. The sacred theory of the earth: containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things ... aid boldly,//? was one of the greatseft wonders of the Worfdy that the Wqrtd was nop Concerning the Conflagration. pj not every *T>ay fet on Fire. We will concludethis Chapter with his words, in the SecondBook of his Natural Hiftory) ch, io6, given an account of fome Fiery Moun-tains, and other Parts of the Earth thatare theSeats and Sources of Fire, He makes this re-flexion
. The sacred theory of the earth: containing an account of the original of the earth, and of all the general changes which it hath already undergone, or is to undergo, till the consummation of all things ... aid boldly,//? was one of the greatseft wonders of the Worfdy that the Wqrtd was nop Concerning the Conflagration. pj not every *T>ay fet on Fire. We will concludethis Chapter with his words, in the SecondBook of his Natural Hiftory) ch, io6, given an account of fome Fiery Moun-tains, and other Parts of the Earth thatare theSeats and Sources of Fire, He makes this re-flexion ; Seeing this Elemerit is fo fruitful thatit hrings forth it [elf and multiplies and en^creafes from the leafi Sfarh ; What are weto expert fromfo many Fires already kindled 07tthe Earth? How does Nature feed and fatisfyfo devouring an Eletnent^ andfuch a great vora-city throughout all the Worlds without lofs ordiminution of her felf ? oAdd to thefe Fires wehave mentioned^ the Stars and the great Sun^then all the Fires made for human ufes ; Fire inStones^ in Wood^ in th^ Clouds and in ThunderyIT EXCEEDS oALL MIRc4CLES, IN MTOTINION, THcAT ONE DoAT SHOUUDToASS WITHOUT SETTING THE WORUJ)eALL ON Chap, 94 The Theory of the E a r t h, C HA P. VIII. Some new difpo/ltions towards the Conflagra^tioHj as to the Matter^ Form^ and [ttuationof the Earth, Concer7iing miraculous Can-*fesy and how far the miniflery of o/ingelsmay be engaged in this Worh WE have given an Account, in the pre-ceding Chapter, of the ordinary prepa-rations of Nature for a general Fire; We novv*are to give an account of the extraordinary^or of any new difpofitions, which towards theEnd of the World, may be fiiperadded to theordinary ftate of Nature. I do not, by thefe,mean Things openly miraculous, anc^fdperna-tural, but fuch a change wrought in Natureas fhall ftill have the Face of Natural Caufes,and yet have a greater tendency to the Confla-gration. As for example, fuppofe a greatDrought, as we noted befor
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