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tains to the participation of the fpecies or kind 5 for no fpecies of Na- 

 ture, feems to be fimple, but, as it were participating aud compounded 

 of two, EfiTential Ingredients. For Man hath fomething of a Bcaft : a 

 Bead fomething of a Plant ; a Plant fomething of an inanimate Body : 

 and all natural things are indeed bi-formed j and compounded of a fu- 

 periour and inferiour kind. 



§ It is a witty Allegory that fame, of the/ee/ of the Goat ; by rea- 

 fon of the upward tending motions of Terreftrial bodies towards the re- 

 gions of the air ; and of the heaven ; where alfo they become penfile 5 

 and from thence are rather forc'd down, than fall down. For the Goat 

 is a mounting Animal, that loves to be hanging upon rocks, and preci- 

 pices, and fteep hills : And this is done alfo in a wonderful manner, 

 even by thole things which are deftinated to this inferiour Globe j as 

 may manifeftly appear, in Clouds and Meteors, And it was not without 

 the grounds of reafon, that Gilbert, who hath written a painful and an oe Magnj 

 experimental work, touching a Loadjone, caft in this, doubt. Whether 

 er no ponderous bodies, after a. great difimce, and long difcontinudnce 

 from the earth, may not put off" their motion towards the inferiour Globe.} 



§ The two enfigns which Pan bears in his hands, do point, the one 

 at Harmon)!, the other at Empiry : for the Pipe offeven Reeds, doth e- 

 vidently demonftrate theconfentand Harmony j or di(corda:nt concord 

 of Nature, which is caufed by the motion of the (even wandring ftars; 

 for there are no other Errors, or manifefl: Expatiations in heaven, fave 

 ihofe ofthe feven Planets ; which being intermingled, and moderatejl 

 with the equality ofthe fixed ftarrs 5 and their perpetual and invaria- 

 ble diftance one from the other, may maintain and excite both the con- 

 ftancy in fpecifical , and the fluency of Individual Natures. If there be 

 any leflec Planets which are not confpicuous 5 or any greater Mutati- 

 on in heaven (as in many fuperlunary Comets) they (eem but like Pipes, 

 cither altogether mute, or only ftreperous for a time, becaule their in- 

 fluence either doth not ftream down lb low as to us ; or doth not long 

 interrupt the Harmony of the feven Pipes of Pan. And that Staff' of 

 Empiry, May be excellently applied to the order of Nature , which is 

 partly right, partly crooked. And this ftaffor rod is efpecially crook- 

 ed at the upper end j becaufe all the works of Divine Providence are 

 commonly fetcht about by circuits , and windings 5 ^o that one thing 

 may feem to be done, and yet indeed a clean contrary brought to pafs , 

 as the felling of Jofeph into Egypt , and the like. Befides in all wife hu-^^"'^^^ 

 mane Government, they that fit at the helm , do more happily bring 

 their purpofes about, and infinuate more eafily things fit for the people, 

 by pretexts, and oblique coUrfes 3 than by down-right dealing. Nay, 

 (which perchance may fecm very flirange) in things meerly natural, you 

 may fooner deceive nature, than force her , (b improper, and felf-im- 

 peaching are open direft proceedings; whereas on the other fide, an 

 oblique and an infinuating way, gently glides along, and compafleth the 

 intended efFedt. 



§ Pans Cloal^or Mantle, is ingenioufly feigned to be the skjn of a 

 Leopard, becaufe it is full of fpots : fo the Heavens are fpotted with 

 Stars 3 the Sea with Iflands , the Land with Flowers ; and every par- 

 ticular creature alfo, is for molt part garnifhed with divers colours iSo 

 bout the fuperficies ; which isj as it were, a Mantle unto it, 



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