Consequences of the Deluge.

Reason, i. By Scripture , which opposethe Waters that are above the Heavens otFirmament, to thole that are under them J;which if they were not iVoppo^and in som cmeasure equal, it would never do. Gen. i>6-God is laid to make a Firmament in the midftof the Waters , and to divide the Waterswhich were under the Firmament , from thtWaters which were alove the FirmamentAnd this was the work of a whole day, andconsequently no inconsiderable thing. Bythe Heavens or Firmament in this place, is tobe understood the inferiour Region of the jAir, wherein the Fowls fly i who Gen. \.%o> 1are said to fly above the Earth , in the opef ;Firmament of Heaven ; though elsewhere it jbe taken for the Celestial Regions, whereinthe Sun, and Moon, and Stars are plfl'iced.

2 . The same may be made appear, by jReason grounded upon Experience. I my Lsols Have observed a Thunder-Cloud in passage, to have in less than two hours space Ipowred down so much Water upon th eEarth, as besides what funk into the parch'ed and thirsty ground, and filled all Ditchesand Ponds, caused a considerable Flood i [1the Rivers, setting all the Meadows on flote- j[And Dt. Wit tie in his Scarborough Spaw tells jPS of great Spouts of Rain that ordinarily 1