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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Bhilotorhical vrinciples
oFMacter, buc alt the F Aects and APPCA
rarices chac necellarily depend chercupon,
i. e. all. the Celestial and Terrestrial Appea-
rances are libcerrile abore the Porrers and
Larrs ot Matter and Motion. AII thC AF
tempes of others betore Mr. Nemton, t0
explain the resular and constant Appearan-
ces oF Nlature, vere most oFem Vngeo-
metrical, and al ot em lo ieonsistenE Or
unintellisible, thac it was ashard to allon
cheir Postulata as eo conceire ThC TMIMS
irhich thes precended to accoune FOr
trom them. AII che Philosophers that ever
vere, cond never trom the meer L. aWS
OF Mechanism explain honr che Planets came
to move in Flliptich Orbits, thes mighe
(it Macter had been CelF. moring) have for
erer Ccrayd in riste Lines; but, that
chey Bould constantls revolre in OrbiEs,
chac ther Bould approach to and remore
trom a determin d poine ac ditterent Sed
lons, and that uniformls and constant.
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