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Rh part which is turned from her.

It doth not proceede from the fixed starres for then it would retaine the same light in eclipses, whereas the light at such times is more ruddy and dull. Then also the light of the Moone would not be greater or lesser, according to its distance from the edge of the earths shadow, since it did at all times equally participate this light of the starres.

Now because there is no other body in the whole Universe, save the earth, it remaines that this light must neccslarily be caused by that which with a just gratitude repaies to the Moone, such illumination as it receives from her.

And as loving friends equally patcicipate of the same joy and griefe, as doe these mutually partake of the same light from the Sunne, and the same darknesse from the eclipses, being also severally helped by one another in Rh