Work upon the ark. Meditations upon the ark as a type of the church

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 se•en Wolves; tho' it be questioned whether •ny Brutes before the Flood (or at least within ⟨p. 30⟩the Ark) were carnivorous at all. Now you may lay in, at the rate of forty weight of Provender a Day, for every Ox, and a whole Sheep a Day for every Wolf, besides a sufficient quantity of Provision for all that fed on other things; and yet by computation, I find the Ark affords room enough and enough to hold far more tha• thus would serve the turn, se• the 375 Days that they were under their confinement.

You may allow the whole Middle Story to •ontain their Food; besides a deal of spare om in both of the other Stories for the purose. Now, for the Birds none will be rupulous, 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 oportion than 92 Oxen; all the Beasts hat fed on Roots or Fruits, would not reuire a greater proportion than twenty one heep; all the Beasts which devour Flesh, xceeded not the proportion of twenty seen Wolves; tho' it be question'd whether ny Bruits before the Flood (or at least within