Sect. XXIX. The Effect of Cold and Heat, and of a Se&. IV. The Stru&ture of Beasts in general, and Cona Sect. V. Of Procreation in general. Se&. VI. Generation perform'd after various Manners. Sect. VII. Animals of both Sexes. Sect. VIII. Convictions from the foregoing Observa- tions. Sec. IX. Toung Ones produced upon the back of a Sec. XI. The Motion of Animals in general. Sea. XII. The Stru&ture of Birds. Sea. XIII. The hollow Tubes or Bones of a Bird. Sec. XIV. The Cartilages in the Joints; and Coná Se&. XV. How the Wings are moved in fiğing. Sec. XVI. The wonderful Structure of the Wings. Sec. XVII. Convictions from the foregoing Observa- tions. Se&. XVIII. Other Reflections upon the Structure of Sect. XIX. Of the Feet of Water-Fowl. Sec. XX, Of the Tails of Birds. Se&. XXI. The Center of Gravity, and Force of the Se&. XXII. Convičtions from the foregoing Obserá vations. Sect. XXIII. Of the Support of Birds. Sect. XXIV. Transition to the Fishes. Sec. XXV. The Miracle of Fishes living under Wa- ter, and Convictions from thence. Sea. XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII. How Fishes bar greater or leser Column of Water pressing upon Fishes, Sect. XXX. Convictions from the foregoing Observa- Sect. XXXI. Fishes Swim with their Tails. Sect. XXXII. The Use of their Fins. Sect. XXXIII. Creatures that live in the Air, see Sect. XXXIV. To prevent this confused Sight, Fishes are endowed with rounder Eyes. Sect. XXXV, and XXXVI. The Fruitfulness or Sect. XXXVII. The Curse appears from the Produ- Sect. XXXVIII. Creeping Creatures not yet thorough- Sect. XXXIX. Of Infe&ts, Silk-worms, Caterpillers, &c. t. XLins from thence of a Fly called general. Sect. I. Transition to the Plants in general. Sect. II. Without Earth and Water no Plants will Sect. III. Every Seed has its Seed-Plant. Sect. IV. The Seed-Root and Pluma in a Bean. Sect. V. Every Plant has two Roots. Sect. VI. The Cavity in the Bean for the Pluma. Sect. VII. The Hole in the Skin for the Root-Sprout. Sect. VIII. The Nutricious Juice or Sap changes its Sect. X. Convictions from the foregoing Observations. Sect. XI. Considerations on the Texts in John xii. 24. i Cor. xv. 36, -7, -8. and Gen. ii. 4, 5, 6. with Observations on the last of them. Sec. XII. Of the Expansion or Unfolding the Seed- Plant, with an Experiment of Mr. Dodart thereupon. Sect. XIII. Whether the Seed-Plants contain the fol- lowing ones. Sect: XIV. Transition to Root and Trunks of Plants. Sect. XV: The Structure of the Root, and its Parts. Sect. XVI. This Structure represented in the Pepper- Sect. XVII. The Stru&ture of the Trunk in an Afb-Tree. Sect. XVIII. The Trunks grow upwards, and the Roots Sect. XIX, XX, XXI. Three Experiments made up- on Beans, Acorns, and other Plants. Sect. XXI*. Convictions from the foregoiug Obseructions. Sect. XXII. The Knots and Buds of Plants, and Cona Sect. XXIII. The Strukture of Leaves, and their Use- fulness. Sheru the Perfpiration of Leaves. Sect. XXVII, XXVIII. The Structure of Flowers, with their Supporters and without. Sect. XXIX. Some Singularities about Flowers. victions from thence. as they are able, and a Proof thereof Jhewn in Trees. vations. THË Religious Philosopher : Or, the Right Use of the Contemplation of the Works of the CREATOR, C. 2 Sect. I. Transition to the Contemplation of the World. E have hitherto been employ'd in Obligations) with how much Goodness our most gracious Creator has thus wonderfully formed us, and daily and hourly presery'd us. If now we proceed, and observe all that is round Vol. II, Y about E about us, we shall again discover a whole World full of innumerable Bodies, innumerable Motions, innumerable Phänomena or Appearances, innumerable Operations and Effe&s of an inexpreffible Number of Things ; so that the most laborious and diligent Enquirers, after their indefatigable Diligence, have made so little Progress, as to be forced to acknowledge, that all that they know of the Universe, even at this time, is but a small part of what is still to be known. However, as little as this may seem to be, it is yet so confiderable, that it mult cause every Man that is not vainly puffed up with the Conceit of his own Wisdom, to sink down into the deepest Humility and Submiffion, when forced to confess a Glorious Creator, from the Contemplation of the most amazing Greatness of his Works; so that it is not possible (unless the Vengeance of a God unjustly blasphem'd rests upon him) that there should be one single Soul so miserably blind and unhappy, as to think it credible, after a regular Inquiry, that so many and so wonderful things, that for so many Ages together could continue without change and confusion in their first appointed Order and State, can be the effe&t of mere Chance and ignorant Causes. Besides that, as unconceivably great and terrible as they may appear with respect to Men, they are nevertheless compellid by an invisible Power and Dire&tion, not only to concur in preserving us alive, but also to contribute after such different ways to our Convenience, Refreshment and Pleasure. And that we may not be suppos'd to advance this, from an Admiration inerely groundless, (for Admiration may be owing to Ignorance, as well as Knowledge of the many Properties of Things, whose particular Discusfion would not only exceed the Design of this Book, but even our fhould blafphem is the |