Sect. XXX. Convictions from thence.

Sect. XXXI. Mountains ferve to collect watry Vapours

from the Air.

Sect. XXXII. Fountains and Rivers proceed from

Mountains.

Sect. XXXIII. The furnishing us with Springs and

Rivers, is a principal Use of Mountains.

Sect. XXXIV. Convictions from the foregoing Obfer-

vations.

Sect, XXXV. Egypt moiftened by the Nile without

Rain.

Sect. XXXVI. The Fertility of Egypt.

Sect. XXXVII. Convictions from the foregoing Ob-
Jervations.

Sect. XXXVIII. Mountains collected Warry Vapours

firft by Winds.

Sect. XXXIX. Secondly, Vapours are collected by the

Coldness of Mountains and upper Regions of the

Air.

Sect. XL. Thirdly, Vapours are collected by Shadows,

proved Experimentally.

Sect. XLI. Fourthly, Other Shadows give Occafion to
the Concourfe of Vapours, proved by Experiments.

Sect. XLII. Vapours fufficient to produce Rivers.

Sect. XLIII. The Method of computing the Quantity

of Rain-water falling in a certain Time.

Sect. XLIV. The Rain of Paris compared with that

of Lifle.

Sect. XLV. Rain-Water alone fufficient for Rivers.

Sect XLVI. There is more Water in the Air than

what defcends in Rain.

Sect. XLVII. Exhalations from Canals and Ditches.

Sect. XLVIII. Experiments to fhew that Evaporati-

ons are likewife produced by Cold.

Sect. XLIX. Objections anfwer'd.

Sect. L. A Calculation after the rate of a Half-Inch

daily Exhalation.

Sect.

Seat. LI. Convictions from the foregoing, and a Word
or two about the Air-Salt.

Se&t. LII. The Wonders of the Nile.

Se&t. LIII. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations.

Sect. LIV. The Difpofitions or Fitness of Mountains

for the aforefaid Purposes; and Convictions from thence.

Sect. LVI. Rivers require Place wherein to difcharge

their Waters.

Sect. LVII. Salt preferves the Sea from Corruption.

Sec. LVIII. of Bays and Gulphs of the Sea for the

Reception of Rivers.

Sect. LIX. The Ufes of the Sea.

Sect. LX. The Force of the Sea in bearing Burdens,

and Convictions from thence.

Se&t. LXI. The fame Argument corroborated.

Sect. LXII. The Fishes of the Sea.

Sect. LXIII. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva

tions.

Se&t. LXIV. The Circulation of Waters preferves the

Land from overflowing.

Se&t. LXV. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations.

Seat. LXVI. Of the Dykes or Sea Banks of Holland.

Se&t. LXVII. Sand ftops the Sea, and proceeds from it.

Sect. LXVIII. The Sea-Weed the fupport of Dykes.

Sect. LXIX. The English Channel preferves Holland.

Se&t. LXX. The Caufe of Ebbing and Flowing de-
fignedly omitted.

Sect. LXXI. Water beftowed in fuch great Abun-

dance, and for fo many Ages gratis upon Living

Creatures.

CONTEMPLATION XX. Page 553.

Of the EAR T H.

Se&. I. Transition to the Earth.

Se&t. II. The Earth produces Grafs, &c.

Sec.

Sect. III. Beafts or Cattle are Kitchins for the Grafs.
Se&t. IV. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations.
Sect. V. Different Productions and Powers from the
Jame Earth.

Sect. VI. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations.

Se&. VII. Earth is never confumed, nor becomes en-

tirely barren.

Se&t. VIII. An Experiment, proving that Air makes

the Earth fruitful.

Se&t. IX. Convictions from thence.

Sect. X. The Earth feems to be render'd Leathfome by

Filth and Naftiness.

Se&. XI. Such Loathfomness prevented, and Convicti-

ons from thence.

Sec. XII. The Circulation of almost all things from

Earth to Earth, and Convictions from thence.

Se&. XIII. Several Texts of Scripture proving the

Jame, and Convictions from the whole.

Se&. XIV. An Experiment about diftilled Earth.

Se&. XV. The Earth produces Inftruments applicable
to the rendering itself more useful.

Sect. XVI. Of Alchymifts, and an Explanation of the

Texts, Exod. xxxii. 20. Deut. ix. 21. about Gold.

Se&t. XVII. Gold may be burnt and reduced to Dust.

Sec. XVIII. About Precious-Stones.

Sec. XIX. Atheistical Objections answered.

Se&t. XX. About the Loadftone.

Se&. XXI. When the Virtue of the Loadftone was

difcover'd.

Se&. XXII. The Roundness of the Earth.

Se&. XXIII. The whole Earth is a flattish Bowl.

Se&. XXIV. The Gravity of all Earthly Bodies.

Sec. XXV, and XXVI. The Center of the Earth is

a Nothing.

Se&t. XXVII. The Globe of the Earth keeps the fame

Obliquity.

Se&. XXVIII. Without fuch Obliquity of the Earth
there would be Reafon to apprehend a general De-
ftruction.

Sect,

Sect. XXIX. Convictions from thence.

Sect. XXX. The Earth remains above the Water,

notwithstanding its greater Gravity.

Sect. XXXI. Concerning the Torrid Zone.

Sect. XXXII. The Torrid Zone inhabitable by the

Means of Mountains,

Sect. XXXIII. The Inundation of Rivers do likewife

render the Torrid Zone Habitable.

Sect. XXXIV. Convictions from thence.

Sect. XXXV. Concerning the Temperate Zones.

Sect. XXXVI. The Advantages of the moft Northern

Parts.

Sect. XXXVII. The Chriftian Religion is no Art of

Politicians.

Sect. XXXVIII. Atheists differ from the wifeft Men.

Sect. XXXIX. Concerning the Frigid Zones.

Sect. XL. The Impoffibility of approaching the Poles.

CONTEMPLATION XXI. Page 602.

of FIRE.

Sect. I. Tranfition to Fire.

Sect. II. The Inconveniences that would befal us if

there were no fuch thing as Fire in the World.

Sect. III. Convictions from thence.

Sect. IV. It is still uncertain what Fire is.

Sect. V. The first Notion concerning Fire.

Sect. VI. The Second Notion; Fire Seems to be a par-
ticular Matter.

Sect. VII. The firft Reafon for the abovefaid Opinion.

Sect. VIII. The fecond Reafon, and an Experiment.

Sect. IX. The third Reafon, and an Experiment.

Sect.

Sect. X, and XI. The fourth Reason, and several

Experiments.

Sect. XII. The fifth Reafon, and feveral Experiments.

Sect. XIII, and XIV. The fixth Reafon, and an Ex-

periment.

Sect. XV. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations.

Sect. XVI. The great Abundance and Superfluity of

Fire.

Sect. XVII. The Wisdom of Him who reftrains the

Power of Fire.

Sect. XVIII. An Hiftorical Account of Fire in the

Bowels of the Earth.

Sect. XIX. Fire in the Air, and an Experiment."

Sect. XX. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva-

tions.

Sect. XXI. Convictions from reftraining the Power of

Fire.

Sect. XXII. After what manner the Fire of the Air

and Heavens is preserved.

Sect. XXIII. Convictions from thence.

Sect. XXIV. All the Water in the World not fuffici-

ent to extinguish this Fire, fhewn by feveral Experi-

ments.

Sect. XXV. Some Experiments about the Phosphorus.
Sect. XXVI. Of a fluid Phofphorus.

Sect. XXVII. The Preparation of a Phosphorus.
Sect. XXVIII. Convictions from the foregoing Obfer-

vations.

CONTEMPLATION XXII. Page 640.

Of Beafts, Fowls, and Fishes.

Sect. I. Tranfition to the Beafts.

Sect. II, and III. Concerning tame and wild Beafts;

and the Text in Gen. ix. 2. relating to the fame.

Sect.