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A new theory of the earth, from its original, to the consummation of all things. Wherein the creation of the world in six days, the universal deluge, and the general conflagration, as laid down in the Holy Scriptures, are shewn to be perfectly agreeable to reason and philosophy. With a large introductory discourse concerning the genuine nature, stile, and extent of the Mosaick history of creation / By William Whiston.

  • William Whiston
Date:
1696
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Credit: A new theory of the earth, from its original, to the consummation of all things. Wherein the creation of the world in six days, the universal deluge, and the general conflagration, as laid down in the Holy Scriptures, are shewn to be perfectly agreeable to reason and philosophy. With a large introductory discourse concerning the genuine nature, stile, and extent of the Mosaick history of creation / By William Whiston. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Moon cl bling hel, Of the Mofaick Creation. are faid to fall from Heaven. The Sun and Moon; as if they were two Globes of Fire and Light pendulous in our Air, and hanging over certain places, are order'd to /tand jfill, the one upon Gi- beon, the other im the Valley of Aijalon. The Sun is reprefented as fet in a Tabernacle, rejoycing as a Gyant to run bis race. Hus going forth, is {aid to be from the end of Heaven, or the Horizon, and bis circuit unto the ends of et. All which Expreffions) with many others through the whole Bible,plainly fhew, That the Scripture did not intend to teach men Philofophy, or accommodate it felf to the true and Pytbagorick Syf{tem of the World. The Holy Writers did not confider the Heavenly Bo- dies abfolutely, as they:are Great and: Noble in themfelves, main and glorious Parts ‘of the Uni- verle,, very diftin®: from our Earth y-plac’d at various and immenfe Diftances from it, and from one another; defign’d for, and fubfervient tov many, wife, aid comprehénfive Ends and Methods of the Divine Providence; difpos'd in a regular order, in. proportionate and harmonious Petiods:and Revolutions, and finally ‘endued with mighty Powers and. Influences with refpe@ to numerous and vaft Syitems of Beings. Un- der fuch a confideration we might have expected another fort of Reprefentation of the Heavenly Bodies, their Original, Defigns, ‘Courfes, and Circumitances , than the foregoing Texts, of their parallels every where afford us, But if we look on them under the Notion ‘of Néighbour- Luminaries, which are fituate ‘at! the utiof as. the Clouds, to:our Earths. which are appoint- our Retinne; ferve our fingle Necellities , and C.2 every bs 29. Jofhua x, 12. Pf{alm xix, 4,59. Vide Pfal, civ. 1,&c, Ifaiah x]. 22. ee . a er rn Say et WISIN eee tI O88 2 RR etn tent AEE NRE HRT NaN | elie ee o oN eentnten.