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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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oF the same uniform Nacure every irhere;
and itS as certain ther do noc revolve
abONt anY COIMON CCNCEF OP CCHEETS,
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hrave varied their lcuacions or distances
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in Number, the cerminatins Bodies oF +HC
material part oF the WVoria must BC aII
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OF em met there. Space indeed may
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