. 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 .. . • -I- •;• •!• •;• •;• •!• -I- ?£• •;• S- •> •{•. Chap. IV. Of formed Stones^ Sea-Jhelh^ and otherMarine-like Bodies found at great Di^fiances from the Shores^ Jiippofed to havebeen brought in by the Deluge, Not HER fuppofed Effed of theFlood, was a bringing up outof the Sea, and fcattering all theEarth over, an innumerable Mul-titude of Shells and Shell-fifh ,•there being of th
. 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 .. . • -I- •;• •!• •;• •;• •!• -I- ?£• •;• S- •> •{•. Chap. IV. Of formed Stones^ Sea-Jhelh^ and otherMarine-like Bodies found at great Di^fiances from the Shores^ Jiippofed to havebeen brought in by the Deluge, Not HER fuppofed Effed of theFlood, was a bringing up outof the Sea, and fcattering all theEarth over, an innumerable Mul-titude of Shells and Shell-fifh ,•there being of thefe Shell-like Bodies, notonly on lower Grounds and Hillocks, butupon the higheft Mountains, the Appennineand Alpf themfelves. A fuppofed Effed, Ifay, becaufe it is not yet agreed among theLearned, whether thefe Bodies, formerly cal-led petrified Shelby but now-a-days paflfmg bythe Name of formed Stones^ be original Pro-dudions of Nature, formed in Imitation ofthe Shells of Fiihes j or the real Shells them-felves, either remaining ftill entire and un-corrupt, or petrified and turned into Stone,or, at leaft. Stones call in fome Animal Parts have ftrong Arguments and Pa-trons. I fhall not balance Authorities, butonly confider and weigh Arguments. Tho
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