1her ſelf a contrary way, the Quality diffuſed into her, and im
preſſed upon her by the Sun, namely the Light of the Day is
moved, which riſeth in one part of her, and ſets in another con
trary to that, according to the nature and condition of her motion;
And for this reaſon the Sun it ſelf by conſequence is ſaid to riſe
and ſet, (which notwithſtanding ex Hypotheſi ſtands immovea
ble) and that no otherwiſe then per donominationem extrinſecam,
as hath been ſaid.
preſſed upon her by the Sun, namely the Light of the Day is
moved, which riſeth in one part of her, and ſets in another con
trary to that, according to the nature and condition of her motion;
And for this reaſon the Sun it ſelf by conſequence is ſaid to riſe
and ſet, (which notwithſtanding ex Hypotheſi ſtands immovea
ble) and that no otherwiſe then per donominationem extrinſecam,
as hath been ſaid.
After this manner the command of Joſhuah, Sun ſtand thou
ſtill, and the Miracle of the Suns ceſſation of Motion wrought
by him, may be ſo underſtood, as that not the Solar Body pro
perly, but the Suns ſplendour upon the Earth ſtood ſtill; ſo that
not the Sun it ſelf, (being of it ſelf before that time immovea
ble) but the Earth that receiveth its ſplendour, ſtayed her Mo
tion; which, as ſhe inceſſantly purſuing her ordinary Motion to
wards the Eaſt, ^{*} called up the Light of the Sun in the Weſt, ſo
ſtanding ſtill, the Suns light impreſt upon it likewiſe ſtood ſtill.
After the ſame manuer pioportionally is that Text of Iſaiah ex
plained, touching the Suns going ten degrees back ward upon the
Dial of Ahaz. So (which may ſerve for another Example) the
Hand being moved about the flame of a burning Candle that
ſtands ſtill, the Light moveth on the Hand, that is to ſay, the
ſaid Hand is illuſtrated now in one part, anon in another, when
as the Candle it ſelf all the while removes not out of its place:
whereupon per denominationem extrinſecam, the ſaid Light may
be affirmed to riſe and ſet upon the Hand, namely, by the ſole
motion of the ſaid Hand, the Candle it ſelf never moving all the
while. And let this ſuffice for the explanation of my firſt Prin
ciple or Maxime, which by reaſon of its difficulty and extraordi
nary weight required ſome prolixity in the handling of it.
ſtill, and the Miracle of the Suns ceſſation of Motion wrought
by him, may be ſo underſtood, as that not the Solar Body pro
perly, but the Suns ſplendour upon the Earth ſtood ſtill; ſo that
not the Sun it ſelf, (being of it ſelf before that time immovea
ble) but the Earth that receiveth its ſplendour, ſtayed her Mo
tion; which, as ſhe inceſſantly purſuing her ordinary Motion to
wards the Eaſt, ^{*} called up the Light of the Sun in the Weſt, ſo
ſtanding ſtill, the Suns light impreſt upon it likewiſe ſtood ſtill.
After the ſame manuer pioportionally is that Text of Iſaiah ex
plained, touching the Suns going ten degrees back ward upon the
Dial of Ahaz. So (which may ſerve for another Example) the
Hand being moved about the flame of a burning Candle that
ſtands ſtill, the Light moveth on the Hand, that is to ſay, the
ſaid Hand is illuſtrated now in one part, anon in another, when
as the Candle it ſelf all the while removes not out of its place:
whereupon per denominationem extrinſecam, the ſaid Light may
be affirmed to riſe and ſet upon the Hand, namely, by the ſole
motion of the ſaid Hand, the Candle it ſelf never moving all the
while. And let this ſuffice for the explanation of my firſt Prin
ciple or Maxime, which by reaſon of its difficulty and extraordi
nary weight required ſome prolixity in the handling of it.
Joſhua c. 10.
ver. 12.
ver. 12.
* expected.
Iſa. c. 38. v. 8.
My ſecond Maxime is this, Things both Spiritual and Cor
poreal, Durable and Corruptible, Moveable and Immoveable,
have received from God a perpetual, unchangeable, and inviola
ble Law, conſtituting the Eſſence and Nature of every one of
them: according to which Law all of them in their own Na
ture perſiſting in a certain Order and Conſtancy, and obſerving
the ſame perpetual Courſe, may deſervedly be ſtiled moſt Stable
and Determinate. Thus Fortune (than which there is nothing
in the World more inconſtant or fickle) is ſaid to be conſtant
and unalterable in her continual volubility, viciſſitude, and in
conſtancy, which was the occaſion of that Verſe,
poreal, Durable and Corruptible, Moveable and Immoveable,
have received from God a perpetual, unchangeable, and inviola
ble Law, conſtituting the Eſſence and Nature of every one of
them: according to which Law all of them in their own Na
ture perſiſting in a certain Order and Conſtancy, and obſerving
the ſame perpetual Courſe, may deſervedly be ſtiled moſt Stable
and Determinate. Thus Fortune (than which there is nothing
in the World more inconſtant or fickle) is ſaid to be conſtant
and unalterable in her continual volubility, viciſſitude, and in
conſtancy, which was the occaſion of that Verſe,
Et ſemper conſtans in levitate ſua eſt.
And thus the motion of Heaven (which by the conſtan Law