The G O N T E N T S.

Discourse II.

Of the General D E L U G E, in the Days ofNoab t its Causes and Effects, p. 6r.

H AP. I. Testimonies of /indent Heathen Wri-ters, and some Ancient Coyns or Medals, verify-Wg the Script are-History of the Deluge , p. 6z, 64,

65, 66. That the Ancient Poets and Mytbologists,by Deucalion understood Noah, and by Deucali-on j Flood theGentral Deluge proved, 60 ,67,68,69.

Chap. II. Op the Causes of the General Deluge, 70 :

*• A miraculous transmutation of Air into Waterrejected, 70, 71,72. That Noah’j Flood was notTopical 73. 2, & 3. The emotion of the Center ofthe Earth, or a violent depression of the Surface ofthe Ocean, the moil probable partial Causes of theDeluge: hut the immediate Causes assigned by theScripture , are the breaking up of the Fountains°f the Great Deep, and the opening of theWin-ot Heaven, 75. That those Causes are suf-ficient to produce a Deluge , granting a change of1 e Centre of the Earth , to prevent the Waters run-L ff, 7 3, 74 , 7 s. That all the Vapours suspend-lr ‘ tbc Atr might contribute much towards a Flood,Concerning the Expence of the Sea by Vapour ,ll, 78, &c. Of the Waters keeping its Level:An ObjeSlion concerning an Under-current at thel The Streights of Gibraker, and the

J aitick Sound, propojed and replied to, 81,82,85,4 'Concerning the breaking up of the Fountains of they eat D ct p } s nc l how the Waters might be made to“fiend, j ^ jfc !n f mour Circulation , and per-petual