- every living substance:
- The most incontestable evidence has been afforded of the universality of this fact. The moose deer, a native of America, has been found buried in Ireland; elephants, native of Asia and Africa, in the midst of England; crocodiles, natives of the Nile, in the heart of Germany; and shell fish, never known in any but the American seas, with the entire skeletons of whales, in the most inland counties of England. "And all¹ fleshª diedª° that movedª° upon¹ the earth,ª both of fowl,ª and of cattle,ª and of beast,ª and of every¹ creeping thingª that creepethª° upon¹ the earth,ª and every¹ man:ª ... All¹ in whose nostrilsª [was] the breathªª of life,ª of all¹¹ that¹ [was] in the dryª [land], died.ª°" {Gen 7:21-22} + "Hast thou markedª° the oldª wayª which¹ wickedª menª have trodden?ª° ... Which saidª° unto God,ª Departª° from¹ us: and what¹ can the Almightyª doª° for them?" {Job 22:15-17} + "Behold,¹ the LORDª maketh the earth² empty,ª°¹ and maketh it waste,ª° and turneth²° it upside down,ª¹ and scattereth abroadª° the inhabitantsª° thereof. ... The mirthª of tabretsª ceaseth,ª° the noiseª of them that rejoiceª endeth,ª° the joyª of the harpª ceaseth.ª°" {Isa 24:1-8} + "Butª asª the¹ days²¹ of Noeª [were], soª shall²° alsoª the¹ comingª of the¹ Sonª of manª be.ª° ... Andª knewª° notª untilª the¹ floodª came,ª° andª took²° them all² away;ª°¹ soª shall²° alsoª the¹ comingª of the¹ Sonª of manª be.ª°" {Mtt 24:37-39} + "Andª asª it wasª° inª the¹ daysª of Noe,ª soª shall it beª° alsoª inª the¹ daysª of the¹ Sonª of man.ª ... They did eat,ª° they drank,ª° they married wives,ª° they were given in marriage,ª° untilª the¹ dayª that² Noeª enteredª° intoª the¹ ark,ª andª the¹ floodª came,ª° andª destroyedª° them all.ª" {Lke 17:26-27} + "Which sometimeª were disobedient,ª° whenª onceª the¹ longsufferingª of Godª waitedª° inª the daysª of Noah,ª while the arkª was a preparing,ª° whereinªª few,ª that is,ª° eightª soulsª were savedª° byª water.ª" {1Pe 3:20} + "Andª sparedª° notª the oldª world,ª butª savedª° Noahª the eighthª [person], a preacherª of righteousness,ª bringing inª° the floodª upon the worldª of the ungodly;ª" {2Pe 2:5}
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