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fenicnccs! To this end, 1. The members which are of 

 eminent use are i;i pairs. W\; have two eyes, ears* 

 nostrils, hands ; two feet, two breasts, t'.vo kidneys, 

 that if one should be rendered useless, the ot^ier might 

 serve us tolerably well ; whereas, had a man but ones 

 hand or eye, if that were gone, all were gjne. 2. All 

 the resscls have many ramifications, which send forth 

 t\vigs to the neighbouring vessels; so that if one 

 branch be cut or obstructed, its want may bj sup- 

 plied by the twigs from tne neighbouring vessels. 3. 

 Many ways are provided to evacuate whatever might 

 be hurtful to us. If any thing oppress the h^ad, it 

 can free itse/f by sneezing, if the lungs, they can cast 

 it off by coughing. If any thing burden the stomach, 

 it can contract itself, and throw it up by vomit. Be* 

 sides th se evacuations, there are siege, urine, sweat, 

 and h<emorrnagcs of various kinds. 4. Whereas sleep 

 is necessary for us in many respects, nature has 

 provided, that though we lie long OR one side, we 

 should feel no uneasiness while we sl&'p, no, nor when 

 we awake. One would think, the \vhole weight of 

 the body pressing the muscles on which we lie, would 

 be veiy burdensome. And we find by experience 

 so it is, when we lie long awake in the night. Pro- 

 bably this provision is mude, by an inflation of tht 

 ntuscles, making them soft, and yet renitent, like 

 pillows. That they are inflated durinsj sleep, appears 

 to the very eye, in the faces of children ; a ad from 

 ttie common experiment, that if we sleep ino u clothes 

 tve must loosen our garters and other ligatures, other* 

 wise we find uneasiness in those parts. 5. Because 

 sleep is inconsistent with the sense of pain, therefore 

 during rest, those nerves that convey the motions to 

 the brain, which excite the sense of pain ure ob- 

 structed, 4 ' This 1 myself, says Mr. Ray, have often 

 experienced, since I have had sores on my legs. Wak 

 ing suddenly, 1 find myself at perfect ease for awhile. 

 Then the pam by degrees returns." 



It is Displayed, fourthly, m the multitude of in. 

 teutions God hath in Die formation of the several 

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