-Nature of the prophetic curse.-The curse upon Canaan

a punishment of Ham

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Universality of the Deluge.-Common view of it.-Origin

of the difficulty in believing the deluge universal.-Objec-

tions to it.-Real nature of the question.-Vast changes in

the terraqueous globe.-Quotations from D'Aubuisson and

Saussure. When the question is viewed in the true light,

the objections vanish.-Interpretation of the Sacred Histo-

ry in answer to the question, Was the deluge universal?

-Universal terms sometimes employed in a limited sense.

-Key for determining the extent of the signification.—

Subject illustrated by an example.-Absolute physical uni-

versality of the Deluge not necessarily deduced from the

Sacred History.-Purpose of the writer to teach moral,

not physical truth.-Description of the rise and abatement

of the waters-does it refer to the whole scene, or to the

scene as viewed from the Ark?-Possible origin of the

writer's knowledge of this part of the history.—Impression

produced by the Deluge upon the minds of the survivors.

--Remembrance of it perpetuated.—Mingled in time with

errors and absurdities
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CHAPTER VI.

Constellations Argo, Sacrificer, Altar, Crater, Raven, memo-
rials of the Deluge.-Ten first chapters of Genesis con-
firmed by Southern Constellations.-Theory of Bryant.—
History of Deluge preserved in first ages.-Rites of Gentile
nations refer to it.-Faber's Mysteries of the Cabiri.-Di-
vine personages of different nations had their origin in
Noah.-Heathen rites celebrated by night, in commemo-
ration of Noah's confinement in the darkness of the Ark.
-His Entrance and Egress commemorated.-Dove of the
Ark. These rites for a person lost-sought with wailing.
-Restored.-Festival of Isis.-Exclamation of the Mys-

tic.-Golden Vessel.-Osiris inclosed in his ark, 17th day
of second month.-Ogdoas of the Egyptians.-Festival of
Isis described.—Begins with lamentation.—Darkness.—
Symbol of Osiris covered with black lawn.-Scene
changes.-Joy.-Priests in white robes.-Torches.-Boat
of gold.-Osiris found.-Dancing.-Garlands.-Music.—
Eleusinian Mysteries described.-Darkness.-Dismal ter-
rors. Scene changed.-Divine light.-Beautiful plains
and meadows.—Origin of such rites.—Underwent changes.
-First meaning lost.—Ablutions of India.-Supposed sig-
nificance.-Passage from St. Peter.-Noah the Grecian
Zeus.-Dios and Dionusos-Meaning of Zeus.—Latin
Bacchus.-Name in remote East preserved,-Anaxagoras
hears of him in Egypt.-His disciple's opinion.-Tradition
in Eleusinian Arcadia.-Goddess Damater.-Passage from
Suidas.-Passage from Stephanus.—Cities called Nusa, in
honour of Noah.—Instances given by Heysichius.-These
cities famous for planting the vine.-History of Dionusos.
-Mistake in regard to it.-Student must examine the de-
tails for himself.-Some error.-Much truth.-Direct Tra-
ditions in almost all nations.-Instances.-Ancient authors.
-Berosus, Nicolaus, Milo, Abydenus.—Narrative of Bero-
sus.-Xisuthrus-tenth from the first man.-Warned by
Saturn.-Ship.-Animals.-Universal flood.-Birds sent
out.-Return.-Third time do not return.—Mountain.-
Altar.-Sacrifice.-Parallel between Osiris and Noah.-
Husbandman.-Religions.-Law-giver.-Meaning of Ty-
phon.-Induces him to enter an Ark.-Seventeenth day
of the month.-Grecian Deucalion.-Noah's name changed.
-Life nearly the same in all countries.-Lucian's account
of Deucalion.-Character of the first race of men.-All
destroyed.-Deucalion excepted.-His justice and piety.—
Wives and children.-Ark.-Pairs of animals.-Harmless.
-Their friendship.-Chasm in Hierapolis.-Waters ab-
sorbed.-Temple to Juno.—Ceremony of pouring in water.
-Plato's opinion.-Deluge of Deucalion coincident with
that of Sacred History.-Not a copy.-Roman Deluge bor-
rowed. Described by Ovid

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CHAPTER VII.

Deluge of Ancient Persians.-Zoroaster's opinion.—Opinion
of another Persian writer.-Chinese fable.-Fohi son of a
Rain-bow.-Fohi's sacrifice.-Opinion of Chinese Authors.
-Universal Deluge.-Separated the higher age from the
lower. First beginning of their poetical history.-Hindoo
Deluge.-Bhagavat.—Brahma asleep.-Vedas stolen.—
Disorder and Corruption.-Satyavrata and seven Rishis
saved.-Translation of the passage.-Character of Saty-
avrata.-Story of the Fish.-Satyavrata addresses it as
Heri.-Its reply.-Deluge predicted in seven days.-His
instructions.—Ship.-Herbs, Seeds, and pairs of Animals.
-Seven Saints.-Protection promised.-Deluge comes.—
Sea and Clouds.-Vessel comes.-Enters it.-The God re-
appears.-Hymn of praise to him.-Sacred Purana of the
God. What it contained.-Deluge ceases.-Vedas reco-
vered.—Narrative allegorical.—Coincidences with the Sa-
cred History.—What they are.—Mythological narrative
of the Geeta.-Council of the Soors.-Water of immor-
tality lost.-Resolve to churn the Ocean.-Address to
Brahma and Veeshnu.-Their reply.-Ananta appears.-
Takes up the Mountain Mandar.-Ocean.-Tortoise sup-
ports the Mountain.-Whirled by Eendra.-Serpent Vaso-
kee used as a rope.-In what manner.-Tempest from the
Serpent's mouth.-Tremendous convulsion.-Its effects.-
Maurice's explanation of this passage.-Best mode of giv-
ing a full view of the Argument.-Translation of another
passage of Indian History.-Satyavarman.-His office.-
Names of his three Sons.-Their character.-Devout
meditation of Satyavarman.-Government given to his
Sons.-Drinks mead.-Senseless and naked.-Seen by
C'harma.-Calls his Brothers.-His remarks.-Satyavar-
man covered by his other Sons.-Awakes.-Curses C'har-
ma.-Divides his domain between the other two Sons.-
Attains supreme bliss.-Traditions of American Aborigines.
-Of the Otaheitans-of the Peruvians-Brazilians-Mex-

icans Mechoacans-Iroquois-natives of Hispaniola.-
Mode of explaining the universal concurrence of Tradi-
tions.-One Deluge rather than many.—Did not originate
from a fiction.-Heathen Accounts contrasted with that of
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The Earth's structure.-Common opinion of its formation.-
This opinion cherishes incredulity as it regards the Deluge.
-Danger of a little learning.-Great changes in the con-
dition of the Earth.-It contains a History of ancient times.
-General explanation of the structure.-Contains evi-
dence of order.-Explanation of Strata.-Their direction.
-Order of their position.-Division into classes.-Contain
organic remains.—Of various beings.—Condition in which
they are found.-Order of their distribution.-Increase up-
wards.-Position of Primary Strata.-Contain no remains.
-Subdivision of Secondary Strata.-Transition Strata.-
Their position.-Their organic remains.-Coal Strata.-
Position.-Origin.-The Secondary Strata Proper.-Posi-
tion. Of what composed.-Organic remains.-Secondary
Strata of Tilsgate Forest.—Saurians.—Iguanodon.-The
Chalk.—Organic remains. Their remarkable preserva-
tion. Tertiary Strata.-Organic remains. More perfect
terrestrial animals appear.-Many of extinct races.—'
-Their
names.—Paris Basin.—Of what it consists.-Depth.—Cu-
vier.-Organic remains.-Lost races reconstructed.-Phe-
nomena of the Surface and Diluvial Strata.-Scattered
masses of sundered Rocks.-Instances near Geneva.-On
the Jura Mountains.-In France.-In England.-In Ger-
many and Russia.-Secondary Strata washed away.—Ori-
gin of Deserts.-Organic remains of the Surface.-In-
stances innumerable.-In Polar regions.-Siberia.-On the
Andes.-Himalaya.—Beds of Shells.-On Snowdon.-Py-
renees.-South Carolina, and Mississippi.-In many places.
-Whale on Sandhorn.-On Stappen.-Bones of Elephants
near Bogota.-On the Andes.-Bones of Horses and Deer

on Himalaya.—Organic remains of Northern Asia.-—Form of
Islands. Remark of Pallas.-Ivory traffic.-Entire Mam-
moth, in ice.-Remains of Elephantine race in Europe and
America.-Organic remains in caves.— -Cave of Kirkdale.
-Description.-Its remains.—Cave of Kullock.-Descrip-
tion.-Remains.-Cavern of Deerfort.-Human remains.
-Many other Caves.-Intermixture of Human and Ani-
mal remains. The cases detailed, few among many.-Not
new to Geologists.-A wide and rich field.-Inferences.-
Relation of the facts detailed, to the Deluge of Sacred
History.-Cannot all be ascribed to one Deluge.—Change
in the level of the Continents.-Strata of the Earth the

work of accumulation.-Continents and Mountains ele-

vated by subterranean force.-When.-Possible submerg-

ence of the dry land.-Actual contact of the Ocean with

the Earth's surface.-Corroborative tendency of the Argu-

ment.—Different Theories.-Sacred History confirmed by

either.-Might be sustained by a supposed Miraculous

Agency. This Argument not necessary.-Correspondence

of Nature and Revelation

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