The CONTENTS.

Chap. V. The first Question concerning the World'sDissolution 5 Whether there be any thing in Naturethat may probably cause or argue a Future Dissolu-tion ? Four probable means propounded and discusfed 277.

Sect. I. The first is the probability of the Watersnaturally returning to overflow and cover the Earth277.

The old Argument from the World's Dissolutiontaken from its daily conftmscency and decay re-setted 27 S.

The necessity of such a prevailing of the WaterSdaily upon the dry Land, till at last it proceed to atotal jubwerfion of it, in the course of Nature, asthings now si and, units some stop be put, proved.From the continual (tr eight niug os the Sea, andlowering the Mountains and high Grounds by Rains,Floods and Rivers , wajhing away, and carryingdown the Earth, and from the Seat encroachingupon the Shores 283, to 296.

A large Qu tation cut of Joseplius Blancanus,demonstrating the farm thing by many Argu-ments 2-6.

Sect. 2 . The second probable Means or Cause ofthe World's Destruction m a Natural way, viz.the extinction of the Sun 3 l 4.

Sect. g. The third possible Cause of the World'sDestruction , The eruption of the Central Fire 316.That the being of such a Fire is no way repugnanteither to Scripture or Reason gib, 320.

Sect- 4- The fourth possible Cause of the World'sDissolution, The Fourth's Drynest and Inflammabi-lity in the Torrid Zone, and the concurrent eruptionsof Vulcu.no' s 323.

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