Salusbury, Thomas
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Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I)
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1667
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leave Senſe and Demonſtrative Reaſons, for ſome place of Scri
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pture which ſometimes under the apparent words may contain
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greater Piety and Religious Zeal I proceed, than they do, in that
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I propoſe not, that the Book of
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Copernicus
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is not to be condemn
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ed, but that it is not to be condemned, as they would have it;
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without underſtanding it, hearing it, or ſo much as ſeeing it;
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and eſpecially he being an Author that never treateth of matters
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of Religion or Faith; nor by Reaſons any way depending on the
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Authority of Sacred Scripoures whereupon he may have erroni
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ouſly interpreted them; but alwaies inſiſts upon Natural Conclu
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ſions belonging to the Celeſtial Motions, handled with Aſtrono
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mical and Geometrical Demonſtrations. </
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reſpect to the places of the Sacred Leaves, but becauſe he knew
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very well that his ſaid Doctrine being demonſtrated, it could
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not contradict the Scriptures, rightly, and according to their true
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Dedicatory, ſpeaking to The Pope, he ſaith thus:
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(b) If there
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ſhould chance to be any Matæologiſts, who though ignorant in all
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the Mathematicks, yet pretending a skill in thoſe Learnings,
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ſhould dare, upon the authority of ſome place of Scripture wreſted
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to their purpoſe, to condemn and cenſure this my Hypotheſis, I
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value them not, but ſhall ſlight their inconſiderate Judgement. </
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it is not unknown, that
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Lactantius (
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otherwiſe a Famous Author,
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though mean Mathematician) writeth very childiſhly touching the
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Form of the Earth, when he ſcoffs at thoſe who affirm the Earth to
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be in Form of a Globe. </
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Ingenious, if any ſuch ſhould likewiſe now deride us. </
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thematicks are written for Mathematitians, to whom (if I deceive
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not my ſelf) theſe Labours of mine ſhall ſeem to add ſomething,
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as alſo to the Common-weale of the Church, whoſe Government is
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now in the hands of Your Holineſs.
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(c) Si fort aſſeerunt
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Matæologi, qui
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cum omnium Ma
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thematicum igna
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ri ſint, tamen de tis
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judicium aſſu
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munt, propter ali
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quem locum Scri
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ptur æ, malè ad ſu
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um propoſitum, de
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tortum, auſi fue
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rint hoc meum in
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ſtitutum reprehen
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dere ac inſectari,
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illos nihil moror,
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adeò ut etiam illo
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rum judicium, tan
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guam temera ium
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contemnam. </
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enim obſcurum eſt,
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Lact antium, cele
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lebrem alioqui
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Scriptorem, ſed
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Mathematicum
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parvum, admodum
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pueriliter de forma
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Terræ loqui, cùm
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deridet eos, qui
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Terram, Globi for
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mam habere prodi
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debet mirum vide
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ri ſtudioſis, ſi qui
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tales, nos ettam ri
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debunt. </
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ta Mathematicis
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ſcribuntur; quibus
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& hi noſtri labo
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res, (ſi me non fal
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lit opinio) vide
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buntur etiam Rei
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publicæ Eccleſia
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ſticæ conducere a
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liquid, cujus Prin
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cipatum Tua San
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ctitas nunc teness.
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perſwade that
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Copernicus
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may be condemned before his Book is
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read; and to make the World believe that it is not onely lawfull
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but commendable ſo to do, produce certain Authorities of the
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Scripture, of Divines, and of Councils; which as they are by me
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had in reverence, and held of Supream Authority, inſomuch that
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I ſhould eſteem it high temerity for any one to contradict them
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whilſt they are uſed according to the In ſtitutes of Holy Church,
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ſo I believe that it is no errour to ſpeak, ſo long as one hath rea
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ſon to ſuſpect that a perſon hath a deſire, for ſome concern of
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his own, to produce and alledge them, to purpoſes different from
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thoſe that are in the moſt Sacred intention of The Holy Church.
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