That the first Plantations not long after the Floud were disposed after this manner, the generality and antiquity of this order observed in Vineyards, and Wine Plantations, affordeth some conjecture. And since from judicious enquiry, _Saturn_ who divided the world between his three sonnes, who beareth a Sickle in his hand, who taught the Plantations of Vines, the setting, grafting of trees, and the best part of Agriculture, is discovered to be _Noah_, whether this early dispersed Husbandry in Vineyards, had not its Original in that Patriarch, is no such Paralogical doubt. And if it were clear that this was used by _Noah_ after the Floud, I could easily beleeve it was in use before it; Not willing to fix such ancient inventions no higher original then _Noah_; Nor readily conceiving those aged _Heroes_, whose diet was vegetable, and only, or chiefly consisted in the fruits of the earth, were much deficient in their splendid cultivations; or after the experience of fifteen hundred years, left much for future discovery in Botanical Agriculture. Nor fully perswaded that Wine was the invention of _Noah_, that fermented Liquors, which often make themselves, so long escaped their Luxury or experience; that the first sinne of the new world was no sin of the old. That _Cain_ and _Abel_ were the first that offered Sacrifice; or because the Scripture is silent that _Adam_ or _Isaac_ offered none at all. Whether _Abraham_ brought up in the first planting Countrey, observed not some rule hereof, when he planted a grove at _Beer-sheba_; or whether at least a like ordination were not in the Garden of _Solomon_, probability may contest. Answerably unto the wisedom of that eminent Botanologer, and orderly disposer of all his other works. Especially since this was one peece of Gallantry, wherein he pursued the specious part of felicity, according to his own description. I made me Gardens and Orchards, and planted Trees in them of all kindes of fruit. I made me Pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth Trees,[124] which was no ordinary plantation, if according to the _Targum_, or _Chaldee Paraphrase_, it contained all kindes of Plants, and some fetched as far as _India_; And the extent thereof were from the wall of _Jerusalem_ unto the water of _Siloah_. [124] _Eccles._ 2.