you may make it again flexible as be­<lb/> fore. </s></p>
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<s>The&longs;e, My Lord, are &longs;ome of the <lb/> Con&longs;iderations at pre&longs;ent occurring to <lb/> my thoughts, by which it may be made <lb/> probable that Air may be generated a­<lb/> new. </s>
<s>And though it be not impo&longs;&longs;ible <lb/> to propo&longs;e Objections again&longs;t the&longs;e, as <lb/> well as again&longs;t what has been repre&longs;ented <lb/> in favor of the contrary Doctrine; yet <lb/> having already almo&longs;t tyr'd my &longs;elf, and <lb/> I fear more then almo&longs;t tyr'd Your Lord­<lb/> &longs;hip with &longs;o trouble&longs;ome an Enquiry af­<lb/> ter the Nature of bubbles, I &longs;hall wil­<lb/> lingly leave Your Lord&longs;hip to judge of <lb/> the Arguments alledged on either &longs;ide, <lb/> and I &longs;hould &longs;carce have ventur'd to enter­<lb/> tain You &longs;o long concerning &longs;uch empty <lb/> things as the Bubbles, which have occa­<lb/> &longs;ion'd all this Di&longs;cour&longs;e, but that I am <lb/> willing to invite You to take notice with <lb/> me of the ob&longs;curity of things, or the dim­<lb/> ne&longs;s of our created Intellects (which yet <lb/> of late too many &longs;o far pre&longs;ume upon, as <lb/> either to Deny or Cen&longs;ure the Almighty <lb/> and Omni&longs;cient Creator him&longs;elf) and to <lb/> learn hence this Le&longs;&longs;on, That there are <lb/> very many Things in Nature that we di&longs;­<lb/> dainfully over-look as obvious or de&longs;pi-