I02 7*2 ESSAY Chapdi4 



mean thofe nitrous and prolifick Salts, being 

 the Spiritus Mu7idi, which by the Co-opera* 

 tion of Rain or Water, Sun and Air, fets, or 

 is rather by them fet, to haften forward the 

 great Work of Vegetation, whilft the other 

 Part is only a lifelefs, inanima^te, dead Lump, 

 \ p^^bably. the Epitome and Refemblance of 

 G&^rp^, before it received the Divine Com- 

 mand of Extenfion, and that Spiritual Flatj^ 

 that, has furnifti'd it with the Salifick Gems, 

 which (by other co-operating Powers) work 

 title .Effeds that will be found in thefe Eflays, 

 Earth I fay, it be;ing underftood and eftablifli'd, 



''^^''i'^'ithztthQEmh itfelf, firaply confidered and 



times to be v ^ n i r i ^' c ' 



renewed, apitraaed from, and, as it very often is, 

 iiript of thofe Heterogeneous Parts, and is 

 only the Bed, ; Couch, and Recepticic for 

 the other 5 an Observation will alfo foon fol- 

 low from Common Experience, in the quick 

 Difpatch and Growth of: Plants in one 

 Ground, and from the flow Procefs of the 

 fame Plants in others. Thai thefe nitrous 

 Particles not only abound more or lefs in all 

 Grounds, but, are aifo ex traded from all, 

 tbo^ more eafily from fome than others, and 

 cppfequently thaf fome Methods ought to be 

 taken for i^miyi^g the exhaufted Vigour of 

 that lifeiefs, irjanimate Lump we commonly 

 upderftand by the Name of Etrtk ^ the Im- 

 provement <^ which is fo very majterial, bte^ 

 |ng, by Analogy, the Fer^ale Parent of Ver' 

 ., getation^ fo material, that if -that laborious ^ 

 Roman Ruftick (whofe.inyjdiioiisAixaafations, 



:, before 



