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brought up tame, and never faw that manner of 

 lighting. Now, why another Animal which 

 hath no Horns fliould not make a (hew of puili- 

 ing, or no Spurs, of ftriking with his Legs, and 

 the Hke, I know not, but that every Kind is pro- 

 videntially direded to the Ufe of its proper and 

 natural Weapons. 2. That thofe Animals that 

 are weak, and have neither Weapons nor Cou- 

 rage to fight, are for the moft part created fwift 

 of Foot or Wing, and fo being naturally timo- 

 rous, are both willing and able to fave themfelves 

 by Flight. 3. That Poultry, Partridge, and other 

 Birds, ihould at the fiift fight know Birds of 

 Prey, and make fign of it by a peculiar Note of 

 their Voice to their Young, who prefently there- 

 upon hide themfelves s that the Lamb (hould ac- 

 knowledge the IFolf its Enemy, tho' it had never 

 feen one before, as is taken for granted by mofl 

 Naturalifts, and may for ought I know be true, 

 argues the Providence of Nature, or more truly 

 the Gqd of Nature, who for their Prefervation 

 hath put fuch an Infl:inft into them. 4. That 

 young Animals as foon as they are brought forth 

 Ihould know their Food j as for Example, fuch 

 as are nourifh'd with Milk prefently find their 

 way to the Paps, and fuck at them; whereas 

 none of thofe that are not defign'd for that Nou- 

 rifhment ever offer to fuck, or feek out any fuch 

 Food. Again, 5. That fuch Creatures as are 

 whole-footed or Fin-toed, viz. feme Birds, and 

 Quadrupeds, are naturally direded to go into 

 the Water, andfwim there^ as we iee DucklingSy 



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