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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Poned in our Plants and Vecetables, in our
Hetals and Minerals, and are recain d bY
the Action ot Bodics upon Liohe; and
JOme paTE Ot them bY their leparation
trom ochers, and their beins imprisond
in these substances, and the Action ot
Bodies uxon Lighe, are for erer hinderd
trom returnins to the Body of che Sun.
NVe are certain likcevise that the Foun-
tain oF our IPeac daily impairs, that che
vast Body ot the Sun is perpetually a- c00l-
ins, and tho these FHects be not (0 con-
Tiderable as to become sensible in three
or Four thouland Pears (tho il ancient FTi.
Stories beerue, this abacemene and diminu.
tion ofthe Lighe and Hleat has nocbeen in.
Sensible) vec in an intinier of Ages (this di
minution beins still Pomehat) the Sun
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