Galilei, Galileo, The systems of the world, 1661

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              fore the better to expreſs my ſelf I ſay, that as to the truth, of
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              which Mathematical demonſtrations give us the knowledge, it is
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              the ſame, which the divine wiſdom knoweth; but this I muſt grant
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              you, that the manner whereby God knoweth the infinite
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              ſitions, of which we underſtand ſome few, is highly more excellent
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              than ours, which proceedeth by ratiocination, and paſſeth from
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              cluſion to concluſion, whereas his is done at one ſingle thought or
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              intuition; and whereas we, for example, to attain the knowledg
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              of ſome paſſion of the Circle, which hath infinite, beginning
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              from one of the moſt ſimple, and taking that for its definition,
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              do proceed with argumentation to another, and from that to a
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              third, and then to a fourth,
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              &c.
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              the Divine Wiſdom, by the
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              apprehenſion of its eſſence comprehends, without temporary
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              ocination, all theſe infinite paſſions; which notwithſtanding, are
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              in effect virtually compriſed in the definitions of all things; and, to
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              conclude, as being infinite, perhaps are but one alone in their nature,
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              and in the Divine Mind; the which neither is wholly unknown to
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              humane underſtanding, but onely be-clouded with thick and
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              groſſe miſts; which come in part to be diſſipated and clarified,
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              when we are made Maſters of any concluſions, firmly
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              ſtrated, and ſo perfectly made ours, as that we can ſpeedily run
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              through them; for in ſum, what other, is that propoſition, that
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              the ſquare of the ſide ſubtending the right angle in any triangle,
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              is equal to the ſquares of the other two, which include it, but
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              onely the Paralellograms being upon common baſes, and between
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              parallels equal amongſt themſelves? </s>
              <s>and this, laſtly, is it not the
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              ſame, as to ſay that thoſe two ſuperficies are equal, of which
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              equal parts applyed to equal parts, poſſeſſe equal place? </s>
              <s>Now
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              theſe inferences, which our intellect apprehendeth with time and a
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              gradual motion, the Divine Wiſdom, like light, penetrateth in
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              an inſtant, which is the ſame as to ſay, hath them alwayes
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              ſent: I conclude therefore, that our underſtanding, both as to
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              the manner and the multitude of the things comprehended by us,
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              is infinitely ſurpaſt by the Divine Wiſdom; but yet I do not ſo
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              vilifie it, as to repute it abſolutely nothing; yea rather, when I
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              conſider how many and how great miſteries men have underſtood,
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              diſcovered, and contrived, I very plainly know and underſtand
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              the mind of man to be one of the works, yea one of the moſt
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              cellent works of God.</s>
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              Gods manner of
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              knowing different
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              from that of men.
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              Humane
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              ſtanding done by
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              raciocination.
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              Definitions
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              tein virtually all
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              the paſſions of the
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              things defined.
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              Infinite Paſſions
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              are perhaps but
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              one onely.
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              The diſcourſes
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              which humane
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              reaſon makes in a
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              certain time, the
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              Divine Wiſdom
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              ſolveth in a
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              ment; that is, hath
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              them alwayes
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              ſent.
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              <s>SAGR. </s>
              <s>I have oft times conſidered with my ſelf, in purſuance
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              of that which you ſpeak of, how great the wit of man is; and
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              whil'ſt I run thorow ſuch and ſo many admirable inventions found
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              out by him, as well in the Arts, as Sciences; and again reflecting
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              upon my own wit, ſo far from promiſing me the diſcovery of any
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              thing new, that I deſpair of comprehending what is already </s>
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