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earlier authority, he has placed the formations of transition, in 

 the limestones of which are found several species of shells, inter- 

 mediately between the primitive formations and those containing 

 l)ituminous coal ; and his table would thus indicate that an ani- 

 mal creation had preceded any vegetable one. We shall not 

 need to discuss the question, whether the formations named 

 Transition are considered in a right point of view, when they 

 are placed between the primitive and pit-coal strata, since it is 

 sufficient for our present purpose to remark, that several obser- 

 vations, among which we may particularly refer to those of 

 Thomas Weaver, Esq. F. R. S. on the geological relations of 

 the south of Ireland, have proved that the anthracite or glance- 

 coal of the transition formations, with some of its accompanying 

 strata, are full of impressions of various plants ; so that in the 

 transition strata a vegetable creation is discovered as well as an 

 animal. 



In the following table we have taken the geological facts 

 from various authorities. The passages quoted are selected 

 chiefly on account of their brevity. In the quotation from and 

 reference to Genesis, the events on which geology can throw no 

 certain light are in italics. 



TABLE of Coincidences betwee)i the Order of Events as described 

 in Genesis, and that unfolded by Geological Investigation. 



In Genesis. 



No. 



Discovered by Geology. 



Gen. I. 1, 2, In the be- 

 ginning God created the 

 Heavens and the earth. 

 And the earth was with- 

 out form and void; and 

 darkness was upon the 

 face of the deep : and the 

 Spirit of God moved upon 

 the face of the waters. 



3, 4, 5. Creation of Hght. 



C, 7, 8. Creation of the 

 expansion or atmosphere. 



1), 10. Appearance of the 

 dry land. 



It is impossible to deny, that the waters of 

 the sea have formerly, and for a long time, 

 covered those masses of matter which now 

 constitute our highest mountains ; 



and, 

 further, that these waters, during a long time, 

 did not support any living bodies. (Cuvier's 

 Theory of the Earth, sect. 70 



