. 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 ... THE THEORY O F T H E EARTH. Book IV. Concerning the new Heavens and new Earth, AND Concerning the Confummation of all things. (g® ^aS^ e)!^ ^g)S)«® ig® ®S« ®9 ®S^ ^2^Chap. I. The IntroducHon; That the World will not leannihilated in the la/I Fire. That we are toexpeH^ accordi?ig to Scripture and the Chri-ftian ^DoHrine^ New Heavens and a NewEarthy when thefe are dijjolv\l or hurnt tip E ar
. 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 ... THE THEORY O F T H E EARTH. Book IV. Concerning the new Heavens and new Earth, AND Concerning the Confummation of all things. (g® ^aS^ e)!^ ^g)S)«® ig® ®S« ®9 ®S^ ^2^Chap. I. The IntroducHon; That the World will not leannihilated in the la/I Fire. That we are toexpeH^ accordi?ig to Scripture and the Chri-ftian ^DoHrine^ New Heavens and a NewEarthy when thefe are dijjolv\l or hurnt tip E are now fo far advanced in theTheory of tlie Earth, as to havefeen the End of Two Worlds:One dellroyd by Water, and an-other by Fire. It remains only toconfider, whether we be yet come to the final Period. 185 The Theory of the E a r t hJ Period of Nature : The laft Scene of all things,and confequently the iitmofl: Bound of our En-quiries : Or, whether Providence, which isinexhaufted in Wifdomand Goodnefs, will raifeup, from this dead Mafs, New Heavens anda New Earth. Another habitable World,? better and more perfefl than that whichwas deftroyed. That, as the firfl: World be-gan with a Paradife, and a ftate of Innocency,fo the laft may be a kind of Renovation of thathappy State \ whofe Inhabitants fliall not die,but be tranflated to a blelTed Immortality. I know tis the Opinion of , that thisWorld will be annihilated, or reducM to no-thing, at the Conflagration : and that wouldput an end to all further Enquiries. Butwhence do they learn this ? from Scripture orReafon, or their ownImagination ? WhatInftance or Example can they give us of thisthey call oAnnihllation ^ Or what place of Scri-pture can they produce, that fays, the World,in the laft Fire, fliall be reducM to nothing ?I
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