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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            our Gifts, and beat us with our own Wea-
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            pons) hath ſo contriv’d it, that any Truth doth
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            now ſeem diſtaſtful for that very Reaſon, for
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            which Errour is entertain’d: </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s106" xml:space="preserve">Novelty. </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s107" xml:space="preserve">For
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            let ſome upſtart Hereſie be ſet abroach, and
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            preſently there are ſome out of a curious Hu-
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            mour; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s108" xml:space="preserve">others, as if they watched an occaſion of
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            ſingularity, will take it up for Canonical, and
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            make it part of their Creed and Profeſſion;
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            </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s109" xml:space="preserve">whereas ſolitary Truth cannot any where find
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            ſo ready Entertainment; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s110" xml:space="preserve">but the ſame Novel-
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            ty which is eſteemed the Commendation of
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            Errour, and makes that acceptable, is counted
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            the fault of Truth, and cauſes that to be Re-
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            jected.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s112" xml:space="preserve">How did the incredulous World gaze at Co-
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            lumbus; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s113" xml:space="preserve">when he promiſed to diſcover ano-
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            ther part of the Earth, and he could not for
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            a long time, by his Confidence, or Argu-
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            ments, induce any of the Chriſtian Princes, ei-
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            ther to aſſent unto his Opinion, or to go to the
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            charges of an Experiment? </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s114" xml:space="preserve">Now if be, who
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            had ſuch good grounds for his Aſſertion, could
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            find no better Entertainment among the wiſer
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            ſort, and upper end of the World; </s>
            <s xml:id="echoid-s115" xml:space="preserve">’tis not
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            likely then that this Opinion which I now deli-
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            ver, ſhall receive any thing from Men of theſe
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            Days, eſpecially our Vulgar Wits, but Miſ-
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            belief and Deriſion.</s>
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            <s xml:id="echoid-s117" xml:space="preserve">It hath always been the unhappineſs of new
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            Truths in Philoſophy, to be derided by thoſe
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            that are ignorant of the cauſes of things, and
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            rejected by others, whoſe perverſeneſs ties
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            them to the contrary Opinion, Men whoſe en-
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            vious Pride will not allow any new thing </s>
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