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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Region to retard his Motion, it has con
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Consummation oF all chines; by Virtue of
that frst imprelsdOrration, and the Arst
Lam oF Nature. Etis Mocion about his
omn Axe, has been dilcovered by Spors
on his surtace, and his Fluidiey, from
his lesser Densiey in respeet of lome of
che Colid Planets, (Tome Colid Bodies
beins more dense than any Fluid can
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must necessarily bc, must certainty he vi-
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and larget Dimentions in respect of the
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