Part 11. of tU Earth. j] 



Soil, amongft Matter proper for the 

 Formation of Vegetables, would ger- 

 minate, grow up, and replenifh the 

 face of the Earth : And that vegetative 

 terreftrial Matter, that fell, along with 

 theft, into this uppermoft Stratum , 

 and of which principally it confifts, 

 hath been ever fince, and will continue 

 to be, the ftanding fund and prorap- 

 tuary out of which is derived the Mat- 

 ter of all Animal and Vegetable Bor 

 dies, and whereinto, at the Diflbluti- 

 on of thofe Bodies, that Matter is re- 

 ftored back again fucceffively for the 

 Conftitution and Formation of others. 



That the Strata of Marble , of Stone, 4._ 

 and of all other folid Matter, attained 

 their Solidity, as foon as the Sand, or 

 other Matter whereof they confift, was 

 arrived at the bottom, and well fettled 

 there : And that all thole Strata which 

 are folid at this day, have been fb ever 

 fince that time. 



That the faid Strata ^ whether of p 

 Stone, of Chalk, of Cole, of Earth, 

 or whatever other Matter they con- 

 fifted of, lying thus each upon other, 

 were all originally parallel : that they 

 were plain, eaven, and regular ; and 

 the Surface of the Earth likewife eaven 



and 



