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Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church
Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church; delivered in a sermon at Boston, and now dedicated unto the service of all, but especially of those whose concerns lye in ships. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Samuel Green, 1689
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Work upon the ARK. › Observation 9 › Question 2: Question 2.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Question 2.
How were the Creatures all Fed in […] Ark?
How were the Creatures all Fed in 〈…〉 Ark?
Answer.
You may allow the whole Middle Story to contain their Food; besides a deal of spare ••om in both of the other Stories for the purpose. Now, for the Birds none will be scrupulous, where to supply them with Gr• ••ries: the same Floor that held their Coops •ould also hold more than enough to feed •hem all. But for the Beasts, the way is to ••ing them unto a certain Proportion. I say ••en, all the Beasts in the Ark, that feed on •rass or Hay, would not require a greater proportion than 92 Oxen; all the Beasts •hat fed on Roots or Fruits, would not require a greater proportion than twenty one heep; all the Beasts which devour Flesh, exceeded not the proportion of twenty seen Wolves; tho' it be questioned whether ny Brutes before the Flood (or at least within