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 means of propagating the Sene of God and of Religion, which Mankind brought into the World with them, and how it came to be corrupted.

There have been thoe who have taken the liberty to ay, That is is impoible to give any tolerable Account of the Creation of the World, in Six Days; of the Situation of Paradie; the Fall of our firt Parents, by the eduction of a Serpent, ''&c. But, I hope, I have made it appear, there is no ground for uch preumptuous Words: But very good reaon to believe in every thing that Moes hath related, without foraking the literal Sence, and betaking our elves to, I do not know what, Allegorical Interpretations, Particularly, I find the Truth of what I have noted concerning Paradie, very much confirmed by a Learned and Judicious Dicoure of'' Mon. Huetius; which I did not meet withal, till I had made an end of thee Commentaries:  But then took a review of what I had written, and found caue to correct what I had noted out of Mr. Carver, concerning the Spring of Tigris and Euphrates. I might alo have given a clearer Account of the Deluge, if I had oberved ome things, which are come to my notice ince thee Papers went to the Pres: But, I hope, I Rh