A Table. 



fpeciefes of Quantity, which 



confirm eth that the effence of it 

 if flivifibilitie. 



CHAP. III. 

 Of Rarity and Denfity. 



What if meant by T{arity and 

 Denjtty. 



It is evident that font e bodies 

 are rare and others denfe 

 though obfcurc, how they are 

 fuch. 



ex/ brief enumeration of the 

 fever all properties belonging to 

 rare and denfe bodies. 



The opinion of thofe Philo- 

 fophers declared , who put 

 rarity to confift in an atln- 

 alldivijion of a body into little 

 parts. 



The former opinion rejected, 

 and the ground of their err our 

 di [covered. 



The opinion of thofe Philofo- 

 phers related, who put rarity to 

 confift in the mixtton of vacui- 

 ty amonv bodies. 



TL r r 



/ he pin ton of vacutttes refu- 

 ted. 



Rarity an.l Denftty cenfift in 

 the feverall proportions which 

 Quantity hath to tts fub- 

 ftance. 



Ail muft admit in 

 bodies > * Metaphyficdll 

 Jition. 



CHAP. IV. 



Of the fourcfiift qualities : and 

 of the foure Elements. 



1. The notions of dcnfity and ra- 

 rity have a latitude capable of 

 infinite variety. 



2. How moiftncftc and drinetfe 

 are begotten in denfe bodies. 



3. Hovt moiftncflc and dryneffe 

 are begotten in rare bodies. 



4. Heat is a property of rare bo- 

 dies, and cold 'of denfe onef. 



j. Of the tiro denfe bodies, the 

 Ifflc denfe is more cold : but of 

 the two rare ones, the lejfe rare 

 is /e/f hot. 



6. The extreme denfe body is 

 more drie > then the extreme 

 rare one. 



j. There are but.foiirc fimple bo- 

 dies: and the fe are rightly na- 

 med Elements. 



8. The Authour doth not deter- 

 mine whether every element 

 doth comprehend under its 

 name one onely loweft fpecies, or 

 many : nor whether any tfthcm 

 be found pure. 





CHAP. V. 



Of the operations of the Elements 

 ingenerall. And of their A&K. 

 vitics compared with one ano- 

 ther. 



i . The fir& operation of the Ele- 

 ments is dtvijion, out of which 



refult-- 



