...drop a few words upon that subject, or upon the account of God's proceedings; in which it is said, "The same day were all the fountains of the great...broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened/' so that the torrents from above, and the fountains from beneath, both conspired together. And just...

...earth; wherein dwelleth righteousness." 74 LECTURE III. THE DELUGE. GEN. vil, 11 — 24. In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month,...broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. In the selfsame day entered Noah, and...

...pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. In the sixth hundreth year ol Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth...broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. And the flood was forty days upon the...

...upon ihe earth. 1 1 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenlh day of the month, the same day were all the fountains...broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the selfsame day entered Noah,...

...Ark. 1 Plut. de hid. p. 356. x In the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the tame day mre all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened — In the. self -same day entered Noah into the ark. Gen. vii. 11, J3. 3 Abp. Usher supposes Moses to have reckoned...

...it came to pass || after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 In the six serve me. 21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people...behold, I will send || swarms afflict •». upon h ch.s.3. "thefountainsofthegreatdeepbrokcn up, E«k. -is. 19. and the Jl ' windows of heaven were...

...came to pass, after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 1 1 If In the six of Eeypt. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon...LORD'S law may be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13" In the sell-same day entered Noah,...

...universal Deluge. This grand event is told without any effort, and yet with prodigious effect. " In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month,...broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. " And the flood was forty days upon the earth : and the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and...

...the waters of the flood -were upon the earth, 11 f In the sixth hundredth year of Noah's life, in Che second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the...the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the window« «f heaven were opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty ¿ays and forty nights. ГЗ...

...work was far more fearful at the very outset. It was on the very day that Noah entered the ark—"that same day Were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened." No space was given for the gradual accumulation of horror npott horror; no opportunity afforded for...