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 was here granted to Noah, was not granted to his ons in common with him. His words are, As for the general community between Noah and his ons, which Mr. Selden will have to be granted to them, ix. Gen. 2. the text doth not warrant it. What warrant our author would have, when the plain expres words of cripture, not capable of another meaning, will not atisfy him, who pretends to build wholly on cripture, is not eay to imagine. The text ays, God bleed Noah and his ons, and aid unto them, i. e. as our author would have it, unto him : for, aith he, although the ons are there mentioned with Noah in the bleing, yet it may bet be undertood, with a ubordination or benediction in ucceion, Obervations, 211. That indeed is bet, for our author to be underlood, which bet erves to his purpoe ; but that truly may bet be undertood by any body ele, which bet agrees with the plain contruction of the words, and aries from the obvious meaning of the place; and then with ubordination and in ucceion, will not be bet undertood, in a grant of God, where he himelf put them not, nor mentions any uch limitation. But yet, our author has reaons, why it may bet be underfood o. The bleing, ays he in the following words, might truly be fulfilled, if the ons, either under or after their father, enjoyed a private dominion, Obfervations, 211. which is to ay, that a grant, whoe expres words give a joint title ix