1circularly along with the vertigenous diurnal revolution is
lutely natural: againſt which he objecteth, ſaying, that according
to theſe mens opinion; Si tota terra, unà cum aquâ in nihilum
redigeretur, nulla grando aut pluvia è nube decideret, ſed
raliter tantùm circumferetur, neque ignis ullus, aut igneum
deret, cùm illorum non improbabili ſententià ignis nullus ſit ſuprà.
[Which I tranſlate to this ſenſe:] If the whole Earth, together
with the Water were reduced into nothing, no hail or rain would
fall from the clouds, but would be onely naturally carried round;
neither any fire or fiery thing would aſcend, ſeeing to theſe that men
it is no improbable opinion that there is no fire above.
lutely natural: againſt which he objecteth, ſaying, that according
to theſe mens opinion; Si tota terra, unà cum aquâ in nihilum
redigeretur, nulla grando aut pluvia è nube decideret, ſed
raliter tantùm circumferetur, neque ignis ullus, aut igneum
deret, cùm illorum non improbabili ſententià ignis nullus ſit ſuprà.
[Which I tranſlate to this ſenſe:] If the whole Earth, together
with the Water were reduced into nothing, no hail or rain would
fall from the clouds, but would be onely naturally carried round;
neither any fire or fiery thing would aſcend, ſeeing to theſe that men
it is no improbable opinion that there is no fire above.
SALV. The providence of this Philoſopher is admirable, and
worthy of great applauſe, for he is not content to provide for
things that might happen, the courſe of Nature continuing, but
will ſhew hic care in what may follow from thoſe things that he
very well knows ſhall never come to paſs. I will grant him
fore, (that I may get ſom pretty paſſages out of him) that if the
Earth and Water ſhould be reduced to nothing, there would be no
more hails or rains, nor would igneal matters aſcend any longer
upwards, but would continually turn round: what will follow?
what will the Philoſopher ſay then?
worthy of great applauſe, for he is not content to provide for
things that might happen, the courſe of Nature continuing, but
will ſhew hic care in what may follow from thoſe things that he
very well knows ſhall never come to paſs. I will grant him
fore, (that I may get ſom pretty paſſages out of him) that if the
Earth and Water ſhould be reduced to nothing, there would be no
more hails or rains, nor would igneal matters aſcend any longer
upwards, but would continually turn round: what will follow?
what will the Philoſopher ſay then?
SIMP. The objection is in the words which immediately
low; here they are: Quibus tamen experientia & ratio
ſatur. Which nevertheleſs (ſaith he) is contrary to experience and
reaſon.
low; here they are: Quibus tamen experientia & ratio
ſatur. Which nevertheleſs (ſaith he) is contrary to experience and
reaſon.
SALV. Now I muſt yield, ſeeing he hath ſo great an
tage of me as experience, of which I am unprovided. For as yet
I never had the fortune to ſee the Terreſtrial Globe and the
ment of Water turn'd to nothing, ſo as to have been able to
ſerve what the hail and water did in that little Chaos. But he
perhaps tells us for our inſtruction what they did.
tage of me as experience, of which I am unprovided. For as yet
I never had the fortune to ſee the Terreſtrial Globe and the
ment of Water turn'd to nothing, ſo as to have been able to
ſerve what the hail and water did in that little Chaos. But he
perhaps tells us for our inſtruction what they did.
SIMP. No, he doth not.
SALV. I would give any thing to change a word or two with
this perſon, to ask him, whether when this Globe vaniſhed, it
ried away with it the common centre of gravity, as I believe it did;
in which caſe, I think that the hail and water would remain
ſate and ſtupid amongſt the clouds, without knowing what to do
with themſelves. It might be alſo, that attracted by that great
void Vacuum, left by the Earths abſenting, all the ambients would
be rarified, and particularly, the air, which is extreme eaſily drawn,
and would run thither with very great haſte to fill it up. And
perhaps the more ſolid and material bodies, as birds, (for there
would in all probability be many of them ſcattered up and down
in the air) would retire more towards the centre of the great
cant ſphere; (for it ſeemeth very reaſonable, that ſubſtances that
this perſon, to ask him, whether when this Globe vaniſhed, it
ried away with it the common centre of gravity, as I believe it did;
in which caſe, I think that the hail and water would remain
ſate and ſtupid amongſt the clouds, without knowing what to do
with themſelves. It might be alſo, that attracted by that great
void Vacuum, left by the Earths abſenting, all the ambients would
be rarified, and particularly, the air, which is extreme eaſily drawn,
and would run thither with very great haſte to fill it up. And
perhaps the more ſolid and material bodies, as birds, (for there
would in all probability be many of them ſcattered up and down
in the air) would retire more towards the centre of the great
cant ſphere; (for it ſeemeth very reaſonable, that ſubſtances that