§kfiii of the Earth. 



for Vegetation. That its Soil was 

 more luxuriant, and teemed forth its 

 iProdudions in far greater plenty and 

 abundance than the prefent Earth does. 

 That the Plough was then of no ufe, 

 and not invented till after the Deluge ; 

 that Ekrth requiring little or no Care 

 or Culture 5 but yeilding its encreafe 

 freely, and without any coofiderable 

 Labour and Toil, or aififtance of Hu- 

 mane Induftry ; by this means allow-^ 

 ing Mankind that time, which muft 

 ptherwife have been fpent in Agricul- 

 fure. Plowing, Sowing, and. the like^ 

 to far more divine and noble Ufe:s : to 

 Purpofes more agreeable to the Defign 

 of their Creation ; there being no ha- 

 zard, whilft they continued in that 

 flate of Perfeftion, of their abufing 

 this Plenty, or perverting it to any 

 other end than the fuftenarice of Na- 

 ture, and the necelTary fupport of 

 Life. 



That when Man v^zs fallen^ and had 

 abandoned his primitive Innocence^ 

 the Cafe was much altered, and at 

 far different Scene of Things prelent- 

 td; that generous Vertile, mafculine 

 Braverji and prudent Circumfpefttofl 

 ' G 3 which 



