278 ne Wisdom of GOD Part 11. 



Weight of fo much Blood in the afcending 

 Trunk of the Fena Cava would oppofe all the 

 Force the Heart could give it from the Arte- 

 ries, and hinder its Afcent ; for this reafon the 

 Vena Azygos ox fine Pari is contriv'd to convey 

 the Blood fent to the Mufcles of the Back and 

 T'horax into the defcending Trunk of the Vena 

 Cava above the Heart 5 hence it is evident that 

 more Blood comes into the Heart by the de- 

 fcending or upper Trunk of the Vena Cavay 

 than paffes out by the afcending Trunk of the 

 Aorta ; nor does the Quantity of Blood con- 

 veyed to the Heart by the fuperior Trunk of 

 the Vena Cava, feem, without fome other De- 

 fign in Nature befides tranfporring it thither, 

 to free the inferior Trunk from its Weight ; 

 but perhaps it was neceffary fo much Blood 

 fhould be ready there to join with the Chyle, 

 for its better Mixture, before it reaches the 

 right Auricle of the Heart." So far Mr. 

 Cowper. 



Eighthly, The next Part I fball treat of fhall 

 be the Hand, this opyzvov opyximy or fuperlative 

 Inftrument, which ferves us for fuch a multitude 

 of Ufes, as it is not eafy to enumerate j whereto, 

 if we confider the Make and Structure of it, we 

 fhall find it wonderfully adapted. Firf, It is 

 divided into four Fingers bending forward, and 

 one oppofite to them bending backwards, and of 

 greater Strength than any of them fingly, which 

 ^'e call the Thumb, to join with them feverally 



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