552 lord’s discovery of the banians and fersees.

The purer fort of Gentile, as they hold greatell relation in their religious libertywith Cutteries, fo they agree in the number of their calls, having fix-and-thirty, accord-ing to the number of the trades or profeffions pradlifed among!! them. In the par-ticular of their handicrafts this is obfervable, that they make as few inftruinents fervefor the effectuating of divers works as may be ; and whatfoever they do is contrary tothe Chriftian form of working, for the mol! part. Such is the fubilance of the thirdtraCl of the book delivered to Bremaw, concerning the four tribes or calls, fomewhataccommodate to their prefent manners.

This book, comprifing in it the platform of religion and government, thus deliveredto Bremaw, was by him communicated to the Bramanes of thofe times, and by thempublilhed to the people, Ihewing what religion they fhould obferve, and how they Ihouldlive in their feveral tribes or calls. After which, according to the prefcriptions therein,the rulers did keep the people in the order of government; the prielts or Bramanesdid give advice in matters of religion ; the merchants did follow traffic and merchan-dizing ; and the handicraftfmen did follow their feveral profeffions, ferving the needof all men that had ufe of them. All things having a good beginning in this fecondage, religion was embraced, prayers were made to God , and the three perfons, Bre-maw, Vyllney, and Ruddery ; the banks of the river were frequented, and daily walk-ings were not neglected.

But after the people were multiplied, the fucceeding generations were not of theprimitive integrity; but the lower the times grew, the worfe they were at the bottom.The Bramanes grew hypocritical and lip-laborious ; the Cutteries, or rulers, fwelledwith pride and ambition, cried out for larger territories, meditating unjull amplificationsof government; the merchants grew full of fraudulency in their dealings; and thehandicrafts grew idle and overvaluing their labours.

In this uproar of ungodlinefs, the Lord grew angry and full of indignation, anddefcended on mount Meropurbatee, acquainting Bremaw with the wickednefs of theworld, who defcended and premonilhed them of the judgment to come, which awhilehulhed the cry of their wickednefs ; but they fell to their old evils again. Bremawthen interceded for them ; but the Almighty would not be pacified, but took Bremawup into his bofom, the time of his abode on earth being expired, that he might notbehold the evils of the time to come.

Then the Lord made known his purpofe of deflroying the world to Vyftney, whofenature and office being to preferve the people, did intercede for them ; but the Lordwould not.be pacified, but gave charge to Ruddery, whofe office was to bring judg-ment and deflruclion on finners, to caufe the bowels of the earth to fend out a wind tofweep the nations as the dull from the face of the earth.

So Ruddery enraged the winds in the bowels of the earth, which burl! forth intoeruptions, and the great body of the world had her trepidations and waverings; theday feemed to change colour with the night, the mountains and hills were hurled fromtheir foundations, and, as fome report, the river Ganges was carried from her wontedroute to run in a new channel; fo the tempefl deflroyed all people, faving a few thatihe Lord permitted Vyftney to cover with the fkirt of his prefervation, referved to bethe propagators of mankind in the third age : and fo this age concluded.

CHAf.