24060That the Earth may be a Planet.
ſcatter them aſunder;
which Opinion, to-
gether with both its Reaſons, are now ac-
counted abſurd and ridiculous.
gether with both its Reaſons, are now ac-
counted abſurd and ridiculous.
S.
Auſtin concludes the viſible Stars 11DeCivit.
Dei, 1. 16.
c. 23. be innumerable, becauſe Scripture-phraſes
ſeem to imply as much.
Dei, 1. 16.
c. 23. be innumerable, becauſe Scripture-phraſes
ſeem to imply as much.
That the Heavens are not round, was the
opinion of Juſtin Martyr, 22Re-
ſpon. ad
queſt. 93.33Hex-
am.l.1.c.6 Chryſoſtom, Theodoret, 44Homil.
14. in Ep.
ad Hebr.55In ca.
8. Hebr.66In i-
dem c. lact; doubted of by S. Auſtin, and 77 In
Gen. ad
lit. l 1 c.9.
Item 1. 2.
c. 6. vers others. Nay, S. Chryſoſtom was ſo con-
fident of it, that he propoſes the queſtion
in a triumphant manner: Π{οῦ} έι{οι}ν όι σφαι{ρω}
{ει}δῆ {οὐ}{ρα}νὸν {ἐι}ναὶ ἀ{πο}φαινό{μεν}οι. Where
are thoſe Men that can prove the Heavens to
have a ſphærical Form? The reaſon of
which was this, Becauſe ’tis ſaid in one
Scripture, that God ſtretched forth the Hea-
vens as a Curtain, Pſal. 104. 2. and ſpreadeth
them as a Tent to dwell in, Iſa. 40. 22. And
ſo in Heb. 8. 2. they are called a Tent or Ta-
bernacle: which becauſe it is not ſphærical,
therefore they conclude alſo, that the Hea-
vens are not of that form; whereas now,
the contrary is as evident as Demonſtration
can make a thing. And therefore, S. 88Lib. 3.
Comment.
in Gal. 5. rome in his time, ſpeaking of the ſame Er-
ror, gives it this plain cenſure; Eſt in Ec-
cleſia ſtultiloquium, ſi quis Cœlum putet for-
nicis modo curvatum, Eſaiæ quem non intelligit
ſermone decept{us}: ’Tis fooliſh ſpeaking in the
Church, if any, through miſapprehenſion
of thoſe words in Iſaiah, ſhall affirm the
Heavens not to be round.
opinion of Juſtin Martyr, 22Re-
ſpon. ad
queſt. 93.33Hex-
am.l.1.c.6 Chryſoſtom, Theodoret, 44Homil.
14. in Ep.
ad Hebr.55In ca.
8. Hebr.66In i-
dem c. lact; doubted of by S. Auſtin, and 77 In
Gen. ad
lit. l 1 c.9.
Item 1. 2.
c. 6. vers others. Nay, S. Chryſoſtom was ſo con-
fident of it, that he propoſes the queſtion
in a triumphant manner: Π{οῦ} έι{οι}ν όι σφαι{ρω}
{ει}δῆ {οὐ}{ρα}νὸν {ἐι}ναὶ ἀ{πο}φαινό{μεν}οι. Where
are thoſe Men that can prove the Heavens to
have a ſphærical Form? The reaſon of
which was this, Becauſe ’tis ſaid in one
Scripture, that God ſtretched forth the Hea-
vens as a Curtain, Pſal. 104. 2. and ſpreadeth
them as a Tent to dwell in, Iſa. 40. 22. And
ſo in Heb. 8. 2. they are called a Tent or Ta-
bernacle: which becauſe it is not ſphærical,
therefore they conclude alſo, that the Hea-
vens are not of that form; whereas now,
the contrary is as evident as Demonſtration
can make a thing. And therefore, S. 88Lib. 3.
Comment.
in Gal. 5. rome in his time, ſpeaking of the ſame Er-
ror, gives it this plain cenſure; Eſt in Ec-
cleſia ſtultiloquium, ſi quis Cœlum putet for-
nicis modo curvatum, Eſaiæ quem non intelligit
ſermone decept{us}: ’Tis fooliſh ſpeaking in the
Church, if any, through miſapprehenſion
of thoſe words in Iſaiah, ſhall affirm the
Heavens not to be round.