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again. Thus thofe Springs run into the 

 Rivers, and then return back and prefs them- 

 lelves into the Earth, either until free leave 

 t)^ given them to come abroad, or, like fl^;;^- 

 9}ip4 in the Alp^ to v^^ork themfeives a Way 

 through. ; 



And I have wonder'd how that Author, 

 who has taken fo much Pains in tracing the 

 Origine and Motion of all other Meteors, 

 and has made them to aft and fubfift by fuch 

 a Number of intricate Principles, fliould re- 

 folve this great Point into the dull and lazy 

 Laws of Gravitation and Natural Propcnfity 5 

 when the whole Creation abounds with fo 

 many and fuch powerful Marks of an Omni- 

 potent Power, that alters and difpenfes witli 

 thofe Rules 5 and indeed makes the Reafon- 

 ings of all Philofophers on all thefe Points, 

 look foolifh, or at leaft very intricate. 



In fine, I may venture to fay, he has (in 

 my Opinion) been too quick in determining 

 againft the concurrent Opinion of a great ma- 

 ny Philofophers, both Ancient and Modern, 

 to whom 1 referr my Readers for their farther 

 Satisfaftion : Obferving only ( what I had 

 almoft forgot) that the ftrength of Springs 

 do doubtlefs depend on the Capacioufnefs of 

 the Fountains they proceed from, out of thofe 

 deep Caverns of the Earth. And this may in 

 forae meafure folve a Miftake of the Author's, 

 about the two Springs mentioned by him near 

 the Sea-fide 5 for it is not fuppos'd that the 

 Se^ has fo very near a Comnounication with 



thofe 



