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by the violent fire, that was em- 

 ploy 'd to reduce the ftone to Lime* 

 But if by Empyreumabe meant a bare 

 impreffion made by the fire 5 'twill 

 be more requifite than eafie, to de- 

 clare intelligibly, in what that im- 

 preffion confifb, and how it operates 

 to produce fuch confiderable efFe&s. 

 And if the effed be afcribed to 

 fwarms of Atomes of fire* that re- 

 main adherent to the fubftanee of the 

 JLime^ and are fet at liberty to flye 

 away by the liquor , which feems to 

 be argued by the flaking of Lime 

 without water , if it be for fome 

 time left in the air 5 whereby the A- 

 tomes of fire get opportunity to flye 

 away by little and little: If this, I 

 fey, be alledged) I will not deny but 

 there may be a fenfe D ( which I can* 

 not explicate in few words) whereiri 

 the Cooperation of a fubftantial &fi 

 fluvittm^ for fo I call it , of the fire, 

 may be admitted in giving an ac- 

 count of our Vhtnotntnon. But the 

 Caufe formerly affigned , as 't« 

 crudely propofed^ leaves in my mind 

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