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the_o sun_n in_o the_o space_n of_o 10340_o year_n four_o time_n invert_v his_o course_n and_o rise_v in_o the_o west_n but_o what_o i_o main_o depend_v on_o be_v that_o discourse_n in_o plato_n who_o relate_v some_o very_a ancient_a tradition_n 252._o about_o the_o primitive_a state_n of_o thing_n and_o what_o a_o mighty_a and_o remarkable_a change_n be_v effect_v by_o a_o certain_a mighty_a and_o remarkable_a alteration_n in_o the_o heavenly_a motion_n which_o alteration_n in_o general_n deserve_v also_o to_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o agree_v so_o well_o with_o the_o present_a hypothesis_n the_o most_o surprise_v and_o of_o the_o great_a consequence_n of_o all_o other_o and_o the_o cause_n of_o suitable_o surprise_v and_o considerable_a effect_n in_o the_o present_a state_n of_o nature_n make_v it_o to_o be_v this_o change_n of_o the_o way_n or_o course_n of_o the_o heavenly_a body_n which_o be_v the_o consequence_n of_o the_o present_a assertion_n for_o this_o grand_a thing_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 293._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o star_n in_o their_o primitive_a state_n revolve_v in_o a_o tholiform_a manner_n insomuch_o that_o the_o pole_n appear_v perpetual_o at_o the_o vertex_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n who_o meaning_n though_o somewhat_o obscure_a seem_v to_o be_v that_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o heaven_n be_v original_o about_o one_o centre_n or_o axis_n that_o of_o the_o ecliptic_a who_o pole_n be_v continual_o over_o against_o the_o same_o point_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o on_o the_o hypothesis_n before_o we_o be_v true_a but_o in_o the_o present_a frame_n of_o nature_n impossible_a the_o next_o author_n 251._o who_o i_o shall_v produce_v be_v plato_n who_o in_o the_o forementioned_a discourse_n about_o the_o ancient_n and_o modern_a state_n of_o the_o world_n say_v that_o in_o the_o former_a of_o they_o the_o motion_n
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