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# Title: Philosophical Principles Of Natural Religion (shelfmark Leibn. Marg. 53)
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Philoloxhicat principles
Truch carey along wichthem. IF itbe truc
thac aIl the Bodies of che Univerle attraet
one anocher, then ies very plain that
wrten erer a lesser Body Chorverer hourd)
attends the Mocions ot, and revolres rich
a greater, thac chac lesser Body is delignd
by ies attraction, to produce lome eHfect,
chat is the Consequent ot chis Altraction.
lhus ics plain, our Moon as designd to
raile our Tides, and regular WWinds, and
eo disturb the Motions oF our Parth, For
Purpoles thac possibly ve may, or may
never, come to discover; and (0 the Sa-
tellits oF Tupiter and Saturn, vere design d
to aetract, the Fluido, or dilorder the
Motions ot their respective Planets; and
J hare Susgested betore, that the Mulei
tude of che Satellits ot chele Planets may
serre in their rast distance From ne Sun,
eo hinder chieir Fluids (by Frequent and
varions Disturbance) From frecrine; and
ehe greater number oF che Satellits eF Sa
rurn, chan Fupiter Peems eo Favour this
Conjecture. No chiis Annulus May POA
biy Perre some lueh puspole do cisi Enice
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