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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
# Folio 149, page id 797370323:0307
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causd prodisions Dilorders in very diste-
rene Manners, and in particular such de-
Pructire Tides, Where ever chere vas any
Ouantity of Eluids, Or great Oceans, that
neicher Animals nor resetables wond have
been able eo Custam cheir Furs; wrhuch
by chis prudene placins che Deavenly Bo-
dies, ac luch a Diltance trom onc ano-
ther, are intirely prevented. 3. From our
Moon che Felipses alldby her Name Pro-
cecd, rrhich is et exccedins ule in Havi
pation; For by chem che Witterences ot
Meridians, and the Longitudes ot Places
are determind. OF che lameule are the
Eclipses ot che Sun, and ol the Satellits
oE che ocher Planets; Wrhich last beins
(o Frequent, are ot mondertul ARistance,
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