Andwhereasmendivideabodyintheirthought，bynumberingpartsofit，andinnumberingthoseparts，numberalsothepartsoftheplaceitfilled；itcannotbebutinmakingmanyparts，wemakealsomanyplacesofthoseparts；wherebytherecannotbeconceivedinthemindofanymanmoreorfewerpartsthanthereareplacesfor：yettheywillhaveusbelievethatbytheAlmightypowerofGod，onebodymaybeatoneandthesametimeinmanyplaces；andmanybodiesatoneandthesametimeinoneplace；asifitwereanacknowledgementoftheDivinePowertosay，thatwhichis，isnot；
orthatwhichhasbeen，hasnotbeen。Andthesearebutasmallpartoftheincongruitiestheyareforcedto，fromtheirdisputingphilosophically，insteadofadmiringandadoringofthedivineandincomprehensibleNature；whoseattributescannotsignifywhatHeis，butoughttosignifyourdesiretohonourHimwiththebestappellationswecanthinkon。ButtheythatventuretoreasonofHisnature，fromtheseattributesofhonour，losingtheirunderstandingintheveryfirstattempt，fallfromoneinconvenienceintoanother，withoutendandwithoutnumber；inthesamemanneraswhenamanignorantoftheceremoniesofcourt，comingintothepresenceofagreaterpersonthanheisusedtospeakto，andstumblingathisentrance，tosavehimselffromfalling，letssliphiscloak；torecoverhiscloak，letsfallhishat；and，withonedisorderafteranother，discovershisastonishmentandrusticity。
Thenforphysics，thatis，theknowledgeofthesubordinateandsecondarycausesofnaturalevents，theyrendernoneatallbutemptywords。Ifyoudesiretoknowwhysomekindofbodiessinknaturallydownwardstowardtheearth，andothersgonaturallyfromit，theSchoolswilltellyou，outofAristotle，thatthebodiesthatsinkdownwardsareheavy；andthatthisheavinessisitthatcausesthemtodescend。Butifyouaskwhattheymeanbyheaviness，theywilldefineittobeanendeavourtogotothecenteroftheearth：sothatthecausewhythingssinkdownwardisanendeavourtobebelow；
whichisasmuchastosaythatbodiesdescend，orascend，becausetheydo。Ortheywilltellyouthecenteroftheearthistheplaceofrestandconservationforheavythings，andthereforetheyendeavourtobethere：asifstonesandmetalshadadesire，orcoulddiscerntheplacetheywouldbeat，asmandoes；orlovedrest，asmandoesnot；orthatapieceofglasswerelesssafeinthewindowthanfallingintothestreet。
Ifwewouldknowwhythesamebodyseemsgreater，withoutaddingtoit，onetimethananother；theysay，whenitseemsless，itiscondensed；whengreater，rarefied。Whatisthatcondensedandrarefied？Condensediswhenthereisintheverysamematterlessquantitythanbefore；andrarefied，whenmore。Asiftherecouldbematterthathadnotsomedeterminedquantity；whenquantityisnothingelsebutthedeterminationofmatter；thatistosay，ofbody，bywhichwesayonebodyisgreaterorlesserthananotherbythus，orthusmuch。Orasifabodyweremadewithoutanyquantityatall，andthatafterwardsmoreorlesswereputintoit，accordingasitisintendedthebodyshouldbemoreorlessdense。