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A58144	The earth twice shaken wonderfully, or, An analogical discourse of earthquakes its natural causes, kinds, and manifold effects : occasioned by the last of these, which happened on the eighth day of September 1692, at two of the clock in the afternoon : divided into philosophical theorems, pick'd out of many famous, modern, and ancient treatises, translated into English : with reference to that unusual one that happened in Queen Elizabeth's reign, on the same day, 8th of September 1601 ... : with an account of many stupendious and wonderful events in Germany, Italy, and other kingdoms ... / by J.D.R., French minister.	J. D. R., French minister.	1693 (1693)	Wing R37; ESTC R4234	44,661	64

contrary to Nature Their Consideration is lawful CHAP. I. HOw many sorts of Earthquakes there are and in regard of Natural Causes what sorts of Earthquake this was that we speak of as well in regard of its Circumstances as in regard of its Effects pag. 3. CHAP. II. What was the nearest natural Cause of this Earthquake as in regard of its breadth as in regard of its celerity videl the qualities and dispositions of some fiery and subtil Vapours hidden towards the Center of the Earth To which may be added the various influences of the Celestial Bodies as far as their qualities do prevail or resist pag. 9. CHAP. III. The Earthquake by its Nature hath not an end properly yet the effects thereof are commonly three specially evinced both by Experiences and Observations of Examples to wit Sickness Inundation and Sterility To which some would joyn the Pr●sages of some wonderful and unusual Changes c. pag. 17. CHAP. IV. An examination of the Circumstances wherein these two Earthquakes do agree or differ both in their Form and second Causes in regard of the different Aspects of Planets as well as in their effects p. 30. As a Corollary Ten Problems are set rising Naturally from that Matter 1. Whether that be true which Pliny doth assert that France and Egypt are seldom shaken by reason of the cold of the one and the heat of the other p. 33. 2. Why Rivers decrease by Earthquakes p. 34. 3. Why those places that are either lying upon or encompassed by the Sea or some River be obnoxious to Earthquakes p. 36. 4. What credit may one give to the relation of Plato of the Island Atlantis drowned by an Earthquake p. 39. 5. Whether exteriour wind entring the Eart● from above is able to move it p. 41. 6. Whether Subterraneous Exhaltations are generated by the Sun Beams p. 43. 7. Whether some more sullen times of Earthquakes are to be appointed for any certain reasons p. 44. 8. Why are Birds frighted in an Earthquake p. 45. 9. Whether the Vaults in Houses are safest against Earthquakes Ibid. 10. If i● the late Earthquake is so ended that the sole●● Countries through which it went are secure from its itteration p. 46. THE EARTH Twice Shaken WONDERFULLY THEOREMS AS Rest is contrary to the Nature of Heaven so is Motion against the Nature of the Earth 2. But in this they differ that although no Natural Cause stops the Motion of the Heaven yet it may give some Motion to the Earth 3. The Heaven never rested but once Josh 10.13 since the Creation that we know of and then not totally neither but only in that part which is a Vehicle to the solar Body but the Earth is often moved 4. And altho' the rest of the Heaven be in it self a thing as much to be wondered at as Motion in the Earth yet the later seems to move and terrifie mens minds more 5. For the Earth doth more nearly touch us than Heaven and we are more sensible of danger when the Foundation of the World trembles and is shaken under us as tho' it were falling then if any thing happen above our heads or that which was moved above us move no more 6. Which Events as they do affect mens minds with a singular and as it w●re an amazing Admiration so they excite and stir them up more dil●gently to enquire after the Cause of the which besides our own experience Arist●tle Witnesseth in the 1st Book of his Metaphysickt Cap. 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Because of Admiration Men began both now and of old to Philos●phize 7 Seeing therefore that that Earthquake which formerly happened on the 8th of September 1601. between one and two of the Clock at Night struck almost all the Inhabitants of Europe with Admiration I doubt not but that which happened lately on the 8th day of September last excites many to the search of the Cause and Nature of them 8. Neither is this tracing even of wonderful and unaccu●●omed Events by their causes any ways displeasing to God seeing Effects themselves are more clearly understood when the Cause is known and the clearer Knowledge of Divine Works begets clearer notice of God himself and excites in us a greater fear and awe of him for clearness in the Understanding begets efficacy in the Will and Ardour in the Affections 9. Whilst therefore the Learned communicate to the World their Thoughts and Observations of that unusual Earthquake which no small part of the World felt which Observations they gather from the Remarks they make of the different Events that happened here and there especially since that Town in Jamaica was almost swollowed up by an Earthquake I have been likewise prevailed upon to put forth something that might be as an earnest if by chance by the comparing of Opinions the cause of this so stupendious an Event might more truly and plainly appear 10. I shall distribute the whole Matter into Four Chapters The First of which shall be of the Kind and Form of this Earthquake The next of the efficient Causes and the Third of the Effects and of their Signification and Presage at least as ordinary and common Fourth To which shall be joyned an Examination of Unformity or Disparity of one from another both in their Form and in their Causes and Effects CHAP. I. Of the Kind and Form of this Earthquake II. THere are two sorts of Earthquakes Trembling and P●lsation The differences of Earthquakes or their several Kinds may be derived either from the Force of the Spirit issuing out of the Superficies of the Earth or from the sound then made and from other accidents and effects Hence it is that in Lib. de Mun. There are reckon'd eight sorts of Earthquakes Georgius Agricola lib. 2. de ortu subter Makes four sorts of 'em a Trembling when it quivers lateraly Concussion when 't is moved on high and shelving in sublime devexum arietation when contrary blows shake it Lastly inclination when it is rowled like Water and the Waves But the same Author in his fourth Book of those things that proceed out of the Earth pag. 14. more accurately divides Earthquakes into simple and compounded and then subdvides both into their Species Aristotle 2. Metaphys reduces all sorts of Earthquakes to two general Heads to wit 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a trembling and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pulsus which division I thought good to follow in this place 12. A Trembling is a Motion of the Earth according to its Latitude to the right and left side Aristotle in the forecited place says that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 i. e. trembling is towards the sides and calls it also 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which signifies to brandish for the leaping of the Earth is as it were a brandishing And this sort of Earthquke is frequent but Pulsus and Arietation as they call them are more seldom which Aristotle testifieth in his

of showers fa●●ing on●● ●t hath likewise much moisture which proceeds from the 〈◊〉 and ●●re which is in it self and engenders much Spirits both wi●hin and without it self Neither is there any reason why any one should ob●●●● w●●t Seneca says in qu●st nat● That no rain is so great ●s to 〈◊〉 to or We● t●e Earth above two Foot For that is not true of ever● shower of ●ain nor of much and continued rain neither in the Superficies of th● Earth the only conveyance of rain into the Earth but it also is carried through the Caves of the Earth that are open and is in great pl●●ry infu●'d into the in 〈◊〉 Recesses of the Earth by Fountains Wells and Rivers which are increased by rai● 52. To which rainy Weather was added an unusual co●d in the Dog Days by which the Passages and Pores of it were so shut up that the Humours gathered together in the Earth could not evaporat● 53. And the South West wind blowed for many days together so that the Vapours accommodated for an E●rthquake were en●●e●●d and nourished For the South Wind is warm and moist so that i● hath been rightly observed by Aristotle that it is apt both to excite and nourish the matter that causes an Earthquake and as the ●outh-West Wind is near in place so in temper and effect 54. Which cold Weather was presently followed by a ca●mness and heat a little before the end of August So that the Vapo●●s which had been generated by continual Rain within the Cave●ns of the Earth grew dry And a Vapour made warm b●c●●●●es a sl●tuous And when there arise such contention between cold 〈◊〉 or and heat in which the cold is neither q●ite overcome and consumed nor the heat is altogether conqu●rou● winds are eng●nd●ed Which is rightly observed by Physicians in the Bodies of Men when he●t acting up●n Phleg●n cannot totally consume it then are generated W●nds 55. It could not be but that the Vapours contracted within the Earth by the ●pposing cold both proper to the Earth and also caused by the i●●●●●al Constitution of the Air should be deeply laid No otherwi●e t●an it the Spirits are more deeply concealed and constrain●d when the coldness of the Clouds doth resist and constrain more s●iffly 56. The subterraneous Fire scattered through the Cavities of the Earth so heated these Vapours sh●t up in the Earth very deeply that it made them more subtil and more a●il● the Caverns thr●ugh Europe and other places being disposed for it for the Reas●●s a ●ore ment●o●e● That there is ●ire every where scattered through the Cavities of the Earth bo●h the Fire which in many places breake forth out of the most pr●found C●ves of the Earth doth evince as also the hot Waters or Baths which rise in many places to add nothing of the engend●ing of S●●phur Brimstone and other Minerals in which there is an igneous force and nature The burning of Aetna equally celebrated by Peers and G●ographers is described by Soin●us c●p 2 Heny the Nephew of that ●●i●y by his Sister whose death the V●suvian Mountain caused say lib. 2 Epict. Not long ●●n●e the Island Georgia one of those isles they c●ll the Third shaken by a dreadful Earthq●ake and gap●ng there ●ssu●d out some much F●ame so many ●ot Stores so much Sulph●r and burning ●rimstones which were t●rown into the Air that many Houses were Bu●nt Inhabitants destroyed Vine-yards and Gardens quite defeced But whence come so many Flames under the Earth From the dry Vapours which being so closely press'd in the Earth and from several motions and agitattions in it Fire doth necessarily Kindle For Fire says Aristotle is ●igh●ed smoke About the year 1541 Fire broke out of a fou●tain named Elis●um Gregor Agricola d●●● squae ●ff●uunt è terr●l●b 4. pag. 152. ●nd Stra●o Writes that so great ●●re issued out of the Earth that some Towns were consumed and among th●m S●dom at the Lake ●●phaltites But we are t●ught better by M●ses in his sacred History Moreover as our Fire wh●● 't is shut in is moved up and down by a various Reciprocation some doubt not bu● su●te●ra●●ous ●ire is diversly excited and sometimes slies downwards ●nto the most profound Ca●e●nes and sometimes ●pwar●s towards the highest Parts of the Earth as the ●arth is variously changed and dispo●ed by Heaven and the Air. 57 ●n● these I take to be the second Causes of that Spi●it which lately shoo● the Earth so swiftly and so deeply which yet could not ●●k●ly produce to unusual an Earthquake by its Natural Power alone 58. To which was added that chief and first Cause God who by an extraordinary way of a●●ing wonderfully ●ner●●sed the s●r●●●th of that Spirit●s genera●ed within the Earth an● added one d●●r●e of force to ●t be●ond its own Power which N●ture c●uld no add so that this Earthquake may be recko●ed not purely Na●ural but mixt with both as we a●●erted before For ad Miracles do not exclude N●ture but many include it so that they increase its force and vertue and ext●rd it to that degree to which it could not attain unless the A●n ●g●●y Pow●r 〈…〉 were superadded The Scripture doth prepose u●to is ●n evident E●●●●p●e of it in Sampson whose predigious strength by his b●ddy Temp●r and all his Sinews and Mus●les were so exceedingly streng However God himself did reinforce and increase them so much that be could rent into pieces a young roaring Lion like a Kid Judg. 14.7 that he could break the strongest Cords like a Linnen-thread or Flax that he could slay a Thousand Men with the Jaw of an A●s Judg. 15. That he could take the Do●rs of the Gates of the City and the two Posts and carry them upon his Shoulders to the tep of an Hill Judg. 16. So the Divine Power of God did increase the natural strength of David that he could overthrew this prodigious and Stronglined body Goliah with a S●ing only 1 San●ud 17. To the same kind of Miracle we may refer the Example of ●lijah 1 King 19. where it is said that having eat a Cake and drank Water out of a Cruise he was so sustained that in the strength of that Meat he went forty days and forty nights unto Hereb the Mount of God There are evidences enough throughout all the Doctrines of Divines concerning the variety of Miracles their many ●orts and their ends to shew that these strengthning and reinforcing of Natural Faculties though supplied by God may fall out also on err Ages as we have observed in a few words before in the nineteenth Theorem CHAP. III. Of the Effects and Presages 59. ALthough those things which happen contrary to Nature have not an end properly and perse out of Nature yet they have their effects presages and portenta● When Earthquake happ●ns besides its Nature it cannot have an end properly and p●●se in respect of the Earth For the end of every thing is according to its Nature 2. Phys 3. But in respect