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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.

  • Whiston, William, 1667-1752.
Date:
1696
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

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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    Num. xvi. 3 Ce Yfa.xlv. 7. Of the Molaick Creation. are, agreeably to the’ extent of the Divine Power, and the natureof that profeflion, to bé takenin the fame large and comprehentive fenfe: and the like is to be faid of many other places of the Holy Scripture. But then I obferve’with- al, that the other more narrow and limited fenfe is very common and familiar in the Holy Wri- tings ; and therefore, where the fubjeé' matter and coherence requires it, ‘as I think *twill be evident it does in the prefent cafe, thefe words both may, and ought to be taken in ‘the fame acceptation. git | This fignification of the two latter words Make and Frame, will, I fuppofe, be. grantéd me by alls and that the fame is as true ‘of the other Create, the following Texts will fuffi- ciently evince; and from the promifcuous ufe of them all, and others of a like importance, might however be very fairly fuppos’d. ‘If, fays Mofes, the Lord make a new thing, or Create a Creature, and the Earth open her Mouth and. {owval- low them up. Where none can imagine any thing produc’d out of nothing, but only fuch an un- ufual and miraculous difpofal of things as would at once demonftrate God’s Vengeance againit the Wicked, and his abfolute Command over all Creatures. Thus God himfelf fays, I form the light and create darkne{s31 make peace and create evil ; I the Lord do all thefe things: Where the objects of the Divine Creation being not’real and fub- {tantial Beings, could not‘be capable of ‘a-pro- per preduction out of nothing: Which alfo is the cafe'in the verfe immediately following, Lee ighteouf{ne{s {pring up together ; 'T- 'the Lord have created it. “Thus alfo,fays’ God by the*fame Prophet, I create new Heavens and a new Earth: which, tho? the very cafe before us, yet:would odly.