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A58144 The earth twice shaken wonderfully, or, An analogical discourse of earthquakes its natural causes, kinds, and manifold effects : occasioned by the last of these, which happened on the eighth day of September 1692, at two of the clock in the afternoon : divided into philosophical theorems, pick'd out of many famous, modern, and ancient treatises, translated into English : with reference to that unusual one that happened in Queen Elizabeth's reign, on the same day, 8th of September 1601 ... : with an account of many stupendious and wonderful events in Germany, Italy, and other kingdoms ... / by J.D.R., French minister. J. D. R., French minister. 1693 (1693) Wing R37; ESTC R4234 44,661 64

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he_o touch_v the_o hall_n and_o they_o smoke_n job_n 9.6_o which_o shake_v the_o earth_n out_o 〈…〉_o place_n and_o the_o pillar_n thereof_o tremble_v nah●m_o 1.5_o the_o 〈…〉_o quake_v at_o he_o and_o the_o hill_n melt_v 33._o but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o next_o natural_a cause_n of_o so_o stupendous_a effect_n to_o wit_n so_o great_a latitude_n and_o so_o great_a celerity_n in_o this_o earthquake_n this_o i_o confess_v be_v difficulte_n to_o trace_v but_o i_o hope_v i_o shall_v have_v leave_n to_o inquire_v diligent_o into_o it_o 34._o which_o that_o i_o may_v do_v i_o will_v first_o set_v down_o some_o principle_n where_o one_o may_v have_v good_a assurance_n for_o o●e_a credit_n 35_o see_v the_o earth_n be_v round_o like_o a_o globe_n it_o have_v line_n draw_v from_o the_o centre_n to_o the_o circumference_n 36._o these_o line_n meet_v near_o about_o the_o centre_n then_o at_o the_o circumference_n where_o they_o be_v far_a distant_a 37._o therefore_o the_o near_a any_o thing_n 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cap._n 2._o seneca_n lib._n 6._o mat._n quest_n cap_n 4._o pliny_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 79._o but_o especial_o aristotle_n 2_o meteor_n cap._n 7._o but_o among_o modern_a author_n joannes_n franciseus_n picus_n mirandula_n lib._n 1._o examinis_fw-la doctinae_fw-la &_o vanitatis_fw-la gentium_fw-la cap._n 12._o among_o which_o we_o must_v reckon_v nicholaus_fw-la cusanu●_n who_o lib._n 1_o de_fw-fr docta_fw-la ignorantia_fw-la be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o earth_n be_v neither_o of_o a_o oval_a form_n nor_o altogether_o unmovable_a of_o itself_o but_o no_o opinion_n be_v more_o evident_a from_o nature_n and_o experience_n than_o aristotle_n who_o assert_n that_o wind_n and_o subterraneous_a spirit_n be_v the_o cause●_n of_o earthquake_n for_o the_o heavy_a body_n be_v only_o to_o be_v move_v by_o that_o which_o have_v the_o strong_a power_n to_o move_v but_o among_o all_o inferior_a being_n the_o wind_n or_o spiritus_fw-la be_v that_o which_o according_a to_o the_o qualification_n of_o its_o own_o nature_n have_v in_o i●_n a_o power_n more_o effective_a of_o motion_n than_o any_o other_o body_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v express_o testify_v by_o holy_a writ_n when_o it_o assimilate_v angel_n to_o the_o wind_n heb._n 1.7_o and_o many_o experiment_n do_v al●o_o evince_v it_o for_o with_o how_o great_a a_o force_n do_v a_o little_a gunpowd_a diss●lu●d_v into_o spirit_n by_o the_o heat_n of_o fire_n burst_v out_o of_o the_o small_a machine_n so_o we_o see_v the_o spirit_n of_o new_a wine_n when_o seethe_a if_o the_o funnel_n be_v stop_v do_v penetrate_v the_o vessel_n that_o they_o may_v break_v ●orth_o it_o be_v sufficient_o know_v of_o what_o power_n they_o be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o what_o great_a co●vul●o●●_n symp●o●ns_n and_o pain_n they_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o so_o that_o aristotle_n use_v h●_n thi●_n example_n chief_o to_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o earthquake_n 39_o
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