Part I. if;^ //>£? C R E AT I o N. 59 



This being premifed, for our more clear and 

 diftind: Proceeding in our curfory View of the 

 Creation, I fhall rank the Parts of this material 

 and vifible World' under feveral Heads. Bodies 

 are either inanimate or animate. Inanimate Bo- 

 dies are either calejiial or terreftriaL Ccelejlialy 

 as the Sun^ Moon, and Stars ; Terrejirial, are ei- 

 ther fimple, as the four Elements, Fire, Water, 

 Earth, and Air ; or mixt, either imperfedlly, as 

 the Meteors, or more perfedly, as Stones, Metals, 

 Minerals, and the like. Animate Bodies are ei- 

 ther fuch as are endued with a Vegetative Soul, 

 as Plants ; or a Senjitive Soul, as the Bodies of 

 Animals, Birds, Beajis, Fijhes, and hije.5ls ; or a 

 Rational Soul, as the Body of Man, and the Ve- 

 hicles of Angels, if any fuch there be. 



I make ufe of this Divifion to comply with 

 the common and receiv'd Opinion, and for ea- 

 fier Comprehenfion and Memory ; tho' I do not 

 think it agreeable to Philofophick Verity and 

 Accuracy, but do rather incline to the Atomick 

 Hypothejis : For thefe Bodies, we call Elements, 

 ate only the Ingredients of mix'd Bodies ; nei- 

 ther are they abfolutely fimple themfelves, as 

 they do exift in the World, the Sea Water con- 

 taining a copious Salt manifeft to Senfe ; and 

 both Sea and Frefh-water fufficing to nourifli 

 many Species of Fi{h, and confequently con- 

 taining the various Parts of which their Bodies 

 are compounded. And I believe there are many 

 Species of Bodies which the Peri'pateticks call 

 mix'd, which are as fimple as the Elements them- 

 felyes, as Metals, Salts, and fome Sorts of 



Stones. 



