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 this time, with antient hitory. But this by the by.

§. 34. The other parts of this benediction, or grant, are o expreed, that they mut needs be undertood to belong equally to them all ; as much to Noah's ons as to Noah himelf, and not to his ons with a ubordination, or ''in ucceion. The fear of you'' ; and the dread of you, ays God, hall be upon every beat, &c. Will any body but our author ay, that the creatures feared and tood in awe of Noah only, and not of his ons without his leave, or till after his death? And the following words, into your hands they are delivered, are they to be undertood as our author ays, if your father pleae, or they hall be delivered into your hands hereafter ? If this be to argue from cripture, I know not what may not be proved by it ; and I can carce ee how much this differs from that fiction and fanie, or how much a furer foundation it will prove, than the opinions of philoophers and poets, which our author o much condemns in his preface.

§. 35. But our author goes on to prove, that it may bet be undertood with a ubordination, or a benediction in ucceion ; for, ays he, it is not probable that the private dominion which God gave to Adam, and by his donation, aignation, or ceion to his children, was abrogated, and a community of all things intituted between Noah and his ons-Noah was left the ole heir of the world; why hould it be thought Rh