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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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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