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the Sphere ; and the reft of the Matter would remain 
at Reft. And thofe who would pretend, that thefe 
Unevenneffes, thefe Parts which form the Hillocks 
we are fpeaking of, could not, in confequence of 
G o d's Decree, loofe themfelves from the other Parts 
of the Matter, would evidently abandon Mechanifm, 
without reaping any Advantage : Becaufe, fuppofing 
it true, that by this Means the ambient Matter would 
be compelled to circulate, yet could it not form a 
fluid Vortex^ wherein Keplers Laws could be ob- 
ferved ; becaufe both the Sphere and thefe Surfaces 
being by thefe Unevenneffes wedged into each other 
by folid hard and inflexible Parts, they would necef* 
farily move all of a Piece, as the Parts of a Sphere 
do. 
^thly., By means of this Sphere one could have 
but a great Vortex formed 5 and not that infinite Mul- 
titude of fmall Vortices, with which the great ones 
are at this Day fuppofed to be filled, and in the 
Centre of all, or moft Part of which. People will not 
allow that there are hard Globules, and fo of the reft : 
For I am perfuaded, that the Reader, by a little Me- 
ditation on this Subjed, will find almoft as many 
Reafons againft this Syftem, as there are fmall Vor^ 
ttces fuppofed to exift. 
It may be objeded, that we do not pretend to 
form 2, Vortex: We fuppofe that God formed it in 
the Beginning, and in Confequence hereof we account 
for its Properties and Confervation. 
But, befides that the Impofflbility of the mecha- 
nical Generation of a Vortex is a ftrong Prejudice 
againft its Confervation i I pretend> in the Principles 
of 
