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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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For wrhat is essential to any ching, chaC
thing can never be withoucit. Put fome
Philosophers, and thole of oreat Hameto0,
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ras nor can beat ablolute rest. POr, Cay
cher, Mocion is a Ouantier, and may be
divided in infinitum as ellas ocher Ouan-
ticies, and a Body may be moving any A
nice time, and yet never sensibly chanse
ies relative Place; For the (pace is a5 thc
Velocier, and il che Velocier be very
(mall, the Space ic mores chronoh is lo
ditcemile: And that chose Bodies wtrich
Peem ca bc ac rest, are omly alternately
morins very Porly co and from che ter-
mination ot ehc Motion, or the Obstacte.
Po chis P anliver, chac tho ic max bc ve-
ry true, chat noching in ehis Univerle is
actually at absolute rest, buc thacerery thins
is in lome degree ot Mocion; vet thac ab.
Polute Rest in Bodies is noc impossible, is
clear From hence, thac ic implies no con-
cradiction, à Sphere in a vacuity Boud
be