Part VL of the Earth: 2 5 7 



ticularly that none could fave theih- 

 ielves by climbing up to the tops of 

 the Mountains that then were, he af- 

 fures us that they, even the higheft of 

 them, were all covered and buried un- 

 der Water. Now to fay that there 

 were then no Mountains : and that 

 this is meant of Mountains that were 

 not formed till afterwards, makes it 

 not intelligible, and indeed hardly 

 common Senfe. 



The extreme FertiUty of both Sea 

 and Land before the Deluge, appears 

 liifficiently from the vaft and almoft 

 incredible Numbers of their Produdi- 

 ons yet extant *; not to infift upon'rzw. 

 tho^e which are long ago rotted and i^^l^^ 

 gone Nor need we much wonder Pag ii. 

 at this their abundant Fruit fulmfs^ when <5<5. 77- «^ 

 ^e know from what Source it pro- 5^^^^ 2* 

 ceeded; which 0ur Hiftorian hath 

 opened to us in very fignificant words ||. II Ge».i.ao. 

 And God faU^ kt the Waters bring forth 

 abundantly the moving Creature that hath 

 lifcy &C. — And God bleffed them, fay- 

 ingy be fruitful and multiply, and fill the 

 Waters in the ^eas : and let Fowl multi^ 

 fly in the Earth, &c. Here was we 

 fee a Blefling, handed out with the 

 firft Pairs of Animals at the moment of 



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