THe Philosophers make much mention of Cataclismus, for they imagine a certeine yeare called Annus magnus, or An∣nus Vertens whiche conteineth .12554. yeares the winter of the same yeares is, say they, Cataclismus a generall floud, the sōmer is Ecpirolis, that is an exustion, or an ardent and burning heat. Io∣sephus calleth the space of .1000. yeares Annus Magnus.
Some doth say, that this floud came by a cause naturall, and not by a supernaturall: for they affirme, that the coniunction of all the moist Pla∣netes in waterie signes, was the cause of this floude, and likewise they say, that the coniunction of the hoat Planetes in hoat signes shalbe the cause of burning the world before the iudgement. Although a particular flould in some part of the earth, may haue a naturall cause, yet a generall flould specially rising so high, that it transcendeth the toppes of all hilles by the space of .15. cubites, cannot come naturally. Therfore the Philoso∣pher Secundo Metheororum doth write, that whē one part of the earth whiche was before drie, is couered with sea, an other part in an other re∣gion, where there was before a sea, is discouered and made drie lande: But that the whole earth should altogether be couered with waters, se∣meth to him vnpossible, and so much of other elementes cannot by any naturall power be conuerted into water, to transmount the toppes of all hilles, specially of such a great heigth. Therfore we must needes confesse, that this floud came supernaturally, and by the miraculous and mighty power of God,