Chapter XII

The Parts of my Mind were very studious to conceive where the Center of the World was: Some of the Parts of my Mind was of opinion, That there were four Centers, _viz._ A Center in the Earth, a Center in the Air, a Center in the Sea, and a Center in the Element of Fire.

Upon which Opinion, the Parts of my Mind divided into Minor and Major Parts.

The Minor Parts were of opinion, That there were Centers in all the Four Elemental Parts; and that the _Restoring-Beds_, were only of four Kinds: but yet, there might be many several sorts of each particular Kind; and that each particular Kind, with all the several Sorts, was produced in each particular Elemental Center.

The Major Part was of opinion, That there might be infinite Centers, if there were infinite Worlds: also, there might be many Centers in this World; for, every round Globe hath a Center. But, their Opinion concerning the _Restoring-Beds_, was, That they were in the Center of the Globe of our whole World, and not of any of the Parts of the World: for, the _Air_ could have but an uncertain Center; neither could the _Water_ have a very solid Center; and the _Earth_ was too solid to have a Center, consisting of the Four kinds of Elements: neither could the Elemental _Fire_ have such a Center, as to breed such different kinds and sorts of _Beds_, as the _Restoring-Beds_ are, because many of them are quite of a different nature from the nature of Elemental Fire: wherefore, it must be the Center of the World, which must consist of all the Elemental kinds.