Miscellaneous Discourses, Table of contents – Errata
THE CONTENTS.
THE Introduction concerning Prophecy.
Chap. 1. The Diviſion of the Words [2 Peter 3.11.] and Doctrine contained in them, viz. I. Teſtimonies concerning the future Diſſolution of the World. 1. Of the Holy Scriptures. 2. Of ancient Chriſtian Writers. 3. Of Heathen Philoſophers and Sages. II. Seven Quotations concerning the Diſſolution propoſed. pag. 1.2, 3
Chap. 2. The Teſtimonies of Scripture concerning the Diſſolution. Dr. Hammond's Expoſitions, referring the moſt of them to the Deſtruction of the City and Temple of Jeruſalem, and the Period of the Jewiſh State and Polity, conſidered, and pleaded for. p. 5, 6, &c. to 22
Chap. 3. Some Teſtimonies of the Ancient Fathers and Doctors of the Church concerning the Diſſolution of the World. p. 22, 23, &c. to 28.
Chap. 4. The Teſtimonies of ſome Heathen Philoſophers and other Writers concerning the Diſſolution, the Epicureans. p. 28. The Stoicks, who held certain Periods of Deluges and Conflagrations. p. 29 to 34. That this Opinion of a future Conflagration was of far greater Antiquity than that Sect proved. p. 34, 35.36. The Antiquity and Ʋniverſality of it argue it to have been derived from Noah and his Sons. p. 37, 38
Chap. 5. The firſt Queſtion concerning the World's Diſſolution, Whether there be any thing in nature, that may probably cauſe or argue a future Diſſolution. Three poſſible means propounded and diſcuſſed. p. 39
Sect. 1. The firſt is, the poſſibility of the Waters again naturally overflowing and covering the Earth. p. 39.44, 45, &c. to 51
The old Argument for the World's Diſſolution, viz. its daily Conſeneſcency and Decay rejected. p. 40, 41,
From the continual ſtraitening of the Sea; and lowring the Mountains and high Grounds by Floods waſhing away and carrying down Earth; and from the Seas encroaching upon the Shores, ſuch an Overflowing ſhewn to be poſſible, p. 44, 45, &c. to p. 50. An Objection againſt the Diminution and Depreſſion of the Land anſwered, p. 51, 52, &c.
A Digreſſion concerning the general Deluge in the Days of Noah, p. 56, 57, &c. Teſtimonies of Heathen Writers and ancient Coins verifying the Scripture-Hiſtory of the Deluge, p. 56, 57, &c. to 63. That the Ancient Poets and Mythologiſts by Deucalion underſtood Noah, and by Deucalion's Flood the general Deluge, p. 60, 61. That there have been other particular Deluges. p. 63
The Opinion of thoſe who held, that the Deluge was cauſed by a miraculous Tranſmutation of the Element of Air into Water, p. 64, 65. That the Means aſſigned by the Scripture, viz. A continual Rain of forty natural Days; and the emptying the Subterraneous Abyſs may ſuffice, ſo that we need not have recourſe to ſuch an aſſiſtance, p. 66. That all the Vapours ſuſpended in the Air might contribute much towards the Flood, proved, p: 67, 68. Concerning the raiſing up the Waters out of the great Deep, p. 69, 70.
An Occaſional Diſcourſe concerning the Original of Fountains, p. 70, 71, &c. The Subterraneous Circulation, and perpetual motion of the Water to the Author improbable, p. 71. That the Preponderancy of the Earth, and the Water lying upon an heap in the oppoſite Hemiſphere cannot be the Cauſe▪ of the Waters Aſcent in Springs, proved, p 72, 73. That Rains may ſuffice to feed the Springs, and do feed the ordinary ones, proved, p. 74, 75. That the Rain-Water ſinks down and makes its way into the Earth more than ten or twenty, or forty, or an hundred foot, proved by many Arguments and Experiments, p. 76, 77, &c. to p. 82. Mr. Halley's Opinion, that Springs and Rivers owe their Original to Vapours condenſed on the ſides of the Mountains, propounded and approved as to hot and fervid Regions; but diſallowed as to the more temperate and cold ones, yet the Vapours there not wholly excluded, p. 82, 83, &c. to 91. Obſervations communicated by Dr. Robinſon concerning the Original of Fountains, dropping Trees, &c. p. 92, 93. The Queſtion further diſcuſſed, and proved that Vapours are a partial Cauſe of Springs even in temperate and cold Regions. Addit. 251, 252
Inferences upon the Suppoſition of the Rivers pouring into the Sea half an Ocean of Waters daily, p. 95, 96. The moſt probable Cauſes of the Deluge, viz. The Emotion of the Center of the Earth; or an extraordinary Depreſſion of the Superficies of the Sea, p. 99, 100. The Effects of the Deluge: 1. As. to the Superficial Parts of the Earth, p. 102, 103. 2. Particularly, as to the bringing in of formed Stones, or the Shells and Bones of ſome Sea-fiſhes, diſperſed all over the face of the Earth. p. 104, &c.
A Diſcourſe concerning the Nature and Original of thoſe Bodies: whether they were originally the real Shells and Bones of Fiſhes or Stones caſt in ſuch Molds: or whether they be primitive Productions of Nature in imitation only of ſuch Shells and Bones, not owing their Figure to them. The Arguments on both ſides propoſed and weighed. p. 106, 107, &c. to 132
Sect. 2. The ſecond poſſible Cauſe of the World's Deſtruction in a natural way, the Extinction of the Sun. p 133
Sect. 3. The third poſſible Cauſe of the World's Deſtruction, the Eruption of the Central Fire, p. 135. That the being of ſuch a Fire is no way oppugnant either to Scripture or Reaſon. p. 137, 138, &c.
Sect. 4. The fourth poſſible Cauſe of the World's Deſtruction, the Earths Dryneſs and Inflammability in the Torrid Zone, and the Eruption of the Vulcano's p. 141. That the Inclination of the Ecliptick to the Equator doth not diminiſh, p. 142. That tho there were ſuch a drying and parching of the Earth in the Torrid Zone, it would not probably infer a Conflagration, p. 142, 143, 144. That there hath not yet been, nor in the ordinary Courſe of Nature can be any ſuch drying or parching of the Earth under the Torrid Zone, p. 44, 45, 46. The poſſibility of the Deſiccation of the Sea by natural Means denied, p. 146, 147. The Fixedneſs and Intranſmutability of Principles ſecures the Ʋniverſe from Diſſolution, Deſtruction of any preſent Species, and Production of any new. p. 148, 149
A Second Digreſſion concerning the Primitive Chaos and Creation of the World. p. 150
What the Ancients underſtood by it, ibid. & 151. That probably God did at firſt create a certain number of Principles or ſimple Bodies, naturally intranſmutable, and mingle them variouſly in the Earth and Water; and likewiſe the ſeminal Principles of Animate Bodies too; giving the Water and Earth power to hatch or bring them forth, p. 152, 170. By what Means the Waters were gathered together into one place, and the dry Land made to appear, p. 153. That ſubterraneous Fires and Flatus's might be ſufficient for ſuch an effect, proved from the Effects of Gunpowder, and the raiſing up of new Mountains, p. 153, 154, 155, &c. A Diſcourſe concerning the Equality of Sea and Land both as to the extent of each; and the height of one to the depth of the other, taken from the Shores, p. 160, 161, &c. A Diſcourſe concerning the Ʋſe of the Mountains, p. 165, 166, to p. 170
Chap. 6. An Anſwer to the Second Queſtion, Whether ſhall this Diſſolution be effected by natural or by extraordinary Means, and what they ſhall be? p. 171, &c.
Chap. 7. The Third Queſtion anſwered, whether ſhall the Diſſolution be gradual and ſucceſſive, or momentaneous and ſudden? p. 174, 175
Chap. 8. The Fourth Queſtion reſolved, Whether ſhall there be any Signs or Forerunners of the Diſſolution of the World? p. 177, 178, 179
Chap. 9. The Fifth Queſtion, At what period of time ſhall the World be Diſſolved, and particularly, whether at the end of ſix thouſand years, p. 181, 182, &c.
Chap. 10. How far ſhall this Diſſolution or Conflagration extend? Whether to the Ethereal Heavens, and all the Hoſt of them, Sun, Moon and Stars; or to the Aereal only? p. 187, 188, &c.
Chap. 11. Containing an Anſwer to the Seventh Queſtion. Whether ſhall the whole World be conſumed and annihilated or only refined and purified? p. 191, 192. The Reſtitution of the World proved by the Teſtimonies of Scripture and Antiquity, and alſo by Reaſon, p. 192, 193, 194, &c The Arguments for the Abolition, and Annihilation anſwered, p. 198, 199, 200
Chap. 12. The Inference the Apoſtle makes from the precedent Doctrine. Of Rewards, puniſhment, and future State. From p. 203 to the End.
Several Additions and Amendments. From p. 242 to p 259
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.
CAtalogus Plantarum circa Cantabrigiam naſcentium, Octavo. Cantab. 1660.
Catalogus Plantarum Angliae & Inſularum adjacentium, Oct. Lond. 1670, & 1677.
A Collection of Engliſh and other Proverbs. Cambridge. Octavo, 1672. and 1678.
Obſervations made in a Journey through moſt parts of Europe. Octavo, 1673.
Catalogus Stirpium in exteris Regionibus à nobis Obſervatarum, Londini, Octavo, 1673.
Dictionariolum Trilingue ſecundum locos communes. Londini, Octavo, 1672, 1689.
A Collection of unuſual Engliſh Words, with an Account of preparing our Engliſh Minerals. Lond. Duod. 1674. and 1691.
Franciſci Willoughbeii Ornithologia, cum Figuris: Recognovit, digeſſit, ſupplevit Joannes Raius. Londini, Fol. 1676.
The ſame Ornithology much Enlarged, in Engliſh. London, 1678.
Methodus Plantarum nova cum Tabulis. Londini, Octavo, 1682.
Franciſci Willughbeii Hiſtoria Piſcium cum Figuris. Recognovit, digeſſit, ſupplevit J. Raius. Oxoniae, Fol. 1686.
Hiſtoria Plantarum Generalis, Vol. 2. Londini, Fol. 1686, 1688.
Faſciculus Stirpium Britannicarum. Londini, Octavo, 1688.
Synopſis Methodica Plantarum Britannicarum cum Virium Epitome. Londini, Octavo, 1690.
The Wiſdom of God manifeſted in the Works of the Creation. London, Oct. 1691.
The ſame much augmented. 1692.
Miſcellaneous Diſcourſes concerning the Diſſolution and Changes of the World, &c. London, Octavo, 1692.
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