without dimini&longs;hing or increa&longs;ing it according to the preci&longs;e rate
<lb/> of its dimini&longs;hing or increa&longs;ing in its Ve&longs;&longs;el. </s><s>Becau&longs;e therefore
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<lb/> that in the con&longs;ervation and retention of the <emph type="italics"/>impetus<emph.end type="italics"/> before con­
<lb/> ceived, the di&longs;obedience to a new augmentation or diminution of
<lb/> motion con&longs;i&longs;teth, that moveable that &longs;hall be mo&longs;t apt for &longs;uch
<lb/> a retention, &longs;hall be al&longs;o mo&longs;t commodious to demon&longs;trate the
<lb/> effect that followeth in con&longs;equence of that retention. </s><s>Now how
<lb/> much the Water is di&longs;po&longs;ed to maintain &longs;uch a conceived agita­
<lb/> tion; though the cau&longs;es cea&longs;e that impre&longs;s the &longs;ame, the experi­
<lb/> ence of the Seas extreamly di&longs;turbed by impetuous Winds &longs;hew­
<lb/> eth us; the Billows of which, though the Air be grown calm, and
<lb/> the Wind laid, for a long time after continue in motion: As the
<lb/> Sacred Poet plea&longs;antly &longs;ings,</s></p>
<p type="margin"><s><margin.target id="marg774"></margin.target><emph type="italics"/>The an&longs;wer to
<lb/> the objections
<lb/> made again&longs;t the
<lb/> motion of the Ter­
<lb/> re&longs;trial Globe.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="margin"><s><margin.target id="marg776"></margin.target><emph type="italics"/>The Water more
<lb/> apt to con&longs;erve an<emph.end type="italics"/>
<lb/> impetus <emph type="italics"/>conceived,
<lb/> then the Air.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="main"><s>And that long continuing rough after a &longs;torm, dependeth on
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<lb/> the gravity of the water: For, as I have el&longs;ewhere &longs;aid, light bo­
<lb/> dies are much ea&longs;ier to be moved than the more grave, but yet
<lb/> are &longs;o much the le&longs;s apt to con&longs;erve the motion imparted, when
<lb/> once the moving cau&longs;e cea&longs;eth. </s><s>Whence it comes that the Aire,
<lb/> as being of it &longs;elf very light and thin, is ea&longs;ily mov'd by any very
<lb/> &longs;mall force, yet it is withall very unable to hold on its motion,
<lb/> the Mover once cea&longs;ing. </s><s>Therefore, as to the Aire which envi­
<lb/> rons the Terre&longs;trial Globe, I would fay, that by rea&longs;on of its
<lb/> adherence, it is no le&longs;&longs;e carried about therewith then the Water;
<lb/> and e&longs;pecially that part which is contained in its ve&longs;&longs;els; which
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<lb/> ve&longs;&longs;els are the valleys enclo&longs;ed with Mountains. </s><s>And we may
<lb/> with much more rea&longs;on affirm that this &longs;ame part of the Air is
<lb/> carried round, and born forwards by the rugged parts of the
<lb/> Earth, than that the higher is whirl'd about by the motion of the
<lb/> Heavens, as ye <emph type="italics"/>Peripateticks<emph.end type="italics"/> maintain.</s></p>
<p type="margin"><s><margin.target id="marg777"></margin.target><emph type="italics"/>Light bodies ea&longs;ier
<lb/> to be moved than
<lb/> beavy, but le&longs;s aut
<lb/> to con&longs;erve the mo­
<lb/> tion.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="margin"><s><margin.target id="marg778"></margin.target><emph type="italics"/>Its more rational
<lb/> that the Air be
<lb/> commoved by the
<lb/> rugged &longs;urface of
<lb/> the Earth than
<lb/> by the Cele&longs;tial
<lb/> motion.<emph.end type="italics"/></s></p>
<p type="main"><s>What hath been hitherto &longs;poken, &longs;eems to me a &longs;ufficient an­
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<lb/> &longs;wer to the allega ion of <emph type="italics"/>Simputius<emph.end type="italics"/>; yet neverthele&longs;s with a new
<lb/> in&longs;tance and &longs;olution, founded upon an admirable experiment, I
<lb/> will &longs;uperabundantly &longs;atisfie him, and confirm to <emph type="italics"/>Sagredus<emph.end type="italics"/> the
<lb/> mobility of the Earth. </s><s>I have told you that the Air, and in par­
<lb/> ticular that part of it which a&longs;cendeth not above the tops of the
<lb/> highe&longs;t Mountains, is carried round by the uneven parts of the
<lb/> Earths &longs;urface: from whence it &longs;hould &longs;eem, that it mu&longs;t of con­
<lb/> &longs;equence come to pa&longs;&longs;e, that in ca&longs;e the &longs;uperficies of the Earth
<lb/> were not uneven, but &longs;mooth and plain, no cau&longs;e would remain
<lb/> for drawing the Air along with it, or at lea&longs;t for revolving it with
<lb/> &longs;o much uniformity. </s><s>Now the &longs;urface of this our Globe, is not
<lb/> all craggy and rugged, but there are exceeding great tracts very
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