. 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 .. . olution bebrought about and effe(Sted by Natural, orby extraordinary Means and Inftruments ,* and of the World. 503 and what thofe Means and Inftruments fiiallbe? 3. Whether fhall the DilTolution begradual or fudden ? 4. Whether fliall there be any Signsand Fore-Runners of it ? 5. At what Period of Time fhall theWorld be diffolved ? 6. H o w far Ihall this Conflagration ex-tend ?
. 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 .. . olution bebrought about and effe(Sted by Natural, orby extraordinary Means and Inftruments ,* and of the World. 503 and what thofe Means and Inftruments fiiallbe? 3. Whether fhall the DilTolution begradual or fudden ? 4. Whether fliall there be any Signsand Fore-Runners of it ? 5. At what Period of Time fhall theWorld be diffolved ? 6. H o w far Ihall this Conflagration ex-tend ? Whether to the Ethereal Heavens, andall the Hoft of them. Sun, Moon, and Stars,or to the Aereal only. 7. Whether fhall the Heavens andEarth be wholly diffipated and deftroyed, oronly refined and purified ? Chap. II. The Tefiimonies of Scripture concerning theDijfolution of the World, HEN, let us confider what wcfind delivered in the Holy Scri-ptures, concerning the Diflb-lution of the World. And firftof all. This Place, which I have madeChoice of for my Text, is in my Opinionthe moft clear and full, as to this Particu-lar, in the whole Scripture j and will giveLight for the. Solution of moft of the pro- poied. 304 Of the hljfotution pofed Qiieftions. Verf. i o. The Dayofth^Lord jjjall come as a T^hief^ Sec. This ah-fwers the third Queftion^ Whether the Dif-folution lliall be gradual or fuddt:n ? W^here-in the Hcai) (hall pafs azvay with a greatNoife^ and the Ehnenty Jloall visit zmh fer-vent Heat^ the Earth alfo^ and all the JVorhthat are therein^ (hall be burnt tip. And a^gain, Ver. 12. tFherein the Heavem beingon Fire /hall be dijfohed^ and the EhnentfJJoall melt with fervent Heat, This anfwersthe fecond Queftion, What the Means andInftruments of this Diffolution ihall be ?Ver. 13. Neverthelefi we^ ai:cording to hisPro?nife^ look for a new Heaven and a newEarthy wherein dwelleth Righteoufnefs. Thisgives fome Light toward the anfwering of thelaft Queftion, Whether fliall t
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