Patt I. of the Earth. 



were in the right ; but the far greater 

 part of them rather aflerted than pro- 

 ^ ved this: rather dehverM it as their 

 Opinion, than offered any rational Ar- 

 guments to induce others to the lame 

 Belief: And for the reft, who did offer 

 any, fb unhappy were they in the 

 Choice, and unfuccersful in the Ma- 

 nagement of them, by reafon of the 

 fliortnefs of their Obfervations , and 

 their not having duely informed them- 

 felves of the ftate of thefe Things, 

 that none of the other Partizans ap- 

 peared with lefs Applaufe : none left 

 ftrenuoufly maintained their ground^ 

 than thefe did. 



The Truth is, as Matters w^ere or« 

 defed amongfl: them, no Man could 

 receive much Light or Satisfaftioa 

 from what was advanced by any of 

 them. They little more than clafiied 

 with one another : each could demo- 

 lifti the others Work with eafe enough, 

 but not a Man of them tolerably de- 

 fend his own ; which was fure never 

 to outftand the firft AlTault that was 

 made. Yea upon fo equal Terms did 

 they all ftand, that no one could well 

 lay claim to a larger fhare of Truth 

 for his fide: no one had a fairer pre- 



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