2/8

Of the Dissolution

cond Causes] the World might endure so?^ver. But though a future Dissolution WNatural Causes, be not demonstrable ; >some possible, if not probable, Accidc* 1 1there are, which, if they should happ fc>,1 ’\might infer such a dissolution. Thole 3Four : The possibility of

i. The Waters again overflowing and cvering the Earth.

L. The Extinction of the Sun.

3. The Eruption of the Central Fire $closed in the Earth.

4. The Drincfsand Inflammability of ^

Earth under the Torrid Zone, and thetion of all the Volcano's, at once. .

But before I treat of these, it will not J*

.

amiss, a little to consider the old Argurfl

ed*

for the Worlds Dissolution, and that is,

Us

daily Consenescence and Decay : which

if* 1

th

as

as

nc

Pi

tit

<tu

nt t

se

Ve

th

it

can be proved, will in process of time, nets:sarily infer a Dissolution. For as the Ap o»jfaith in another case, That which dec ay et h ^waxeth old is ready to vanish sliMy,Hebr.8. ( fThat w hich continually wastes, will at Ian 1 *quite consumed: that which daily .weaker and weaker, will in time lose all*,force. So the Age,and Stature and Streng^of Man, and all other Animals, every G e(it (ration decreasing, they will in the endto nothing. And that all these, and all oth c

0 thing 5

A

h

se

h

dc