CONTENTS. 



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1. State of the Argument, ------ 5 



2. State of the Argument, continued, ----- 8 



3. Application of the Argument, ----- 13 



4. Of the succession of plants and animals, - - - - SO 



5. Application of the Argument, continued, - - - 34 



6. The Argument cumulative, ------ 43 



7. Of the mechanical and immechanical parts and functions of 



Animals and Vegetables, ------ 45 



8. Of mechanical Arrangement in the human Frame — Of the 



Bones, 52 



9. Of the Muscles, 74 



10. Of the Vessels of animal Bodies, 91 



11. Of the animal Structure, regarded as a Mass, - - 110 



12. Comparative Anatomy, 123 



13. Peculiar Organizations, - 139 



14. Prospective Contrivances, ------ 146 



15. Relations, 151 



16. Compensation, --- 159 



17. The Relation of animated Bodies to inanimate Nature, - 168 



18. Instincts, - - - 172 



19. Of Insects, - 182 



20. Of Plants, 196 



21. Of the Elements, 210 



22. Astronomy, 215 



23. Personality of the Deity, 233 



24. Of the Natural Attiibutes of the Deity, - - - - 249 



25. The Unity of the Deity, 253 



26. The Goodness of the Deity, 256 



27. Conclusion, 295 



Vocabulary, 303 



