greate&longs;t Sen&longs;ations, as for in&longs;tance it would be, if we that feel the
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<lb/> re&longs;pirations of a gentle gale, &longs;hould not feel the impul&longs;e of a per­
<lb/> petual winde that beateth upon us with a velocity that runs more
<lb/> than 2529 miles an hour, for &longs;o much is the &longs;pace that the centre
<lb/> of the Earth in its annual motion pa&longs;&longs;eth in an hour upon the cir­
<lb/> cumference of the grand Orb, as he diligently calculates; and
<lb/> becau&longs;e, as he &longs;aith, by the judgment of <emph type="italics"/>Copernicus, Cum terra
<lb/> movetur circumpo&longs;itus aër, motus tamen ejus, velocior licet ac ra­
<lb/> pidior celerrimo quocunque vento, à nohis non &longs;entiretur, &longs;ed &longs;um­
<lb/> ma tum tranquilitas reputaretur, ni&longs;i alius motus accederet. </s><s>Quid
<lb/> e&longs;t verò decipi &longs;en&longs;um, ni&longs;i hæc e&longs;&longs;et deceptio<emph.end type="italics"/>? [<emph type="italics"/>Which I make to
<lb/> &longs;peak to this &longs;en&longs;e.<emph.end type="italics"/>] The circumpo&longs;ed air is moved with the Earth,
<lb/> yet its motion, although more &longs;peedy and rapid than the &longs;wifte&longs;t
<lb/> wind what&longs;oever, would not be perceived by us, but then would
<lb/> be thought a great tranquillity, unle&longs;&longs;e &longs;ome other motion &longs;hould
<lb/> happen; what then is the deception of the &longs;en&longs;e, if this be
<lb/> not?</s></p>
<p type="margin"><s><margin.target id="marg439"></margin.target><emph type="italics"/>The annual mo­
<lb/> tion of the Earth
<lb/> mu&longs;t cau&longs;e a per­
<lb/> petual and &longs;trong
<lb/> winde.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="main"><s>SALV. </s><s>It mu&longs;t needs be that this Philo&longs;opher thinketh, that
<lb/> that Earth which <emph type="italics"/>Copernicus<emph.end type="italics"/> maketh to turn round, together with
<lb/> the ambient air along the circumference of the great Orb, is not that
<lb/> whereon we inhabit, but &longs;ome other &longs;eparated from this; for that this
<lb/> of ours carrieth us al&longs;o along with it with the &longs;ame velocity, as al­
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<lb/> &longs;o the circumjacent air: And what beating of the air can we feel,
<lb/> when we fly with equal &longs;peed from that which &longs;hould acco&longs;t us?
<lb/> </s><s>This Gentleman forgot, that we no le&longs;s than the Earth and air are
<lb/> carried about, and that con&longs;equently we are always touch'd by
<lb/> one and the &longs;ame part of the air, which yet doth not make us feel
<lb/> it.</s></p>
<p type="margin"><s><margin.target id="marg440"></margin.target><emph type="italics"/>The air alwayes
<lb/> touching us with
<lb/> the &longs;ame part of it
<lb/> cannot make us
<lb/> feel it.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="main"><s>SIMP. </s><s>But I rather think that he did not &longs;o think; hear the
<lb/> words which immediately follow. <emph type="italics"/>Præterea nos quoque rotamur
<lb/> ex circumductione terræ &c.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="main"><s>SALV. </s><s>Now I can no longer help nor excu&longs;e him; do you
<lb/> plead for him and bring him off, <emph type="italics"/>Simplicius.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="main"><s>SIMP. </s><s>I cannot thus upon the &longs;udden think of an excu&longs;e that
<lb/> plea&longs;eth me.</s></p>
<p type="main"><s>SALV. </s><s>Go to; take this whole night to think on it, and de­
<lb/> fend him to morrow; in the mean time let us hear &longs;ome other of
<lb/> his objections.</s></p>
<p type="main"><s>SIMP. </s><s>He pro&longs;ecuteth the &longs;ame Objection, &longs;hewing, that in the
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<lb/> way of <emph type="italics"/>Copernicus,<emph.end type="italics"/> a man mu&longs;t deny his own &longs;en&longs;es. </s><s>For that
<lb/> this principle whereby we turn round with the Earth, either is
<lb/> intrin&longs;ick to us, or external; that is, a rapture of that Earth; and
<lb/> if it be this &longs;econd, we not feeling any &longs;uch rapture, it mu&longs;t be
<lb/> confe&longs;&longs;ed that the &longs;en&longs;e of feeling, doth not feel its own object
<lb/> touching it, nor its impre&longs;&longs;ion on the &longs;en&longs;ible part: but if the prin­