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quam_fw-la divina_fw-la visiccavit_fw-la aquas_fw-la a_o lapide_fw-la in_o loc_fw-la gen._n 8.1_o which_o in_o course_n of_o nature_n can_v never_o have_v be_v do_v in_o so_o short_a a_o time_n if_o it_o can_v have_v be_v do_v at_o all_o but_o as_o for_o a_o miraculous_a influence_n of_o the_o sun_n as_o it_o will_v have_v be_v needless_a in_o conjunction_n with_o such_o a_o wind_n so_o he_o know_v of_o none_o nor_o do_v he_o ever_o think_v of_o any_o but_o beside_o all_o this_o at_o length_n he_o will_v find_v out_o a_o insufficiency_n in_o the_o new_a hypothesis_n as_o if_o the_o measure_n of_o its_o water_n can_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o execution_n which_o be_v necessary_a to_o be_v do_v upon_o the_o animal_n world_n for_o whereas_o a_o universal_a destruction_n be_v make_v by_o the_o flood_n 71._o answ_n p._n 71._o i_o will_v glad_o know_v say_v he_o how_o this_o can_v be_v in_o a_o fifteen-cubit_n deluge_n for_o bird_n will_v natural_o fly_v to_o the_o top_n of_o tree_n and_o beast_n will_v retire_v by_o degree_n to_o mountain_n man_n also_o can_v not_o fail_v to_o retire_v into_o mountain_n or_o the_o upper_a story_n of_o their_o house_n may_v be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v they_o or_o a_o house_n seat_v upon_o a_o eminency_n or_o a_o castle_n upon_o a_o rock_n will_v always_o be_v a_o safe_a retreat_n from_o this_o diminutive_a deluge_n 72._o ib._n 72._o and_o those_o that_o be_v upon_o the_o sea_n in_o ship_n will_v never_o come_v in_o danger_n this_o be_v the_o substance_n of_o the_o answerer_n objection_n where_o he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o incompetency_n of_o the_o new_a hypothesis_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o quantity_n or_o height_n of_o those_o water_n of_o which_o it_o suppose_v the_o flood_n to_o be_v