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That the force of dilating fap and air, in- 

 cluded in the innumerable little vcficlcs of 

 young tender moots and leaves, is abundantly 

 Sufficient for the extending of moots, and ex- 

 panding of leaves, we have evident proof 

 from the great force we find in the fap of 

 the Vine, chap. 3d. and from the vaft force, 

 with which insinuating moifture expanded 

 the Peafe. Experiment 32. we fee the great 

 power of expanding water, when heated in 

 the engine to raife water by fire : And wa- 

 ter with air and other active particles in ca- 

 pillary tubes, and innumerable fmall veficles, 

 do doubtlefs act with a great force, tho' ex- 

 panded with no more heat than what the 

 Sun's warmth gives them. 



And thus we fee that nature exerts a con- 



fidcrable, tho' fecret and Silent power, in car- 

 rying on all her productions j which demon- 

 strates the wifdom of the Author of nature 

 in giving fuch due proportion and direction 

 to thefe powers, that they uniformly con- 

 cur to the production and perfection of na- 

 tural Beings i whereas were fuch powers 

 under no guidance, they mult necefTarily 

 produce a Chaos, inftead of that regular and 



beautiful fyftem of nature which we fee. 



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