54- Miftellanea Curiofa. 



farily continue till fome External Force difhirb 

 it, which is not eafie to imagine in our Cafe. 

 This perhaps I might more intelligibly exprefs, 

 by faying that the inner Globe being pofited in 

 the Centre of the Exteriour, muft necefiarily af- 

 cend which way foever it move ; that is, it muft 

 overcome the force of Gravity preffing towards 

 the common Centre, by an impulfe it muft re- 

 ceive from fome outward Agent ; but all outward 

 Efforts being fufficiently fenc'd againft by the 

 Shell that furrounds it, it follows, that this Nu- 

 cleus being once fixt in the common Centre, muft 

 always there remain. 



As to the leaking of the Water through this 

 Shell, when once a paffage fhall be found for it 

 to run through, I muft confefs it is an Objecti- 

 on feemingly of weight ^ but when we confider 

 how tightly great Beds of Chalk or Clay, and 

 much more Stone do hold Water, and even 

 Caves arch'd with Sand ; no Man can doubt 

 but the Wifdom of the Creator has provided 

 for the Macrccofm by many more ways than I 

 can cither imagine or exprefs, efpecially fince we 

 fee the admirable and innumerable Contrivan- 

 ces wherewith each worthlefs Individual is fur- 

 nifh'd both to defend it felf, and propagate its 

 Species. What Curiofity in the Structure, what 

 Accuracy in the Mixture- and Compofition of 

 the part«, ought not we to' expect in the Fabrick 

 of this Globe, made to be the lading Habita- 

 tion of fo many various Species of Animals, in 

 each of which there want not many Inftances 

 that manifeft the boundlefs Power and Goodnefs 

 of their Divine Author ; and can we then think 

 k a hard Suppofition, that the Internal Parts of 

 this Bubble of Earth mould be replete with/ 

 fuch Saline and Vitriolick Particles as may con- 

 tribute 



