Consequences of the Deluge .

Mankind arc so far degenerated , that th*)have broken the/e bonds, anti cajl the/e coriroin them; and upon trial, one thai!little of Gratitude or Ingenuity atnoflbthem.

I Ihall add one or two Remarks upon tlJprecedent Paper.

First, It is very remarkable that the d 3 )’when all this betel Port-Royal and the wit 0 ?Island of Jamaica , was very clear, not 3fording the least suspicion of any evil: *that the Inhabitants had no warning at all 0it, but were surprised of a slidden, with 011time sufficient to escape and lave themsesl^'For in the ffiort space of three Minutes $Town was ffiaken and lhattered to pie^and funk into, and covered for the greatspart by the Sea. In which relpect this J ut $iment resembled those on the Old World 311 fo nSodom, which, the Scripture tells us, ^ 1to the People involved in them sudden 3 ^unexpected; as allq the second comingChrist, and future Dislolution of the Wo 1by Fire is predicted to be. e

That the Cause ofEarthquakesisthe ^With that of Thunder, I doubt not,andlearned Men are agreed ; that is, Exh 3 ^OH9 or Steams set on sire, the one i» t j 1 ,Clouds,the other in the Caverns of the E 3rt Jwhich is sufficiently proved from the g r ^ (