Miscellaneous discourses concerning the dissolution and changes of the world wherein the primitive chaos and creation, the general deluge, fountains, formed stones, sea-shells found in the earth, subterraneous trees, mountains, earthquakes, vulcanoes, the universal conflagration and future state, are largely discussed and examined / by John Ray ...

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Miscellaneous discourses concerning the dissolution and changes of the world wherein the primitive chaos and creation, the general deluge, fountains, formed stones, sea-shells found in the earth, subterraneous trees, mountains, earthquakes, vulcanoes, the universal conflagration and future state, are largely discussed and examined / by John Ray ...

Author

Ray, John, 1627-1705.

Publication

London :: Printed for Samuel Smith ...,

1692.

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Subject terms

End of the world.

Bible and science.

End of the universe.

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Contents

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• TO THE Most Reverend FATHER in GOD, JOHN Lord Arch-Bishop of Canter∣bury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan.
• THE PREFACE.
• THE CONTENTS.
• Several Books Written by Mr. John Ray, Fellow of the Royal Society, and Sold by Samuel Smith, at the Prince's Arms in S. Paul's Church-Yard.
• ERRATA.
• THE INTRODUCTION.
• CHAP. I.
• CHAP. II.
• CHAP. III.
• CHAP. IV.
• CHAP. V.
  • SECT. I.
    • A Digression concerning the D¦luge in the Days of Noah.
    • Of the Effects of the Deluge.
    • Of formed Stones, Sea-shells, and oth Marine-like Bodies found at great d∣stances from the Shores:
  • SECT. 2.
  • SECT. 3.
  • SECT. 4.
    • A Digression concerning the Pri∣mitive Chaos and Creation of the World.
• CHAP. VI.
• CHAP. VII.
• CHAP. VIII.
• CHAP. IX.
• CHAP. X.
• CHAP. XI.
• CHAP. XII.
• Ʋpon a Review of the Prece∣dent Discourse, some Things thought fit to be Added and Amended.
  • Some Greek and Latin Quotations Englished.
• A Catalogue of Books Printed and Sold by Samuel Smith, at the Prince's Arms in S. Paul's Church-Yard.