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Pare III. of the Earth 1 3^ 



and that of ©siw^AiJx©'? Sufiaimr 

 of its Foundations. They like wife be- 

 lieved that he^ having a full Sway and 

 Command over the Watei\ had Power 

 to ftill and compofe it, as well as to 

 move and difturb it, and the Earth, 

 by means of it 5 and therefore they alio 

 gave him the Name of 'AtT(pci\i&^ or 

 The EJlah/iJher ; under which Name 

 feveral Temples were confecrated to 

 him, and Saqrifices offered whenever 

 an Earthquake happened, to pacific 

 and to appeafe him ^ requeuing that 

 lie would allay the Commotions of the 

 Water, fecure the Foundations of the 

 Earth, and put an end to the Earth- 

 quake. 



That the Fire it felf, which, being 

 thus affembled and pent up, is the 

 Caufe of all thefe Perturbations, makes 

 its own way alfo forth, by what Pafla- 

 ges foever it can get vent : through the 

 Spiracles of the next Pu/cano |j : through |j conf 

 the Cracks and Openings of the Earth ^^^^/^^'J j* 

 above-mentioned : through the Aper*''^'^''' 

 tures of Springs^ efpecially thole ol: the 

 Thtrm£\: or any other way that it\vid^ 

 can either find or make ^ and being ^^^^^-^^ 

 rhus dilcharged, the Earthquake cea- ^ ' 

 feth.^ till the Caufe returns again^ and 



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