CONTENTS. 



BOOK IV. 



Of the End of the Civilifcd State of Man» 



CHAP. I. 



An end of the Civilifed Life, and a Change of this Scene of Man, in not many Ge- 

 nerations. — This to be proved by Arguments and Fadts. — Arguments aprioii, — 

 from the Wifdom and Goodnefs of God, which has allotted to all Animals a pro- 

 per manner of Life. — The Civilifed Life of Man being an Unnatural Life, he mufl: 

 decline in health, and at laft the Race will die out. — This would be a piinful and 

 miferable death : — To be prevented, through the Divine Mercy, by {bme convul- 

 fion in Nature, as we are taught by Revelation. — A new Heaven and a new Earth 



to fucceed, — and a more Righteous and Pious Race to inhabit the new Earth. 



Agreement, on this fubjedl, of Revelation with Realbn and the Nature of I hipgs. 

 — Impoffible that Man, fo various an Animal, and liable to fo many changes, (hould 

 laft for ever, — or for a great number of years. — Other Animals, while in tiieir na. 

 tural ftate, liable to no change in Size and Strength, or in Longevity : Tney ex- 

 hibit no fymptoms of decay or extindlion, except by the operations of Man. Man 



in Civil Society, exhibits every fymptom of change in thcfe particulars. — Without 

 a total change of our Species, it muft come to an end. — Proof from Scripture, that 

 the Latter Daysy therein mentioned, are not far off. p. 2?c 



CHAP. IL 



In the Natural State Man increafes in numbers.— This the cafe of all Animals in that 

 State.— But the multiplication of Man rtdl greater m the firft ages of Civility.— Two 



Reafons of this: — >Jl, The warmth of Clothes, Houles, and Firct. C.utlc, that 



run out Summer and Winter, lefs prolific than thofe that are Houled. Why the 



Orang Outang does not Increafe much accounted for. — 2^, The want of Vice and 

 'Difeafc in the firft ages of Civility, and of the unhealthy occupations which it in- 

 vents 



