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Ancients concerning the Mundane Egg, and how America 
was firft Peopled: All which Points are oppos'd in the 
Confederations. As for the two laft Chapters of the 
Theory, which treat concerning the Author of Nature, 
and Natural Providence ; the Author of the Confederati- 
ons owns them to be well and foundly reafon'd and for 
a Conclufion, gives his own Opinion, what he conceives 
may be (aid concerning the Creation, Deluge, Conflagra- 
tion, New Heavens and New Earthy Paradife, &c. ac- 
cording to the Sence of the Ancients. And whereas the 
Motive which induc'd the Author of the Theory to write 
it, was (as he (ays) to juflifie the Doftrines ot the Uni- 
verfil Deluge and of Paradife, by a new Light of Na- 
ture and Philofophy ; the Author of the Confederations 
thinks, that when things are reprefented in the Scrip- 
tures, as grounded on a particular Providence, as he 
conceives the Deluge and Paradife are, we ought not to 
endeavour to aflign Natural Cades for them, which do 
but deftroy the Miracle by leffening it; there being 
no Divine Law but muft fet forth God as a moft free 
Agent, and often a&ing befide and contrary to the 
tendency and common courfe of any Natural Caufes 
whatfoever. 
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