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form'd in the dark Recefles of the Matrix^ or, as 

 the Ffalmiji phrafes it, PfaL cxxxix. 14. made in 

 Jecret^ and curioujly wrought in the loivejl Parts of 

 the Earth. This Work is fo admirable and un- 

 accountable, that neither the Atheifts nor me- 

 chanical Philofopher.s have attempted to declare 

 the Manner and Procefs of it, but have (as I no- 

 ted before) very cautioufly and prudently broke 

 off their Syftems of natural Philofophy here, and 

 left this Point untouch'd j and thofe Accounts 

 which fome of them have attempted to give of 

 the Formation of a few of the Parts, are fo ex- 

 ceffively abfurd and ridiculous, that they need no 

 other Confutation than ha^ ha^ he. And I have 

 already farther (hewn, that to me it feems im- 

 poffible that Matter divided into as minute and 

 fubtle Parts as you will or can imagine, and thofe 

 mov'd according to what Catholick Laws foever 

 can be devis'd, fhould without the Prelidency and 

 Diredion of fome intelligent Agent, by the mere 

 Agitation of a gentle Heat, run itfelf into fuch a 

 curious Machine as the Body of Man is. 



Yet muft it be confefs'd that the Seed of Ani- 

 mals is admirably qualify'd to be failiion'd and 

 form'd by the Plajiick Nature into an organical 

 Body, containing the Principles or component 

 Particles of all the leveral homogeneous Parts 

 thereof; for indeed every Part of the Body feems 

 ta club and contribute to the Seed, elfe why 

 {hould Parents that are born blind or deaf, or that 

 want a Finger or any other Part, or have one fu- 

 ll 4 periiuous. 



