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ges were obftruded, by which the Sea,’ 
penetrating into the hollownelTes of the 
Earthj fends the Water to the heads of 
Springs 5 a. That the Water, which is 
undoubtedly included in the bowels of 
the Earthj was, by the force of the ac¬ 
knowledged fubterraneal fires,partly dri¬ 
ven towards the Springs, partly thrufl: 
forth, through the pores of the not yet 
drown'd Earth, into the Air 5 but that 
that Water, which both is ever inherent 
in the Air, and was commix’t with it in 
manner aforefaid, was fallen down in 
Rain 5 3. That the Bottom of the Sea 
was rais’d up by the dilated caverns un¬ 
der the Earth; 4. That the remaining 
cavities in the furface of the Earth were 
fill’d up with earthy matter, worn off 
from higher places by the continual af¬ 
flux and wafliing away of Rains; 5. That 
the very furface of the Earth was lefs 
unequal, as nearer to its beginning: If, I 
fay, we lliall grant thefe particulars, we 
fhall grant nothing contrary to reafon 
nor daily experience. What did hap¬ 
pen in the furface of the Earth whilft it 
was cover’d with Water, neither Scri¬ 
pture nor Nature declareth 5 this only 
: we 
