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apple or fruit was it that Adam eat in Paradie, and thereby brought in and death upon him, and all his poterity?

Anw. It is uncert in, for the holy riptures mention it not; and authors vary in their opinions; ome ay it was a Perian apple growing where Paradie was ituated; others imagine it was a golden apple a cherry, or a pear: but the ancient Romans believe it was a muk apple.

Q. What may be the reaon why the devil hould a{{ls}ume the hape of a erpent above all other creatures, and that out of the Putrefaction of man’s body worms are produced?

A. Melanet n avs, from man’s being deluded by the erpent in Paradie, the devil delighted in that hape, and out of man’s corruption and the filth of his in, worms and erpents do pring: for man being prone to in, from the putrefaction of his body uch creatures are ingendered, as a mark of our original in.

Q. What account doth the ancient give of Babel?

A. It was the mot famous tructure after Noah’s flood: for Nimrod perauded the people to build a large and high edifice to reit the fury of a econd deluge. They built this tower. 5164 paces from the ground: the going up was winding and broad, there being not only room for hores and carts, but lodging for m n and beats with gras and corn fields. And wonderful ’twas to conider that but eight perons came out of Noah's ark, this building was carried on by 500000 men, the foundation being nine miles round: but God confued their tongues, and put a top to their work, one not being able to undertand another, as expret by the poet. Bring me quoth one, a trowel quickly quick.

Q. Why were mens lives longer before Noah's flood than ine?

A. as the world declines o does the natureof all