IDENTICAL CHANGES 



can we perceive or conceive a movement, or dis- 

 play of force. (Prop. IX, B. 3.) 



And in opposition to gravity we must have the 

 force of acquired momentum in celestial bodies, 

 or they will all come together by the action of 

 gravity. 



And this centrifugal force, or acquired Momen- 

 tum, is not an inherent force, but ever the result 

 of a previous action. And a previous action re- 

 quires a previous power, and an identity to exer- 

 cise that power, so that in any direction of material 

 creation, or abstract thought, we must invariably 

 finally come to the infinite. 



But a finite identity is finite in its life, and 

 when that life is the result of a displacement of 

 matter, the amount of matter must also be finite. 



Then the flow of void matter from one living 

 identity to another in the whole fundamental 

 process of life can be normal only while the iden- 

 tities remain as they are. But no two identities 

 remain as they are for any length of time, and not 

 even the elements composing a substance remain 

 unchanged in proportionate amount to the whole 

 mass. 



And where can we find a living identity that 

 does not change in Mass? Are our scales perfect 

 at all places, times and conditions? 



But it is evident that if the Fraser River conveys 



a certain amount of water from the canons to the 



gulf in a given time, any obstruction placed in the 



river to retard the flow must necessarily compel a 



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