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which geological obfervations alfo indicate, for iheir remains are 

 always found near the furface of the earth, whereas thofe of fift 

 are found at the grcatefl: depths. This order of fucceifion is not 

 only allowed by Mr. Buffon, but made one of the principal pillars 

 of his fyftem. i Epoque's de la Nature, p. 231 in 8vo. 



Here then we have feven or eight geological fads, related 

 by Mofes on the one part, and on the other, deduced folely from 

 the moft exad- and- bt-ft verified geological obfervations, and yet 

 agreeing perfedly with each other, not only in fithjlance but in the 

 order of their fucoeffion. On whichever of thefe we bellow our 

 confidence, its agreement with the other demonftratcs the truth' 

 of that other. But^ if we beftow our confidence on neither, then 

 their agreement muft be accounted for. If we attempt this, we {hall 

 find the improbability that both accounts are falfe, infinite ; con- 

 fequently one mull; be true, and, then, fo muft alfo the other. 



That two accounts derived from fources totally diftind from 

 and independent on each other ihould agree not only in the fub- 

 ftance but in the- order of fucoeffion of two events only, is already 

 highly improbable, if thefe fadls be not true, both fubftanlially and 

 as to the order of their fucceffion. Let this improbability, as to 

 the fubfiance of the fads, be reprefented only by -^. then the 



improbability of their agreement as to feven events is , that is, 



as one to ten million, and would be much higher if the order alfo 

 had entered into the computation. 



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