_v give_v of_o a_o general_a deluge_n be_v not_o a_o mere_a idea_n but_o be_v to_o be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o deluge_n of_o noah_n as_o a_o true_a explication_n of_o it_o pag._n 84._o that_o our_o description_n be_v a_o reality_n both_o as_o to_o the_o antediluvian_n earth_n and_o as_o to_o the_o deluge_n we_o may_v far_o be_v convince_v from_o st._n peter_n discourse_n pag._n 85._o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o this_o be_v no_o imaginary_a idea_n but_o a_o true_a account_n of_o that_o ancient_a flood_n whereof_o moses_n have_v leave_v we_o the_o history_n ibid._n if_o they_o the_o ancient_a earth_n and_o abyss_n be_v in_o no_o other_o form_n nor_o other_o state_n than_o what_o they_o be_v under_o now_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o sacred_a writer_n concern_v they_o be_v very_o strange_a and_o inaccountable_a without_o any_o sufficient_a ground_n or_o any_o just_a occasion_n for_o such_o uncouth_a representation_n i_o fear_v there_o be_v something_o more_o than_o positiveness_n in_o this_o clause_n which_o occur_v pag._n 93._o we_o have_v prove_v our_o explication_n of_o the_o deluge_n to_o be_v more_o than_o a_o idea_n or_o to_o be_v a_o true_a piece_n of_o natural_a history_n and_o it_o may_v be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o remarkable_a that_o have_v be_v since_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n we_o have_v show_v it_o to_o be_v the_o real_a account_n of_o noah_n flood_n pag._n 96._o i_o confess_v for_o my_o own_o part_n when_o i_o observe_v how_o easy_o and_o natural_o this_o hypothesis_n do_v apply_v itself_o to_o all_o the_o particularity_n of_o this_o earth_n hit_v and_o fall_v in_o so_o lucky_o and_o surprise_o with_o all_o the_o odd_a posture_n of_o its_o part_n i_o can_v without_o violence_n bear_v off_o my_o mind_n from_o full_o assent_v to_o it_o pag._n 113._o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n this_o theory_n be_v something_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a hypothesis_n pag._n 149._o it_o will_v never_o be_v beat_v out_o of_o my_o head_n but_o that_o st._n peter_n have_v make_v the_o same_o distinction_n we_o make_v of_o the_o antediluvian_n earth_n and_o heaven_n from_o the_o postdiluvian_n sixteen_o hundred_o year_n since_o and_o to_o the_o very_a same_o purpose_n so_o that_o we_o have_v sure_a foot_n here_o again_o and_o the_o theory_n rise_v above_o the_o character_n of_o a_o bare_a hypothesis_n we_o must_v in_o equity_n give_v more_o than_o a_o moral_a certitude_n to_o this_o theory_n pag._n 150._o i_o think_v there_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o uncouthness_n of_o the_o thing_n to_o some_o man_n understanding_n the_o custom_n of_o think_v otherwise_o and_o the_o uneasiness_n of_o enter_v into_o a_o new_a set_v of_o thought_n that_o can_v be_v a_o bar_n or_o hindrance_n to_o its_o reception_n pag._n 170._o the_o theory_n carry_v its_o own_o light_n and_o proof_n with_o it_o pag._n 274._o these_o be_v the_o vital_n of_o the_o theory_n and_o the_o primary_n assertion_n whereof_o i_o do_v free_o profess_v my_o full_a belief_n pag._n 288._o now_o i_o confess_v i_o shall_v have_v be_v much_o at_o a_o loss_n whither_o to_o impute_v such_o extraordinary_a positive_a confidence_n as_o show_v itself_o by_o these_o excerption_n in_o a_o man_n so_o ingenious_a touch_v thing_n so_o precarious_a have_v he_o not_o tell_v i_o in_o this_o maxim_n of_o his_o own_o a_o strong_a inclination_n with_o a_o little_a evidence_n be_v equivalent_a to_o a_o strong_a evidence_n pag._n 297._o which_o consider_v we_o need_v
a_o abundance_n of_o water_n into_o itself_o and_o swell_v not_o with_o they_o for_o though_o the_o stream_n of_o volga_n which_o be_v think_v to_o afford_v water_n enough_o in_o a_o year_n time_n to_o drown_v the_o whole_a earth_n continual_o discharge_v itself_o into_o the_o caspian_a sea_n it_o be_v never_o the_o full_a and_o therefore_o the_o theory_n need_v not_o have_v instance_a in_o that_o sea_n as_o a_o distinct_a and_o separate_a sea_n by_o itself_o especial_o when_o it_o allow_v it_o to_o 62._o have_v communication_n with_o the_o ocean_n by_o subterraneous_a passage_n whereby_o it_o be_v real_o though_o not_o visible_o join_v to_o it_o and_o in_o some_o sense_n but_o one_o with_o it_o and_o then_o as_o for_o other_o gulf_n and_o lake_n that_o be_v distinct_a as_o to_o themselves_o and_o divide_v from_o the_o ocean_n how_o inconsiderable_a be_v they_o in_o proportion_n to_o it_o but_o as_o so_o many_o buckets-full_a to_o a_o large_a pool_n yet_o shall_v the_o water_n run_v 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