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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3826That the Moon may be a World.
So that in the firſt ſenſe, Iyield, that there
is but one World, which is all that the Argu-
ments do prove;
but underſtand it in the ſe-
cond ſenſe, and ſo I affirm, there may be more,
nor do any of the above named Objections
prove the contrary.
Neither can this Opinion derogate from the
Divine Wiſdom (as Aquinas thinks) but rather
Advance it, ſhewing a Gompendium of Provi-
dence, that could make the ſame Body a
World, and a Moon;
a World for Habitation,
and a Moon for the uſe of others, and the Or-
nament of the whole Frame of Nature.
For as
the Members of the Body ſerve not only for
the Preſervation of themſelves, but for the
Uſe and Convenience of the whole, as the
Hand protects the Head, as well as ſaves its
11Cuſanus de
doct. igner.
1. 2. c. 12.
ſelf;
ſo is it in the parts of the Univerſe,
where each one may ſerve as well for the
Converſation of that which is within it, as the
Help of others without it.
Merſennus a late Jeſuit, Propoſing the Queſti-
on, whether or no the opinion of more Worlds
22Comment.
in Gen.
Qu, 19.
Art. 2.
than one, be Heretical, and againſt the Faith?
He anſwers it negatively, becauſe it does not
Contradict any expreſs place of Scripture, or
Determination of the Church.
And though
(ſaith he) it ſeems to be a raſh Opinion, as be-
ing againſt the Conſent of the Fathers;
yet, if
this Controverſie be chiefly Philoſophical, then
their Authorities are not of ſuch Weight.
Un-
to this it may be added, that the conſent of the
Fathers is prevalent only in ſuch Points as were
firſt controverted amongſt them, and then ge-
nerally decided one way, and not in ſuch

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