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fiery then flaming. And therefore it leaves great marks of burain
g & which abide in the chings {miccen. Indeed, No Thunder-bolt comes without Fire, but wecall this properly fiery, which imprints manifeft ligns of burning. That which burns and makes brown, doth burn three manner of wales: for either it blafts only and hurts flightly, or ic burns, or it kindles.
Tothe Meteors whofe Nature and Generation hath been Hicherto explained,
: i ° : Strange may not unconveniently be adjoyned the Phafinata fo called, fuch as are, wide _ S!vang
gapings in the Skies, Ditches, Bloody rednefs and other Colors in the Skies appea- tie She ring. or thefe appear various by reafon of the light of Stars or Meteors received and Ga- ina thick Air, or Exhalations, differing in plenty, Dentity, and Fofition. For pings. asa flame appearsinfundry Colors, by reafon of the'various perniiftion of Fire and Ssmoak: even fothe light of the Stars or Exhalations enfiamed, according to the divers difpoficions of the matter wherein, it is received, doth prefent co our Eyes fundry Cclors and Shapes. For when that which receives the light is Very compact and dark, there appears fomwhar that is obfcure and darkith ; ifit be not fo com- pact, there is an appearance of a Sky Colors ifyet lefs compact, it appears purple Colord.. And therefore they faya Gaping in the Sky is caufed two manner of waies, Firft, Whenthe light of the Moon; or another Star, or of fome Exhalation enflamed (which is I conceive the more frequent caufe) falls into a Cloud beneath ity which is compact in the middle, and {pungy in the lides. For fo the thicker