Wilkins, John, A discovery of a new world : or a discourse tending to prove, that 'tis probable there may be another Habitable World in the Moon ; with a discourse concerning the Probability of a Passage thither; unto which is added, a discourse concerning a New Planet, tending to prove, that 'tis probable our earth is one of the Planets

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[31.] Necnon Oceano paſci phæbumque polumq; Gredimus.
[32.] PROP. IV. That the Moon is a Solid, Compacted, Opacous Body.
[33.] PROP. V. That the Moon hath not any Light of her own.
[34.] PROP. VI. That there is a World in the Moon, bath been the direct Opinion of many Ancient, with ſome Modern Mathematicians, and may probably de deduc’d from the Tenents of others.
[35.] PROP. VII. That thoſe Spots and brighter parts, which by our ſight may be diſtinguiſhed in the Moon, do ſhew the difference betwixt the Sea and Land, in that other World.
[36.] PROP. VIII. The Spots repeſent the Sea, and the brighter parts the Land.
[37.] PROP. IX. That there are high Mountains, deep Vallies, and ſpacious Plains in the Body of the Moon.
[38.] PROP. X. That there is an Atmo-ſphæra, or an Orb of groſs, Vaporous Air, immediately encompaſſing the body of the Moon.
[39.] PROP. XI. That as their World is our Moon, ſo our World is their Moon.
[40.] Provehimur portu, terræque urbeſque recedunt.
[41.] PROP. XII.
[42.] PROP. XIII.
[43.] PROP. XIV.
[44.] FINIS.
[45.] A DISCOURSE Concerning a Rem Planet. Tending to prove That ’tis probable our EARTH is one of the PLANETS. The Second Book. By John Wilkins, late L. Biſhop of Cheſter.
[46.] LONDON: Printed by J. D. for John Gellibrand, at the Golden Ball in St. Paul’s Church-Yard. M.DC.LXXXIV.
[47.] To the Reader.
[48.] PROP. I.
[49.] PROP. II.
[50.] PROP. III.
[51.] PROP. IV.
[52.] PROP. V.
[53.] PROP. VI.
[54.] PROP. VII. PROP. VIII. PROP. IX. PROP. X.
[55.] That the EARTH May be a PLANET. PROP. I.
[56.] PROP. II.
[57.] PROP. III.
[58.] PROP. IV.
[59.] PROP. V. That the Scripture, in its proper conſtru-ction, does not any where affirm the Immobility of the Earth.
[60.] PROP. VI. That there is not any Argument from the Words of Scripture, Principles of Na-ture, or Obſervations in Aſtronomy, which can ſuſſiciently evidence the Earth to be in the Gentre of the Uni-verſe.
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24767That the Earth may be a Planet. tranſlate it, endureth. For it is not the pur-
poſe of this place, to deny all kind of mo-
tion to the whole Earth:
but that of Ge-
neration and Corruption, to which other
things in it are liable, And though Pineda,
and others, keep a great deal of imperti-
nent ſtir about this Scripture, yet they grant
this to be the natural meaning of it;
which
you may more clearly diſcern, if you conſi-
der the chief ſcope of this Book;
wherein
the Preacher's intent is, to ſhew the extra-
ordinary vanity of all earthly Content-
ments, ver.
2. the utter unprofitableneſs of
all a Man's Labours, ver.
3. And this he il-
luſtrates, by the ſhortneſs and uncertainty
of his Life;
in which reſpect, he is below
many of his fellow Creatures, as may be
maniſeſted from theſe four Compariſons.
1. From the Earth, which tho it ſeem to
be but as the Sediment of the World, as the
Rubbiſh of the Creation;
yet is this bet-
ter than Man in reſpect of his laſtingneſs,
for one Generation paſſeth away, and another
cometh;
but the Earth, that abideth for ever,
ver.
4.
2. From the Sun; who, though he ſeem
frequently to go down, yet he conſtantly
ſeems to riſe again, and ſhines with the ſame
glory, ver.
5. But Man dieth and waſteth a-
11Job 14.
10, 12.
way;
yea, Man giveth up the Ghoſt; and
where is he?
He lieth down, and riſeth not, till
the Heavens be no more.
3. From the Wind, the common Em-
blem of Uncertainty;
vet it is more

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