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# Title: Qua Continentur, Oratio Inauguralis. Mathesis Universalis; sive, Arithmeticum opus Integrum, tum Numerosam Arithmeticam tum Speciosam complectens. Adversus Meibomii, de Proportionibus Dialogum, Tractatus Elencticus (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 84:1, Stück 1; Leibn. Marg. 84:1)
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Oratio Tnancuralis.
amElar sustulic, certe dignictimus est qui magnus ha-
Beacur arichmeticus, _ ex roua ducurinos: sive etiam
nondum laplus Adam, quum lua singulis creaturis
imposuie nomina, lua etiam numeris impoluerit, de-
bito incerim ordtine distributis: sive denique Deus
ipse Optimus Maximus, quum Adamum Grammati-
camdocuit docuerit etiam e Arichmericam; Fuerit-
que cam loquendi, quam numerandi habitus, ip(I a
Deoimmediate infusi, qui tamen aliis postillum ho-
minibus praeceptis et crebris actibus sunt acquirendi
Taltem, utcunq mumerandi peritiam aecare prima non
Fuisse incognitam, abunde liguet.
Nec minus dubitandum est Arichmeticae Creome-
eriam adjunctam esse. Partim quod menlurarum om-
negenus neceltitas videatur id poltulare; parcime-
tiam quod, numeris semel intellectis, non adeo diffici-
le sit eosmensuris applicare.
Atq; hoc ideo praesertim videtur attirmandum.
quod Instrumenta ctiam Musica, Mecallorum notitia,
ex Fabriles operae, non ita multo post, a Caini posteris
sint inventa; auttioribus nempe smbale, ee Tubal-
Caino. Ouorum Ei illum spollinem, hunc Vulcanum.
Postea dictos esse dixerimus, a vero fortasse non ab-
errabimus: Neq: enim eorum vel nomina vel inventa
Tunc prorlus absimilia. Nam Tubalis instrumenta Mu-
Sica, cum Apollinis Lvra, Pat apte concordant; ex TU-
bal. Caini Tabrilia, Vulcano Fabro, commode appli-
eantur.
Uerigs vero Arichmetica scilicet _ Ccomerrix
Astronomiam etiam adjunctam elle, ex onnorum,
tune temporis Mensiumq; calculo, Fat innoceleir.
Dui solem enim, et Lunam, reliquaqu Sydera, ad
dierum, annorum, mensiumq; discrimina, constiruie
Deus, noluit haec temporum indicia diu ignora-
AB