Salusbury, Thomas
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Mathematical collections and translations (Tome I)
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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.</
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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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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? </
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droſſe of the World, and ſink of all uncleanneſſe? </
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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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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? </
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>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. </
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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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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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Terreſtrial Globe,
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but in ſome of its
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parts.
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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.</
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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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gain them great ornament and perfection; why can</
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not, and ought not you to admit alteration, generation,
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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?</
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Cœleſtial bodies
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alterable in their
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outward parts.
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which we ſhould ſuppoſe
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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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