8x The Wisdom of GOD Part L 



10 thie Sea. Whence come thofe Vapours which 

 fupply all this Water ? I hope thole who bring 

 up Springs and Rivers from the great ^i?y/s, will 

 not bring thofe Vapours, which unite into Drops, 

 and defcend in Rain from thence too. Should 

 they rife from the dry Land only, they would 

 foon render it dry indeed ; more parch'd than 

 the Defarts of Libya, We fhould quickly come 

 to an End of Floods, and of Rain too, if nothing 

 were return'd from the Sea again 5 not to mention, 

 that the Sea muft needs in fuch a Cafe overflow 

 its Shores, and enlarge its Bounds. 



But this Way there is an eafy Account to be 

 given. It is clear, that the Sun doth exhale Va- 

 pours both from Sea and Land; and that the 

 Superficies of Sea and Land is fufficient to yield 

 Vapours for Rain, Rivers and Floods, when heat- 

 ed to fuch a Degree as the Sun heats it : So that 

 there wants only Wind to bring up fo great a Pro- 

 portion of Vapours from the Sea as may afford 

 Water for the Floods ; that is, fo much as is re- 

 turn'd back again to the Sea. 



Some may perchance demand, To what Pur- 

 pofe ferve the Floods? What Ufe is there of 

 tijiem' ? I anfv^er. To return back to the Sea the 

 Surpiufage of Water after the Earth is fated 

 with Rain. It may be further ask'd, What need 

 more Rain be poured upon the Earth than is 

 fufficient to water it? I reply, That the Rain 

 brings down from the Mountains and higher 

 Grounds a great Quantity of Earth, and in Times 

 of Floods fpreads it upon the Meadows and 

 Levels, rendering them thereby fo fruitful as to 

 I - fland 



