. Three physico-theological discourses : concerning: I. The primitive chaos and creation of the world ; II. The general deluge, its causes and effects ; III. The dissolution of the world and future conflagration .. . THE PREFACE, Shewing what Alterations were madein the Second Aving altered the Method oFthis Treatife, and made con-fiderable Additions to it, itmay juftly be expedled thatI fhould give fome Accountthereof to the Reader. In the Preface tothe former Edition, I acquainted him, thatI had taken notice of five Matters of An-cient Tradition, i. That the World wasformed out of
. Three physico-theological discourses : concerning: I. The primitive chaos and creation of the world ; II. The general deluge, its causes and effects ; III. The dissolution of the world and future conflagration .. . THE PREFACE, Shewing what Alterations were madein the Second Aving altered the Method oFthis Treatife, and made con-fiderable Additions to it, itmay juftly be expedled thatI fhould give fome Accountthereof to the Reader. In the Preface tothe former Edition, I acquainted him, thatI had taken notice of five Matters of An-cient Tradition, i. That the World wasformed out of a Chaos^ by the Divine Wif-dom and Power. 2. That there was atiuniverfal Flood of Watery, in which allMankind perlflied, excepting fome few,which were faved in an Ark or That the World lliall one day be de-ftroyed by Fire. 4. That there is a Hea-ven X The Preface. ven and a Hell, an Ebfium and a Thrtaruf,the one to reward good Men, and the otherto puni:Ti wicked; and both eternal. 5. Thatbloody Sacrifices were to be offered for theExpiation of Sin. And that of four of themI had occafion to treat in rhis Book ; oftwo, that is to Ly, of the Dilfolution of theWorld by Fire, and the Eternal State thatwas to lucceed (in reference to Man) ei-ther in Heaven or Hdl, more dirediy
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