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46 But is it the generall consent of the Fathers, and the opinion of Lombard, that the heavens consist of the same matter with these sublunary bodies. St. Anbrose is confident of it, that hee esteemes the contrary a heresie. True indeed, they differ much among themselves, some thinking them to be made of fire, others of water, but herein they generally agree, that they are all framed of some element or other. For a better confirmation of this, you may see ''Ludovicus Molina, Euseb. Nirembergius'', with divers others. The venerable Bede thought the Planets to consist of all the foure elements, and 'tis likely that the other parts are of an aereous substance, as will be shewed afterward; however, I cannot now stand to recite the arguments for either, I have onely urged these Authorities to countervaile Aristotle, and the Schoolemen, and the better to make way for a proof of their corruptibility.

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