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. 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 .. . Houfes. Now, how this 1 4 could IZO Confequences, 6cc. could be effeded, but by an unufual Pref-fure upon the Superficies of the Ocean, lean-not well conceive. In like manner. That theDivine Providence might, at the time ofthe Deluge, fo order and difpofe fecond Cau-fes, as to make fo ftrong a Preffure upon theFace of the Waters, as to force them up to aHeight fufficient to overfl
. 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 .. . Houfes. Now, how this 1 4 could IZO Confequences, 6cc. could be effeded, but by an unufual Pref-fure upon the Superficies of the Ocean, lean-not well conceive. In like manner. That theDivine Providence might, at the time ofthe Deluge, fo order and difpofe fecond Cau-fes, as to make fo ftrong a Preffure upon theFace of the Waters, as to force them up to aHeight fufficient to overflow the Earth, is noway unreafonable to beUeve. But becaufethere muft be another Miracle required, tofufpend the Waters upon the Land, and tohinder them from running off again into theSea 5 this is far more unlikely than the for-mer Account. These Hypotbefe^ I propofe, as feemingto me, at prefent, moft facile and confonant toScripture, without any Concern for eitherof them 5 and, therefore, am not felicitous togather together, and heap up Arguments toconfirm them, or to anfwer Objedions thatmay be made againft them, being as readyto relinquifh them upon better Information,as I was to admit and entertain G H A p.
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