The CONTENTS. 



^he Epicurean Hypothefis, 7hat the World was made by a eafual 

 Concurrence and Cohejton of Atoms ^ rejeBed^ 31, 32, 33. T^heir 

 Declination of Atoms jujily deride dj and their whole Hypothefis 

 ingenioujly confuted by Cicero. Page 34, 35, 36, 37. 



^e Cartefian Hypothefis, That fuppojing God had only created Mat- 

 ter, divided it into a certain Number of Parts y and put it into 

 Motion, according to afezv Laws, it would of itfelf have produced 

 the World without any more ado, confuted in Dr. CudworthV 

 Words. P- 37> &^c. to 46. 



pes Cartes his AJfertion, That the Ends of God in any of his Works 

 are equally undifcoveid by us, cenfur d and reproved. 



p. 38, 39, 40, 41. 



His Opinion concerning the Caufe of the Motion of the Heart. 



p. 45, 46, 47. 



^e honourable Mr. BoylcV Hypothefis confder'd, and pleaded ^« 

 gainjl. p. 48, 49, 50. 



The Author^s Miflake concerning the Hypothefis of Mr. Boyle, ac- 

 knozvled^d. p- 50. 



The Parts of the Body forin^d and fituated contrary to the Laws of the 

 fpecifick Gravity. P- 5 1 ♦ 



\4 plajiick Nature under God, fuperintending and e feeing natural 

 Produ5lions. p. 52, 53. 



Their Opinion that hold the Souls of Brutes to be material, and the 

 whole animal Body and Soul to be a mere Machine, not agreeable to 

 ihe general Senfe of Mankind. p. 54, 55, 56. 



Of the vifible Works of God, and their Diviflon, p. $"], 58. The 

 atomick Hypothefis approved. p. 59. 



^be Works of Nature far more exquijitely formed than the Works of 

 Art. p. 59, 60. 



Hhe various Species of inanimate Bodies to be attributed to the divers 

 Figures of their Principles, or minute component Particles, p. 60. 

 That thefe Principles are naturally indivifible, proved, ibid. They 

 are not very nufnerous. . p. 61. 



Of the heavenly Bodies, p. 61. That the whole Vnlverfe is divided 

 into two Sorts of Bodies, viz. thin and fluid, denfe and confiflent, 

 ibid. That this laji Sort are endtCd zvith a twofold Power, i . Of 

 Gravity. 2. Of circular Motion, and zvhy, p. 62. The heavenly 

 Bodies 7nov''d in the mojl regular, facil, and convenient manner. 



p. 63, 64. 



f>f the Sun , his Ufes , and the Co?ivenience of his Situation and 

 Motion. p. 65. 



Of the Moon, and its Ufes. p. 66. 



Of the reft of the Planets, and fixed Stars ; the Regularity and Con- 



jlancy of their Motions ; zobence Cicero rationally infers, that they 



are govertid by Reafon, p. 67. 



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