Salusbury, Thomas, Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I), 1667

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              Cœleſtial bodies, namely, the Sun, Moon, and the other Stars,
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              which are ordained for no other uſe but to ſerve the Earth, need
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              no other qualities for attaining of that end, ſave onely thoſe of
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              light and motion.</s>
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              The Cœleſtial
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              dies deſigned to
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              ſerve the Earth,
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              need no more but
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              motion and light.
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              <s>SAGR. How? </s>
              <s>Will you affirm that nature hath produced and
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              deſigned ſo many vaſt perfect and noble Cœleſtial bodies,
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              ſible, immortal, and divine, to no other uſe but to ſerve the
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              ſible, frail, and mortal Earth? </s>
              <s>to ſerve that which you call the
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              droſſe of the World, and ſink of all uncleanneſſe? </s>
              <s>To what
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              purpoſe were the Cœleſtial bodies made immortal,
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              &c.
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              to ſerve a
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              frail,
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              &c.
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              Take away this ſubſerviency to the Earth, and the
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              numerable multitude of Cœleſtial bodies become wholly
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              ful, and ſuperfluous, ſince they neither have nor can have any
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              mutual operation betwixt themſelves; becauſe they are all
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              terable, immutable, impaſſible: For if, for Example, the Moon
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              be impaſſible, what influence can the Sun or any other Star have
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              upon her? </s>
              <s>it would doubtleſſe have far leſſe effect upon her, than
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              that of one who would with his looks or imagination, lignifie a
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              piece of Gold. </s>
              <s>Moreover, it ſeemeth to me, that whilſt the
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              leſtial bodies concurre to the generation and alteration of the
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              Earth, they themſelves are alſo of neceſſity alterable; for
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              wiſe I cannot underſtand how the application of the Sun or Moon
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              to the Earth, to effect production, ſhould be any other than to lay
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              a marble Statue by a Womans ſide, and from that conjunction to
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              expect
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              Celestial bodies
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              want an
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              changeable
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              tion upon each
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              ther.
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              Alterability, &c.
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              <s>are not in the whole
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              Terreſtrial Globe,
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              but in ſome of its
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              parts.
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              <s>SIMPL. Corruptibility, alteration, mutation,
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              &c.
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              are not in
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              the whole Terreſtrial Globe, which as to its whole, is no leſſe
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              nal than the Sun or Moon, but it is generable and corruptible as to
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              its external parts; but yet it is alſo true that likewiſe in them
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              neration and corruption are perpetual, and as ſuch require the
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              heavenly eternal operations; and therefore it is neceſſary that
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              the Cœleſtial bodies be eternal.</s>
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              <s>SAGR. </s>
              <s>All this is right; but if the corruptibility of the
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              ficial parts of the Earth be nowiſe prejudicial to the eternity of
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              its whole Globe, yea, if their being generable, corruptible,
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              able,
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              &c.
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              gain them great ornament and perfection; why can­</s>
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              not, and ought not you to admit alteration, generation,
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              &c.
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              wiſe in the external parts of the Cœleſtial Globes, adding to
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              them ornament, without taking from them perfection, or
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              ving them of action; yea rather encreaſing their effects, by
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              ing not onely that they all operate on the Earth, but that they
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              tually operate upon each other, and the Earth alſo upon them
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              all?</s>
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              Cœleſtial bodies
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              alterable in their
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              outward parts.
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              <s>SIMPL. </s>
              <s>This cannot be, becauſe the generations, mutations,
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              &c.
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              which we ſhould ſuppoſe
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              v. </s>
              <s>g.
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              in the Moon; would be vain
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              and uſeleſſe,
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              & natura nihil fruſtra facit.
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