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the largenefs of Rivers, and the longpaA 
fages through the Midland Countrits, 
and the innumerable riumber of Torrents; 
In a wo;rd,ali the declivities of the Earth ) 
and confequently that the Earth carried 
away by the Rivers and joyned to the 
Sea-fhores docs'every day leave newLands 
fit for new lnhabitants: Which is e;on«« 
firm’d by' the Opinion of the AntientSj 
which faithdhat whole Regions were the 
guifts of Rivers of the fame name •, as al¬ 
io by the Tradition of; the im- 
portingjthat Men coming down from the 
Hills by litle and litle, fetled themfelves 
in the Miiritim places, barren by reafon 
of their too much moidure, but in time 
made fruitfuh 
The Face of the Earth is obvi¬ 
ous, whereby the faid Plainelfcs were 
chiefly by the erofion of Waters, fome- 
times alfo by the exuftion of Fire, chan¬ 
ged into various Channds, Vallies and 
Precipices. Nor is it to be wonder’d,thaE 
Hiftorians have not recorded it, at what 
time every fuch change hath happen'd 5 
for, the Hiflory of thelirft Ages after the 
Floud is confufed and dubious amongfl; 
Profane Authors » and in after-Ages they 
under- 
