322 77j^ Wisdom of GOD PartIL 



or upon the Leaves on which they feed, all in a 

 String ; which there hatching, eat their way into 

 the Body, where they are nouriih'd till they be 

 come to their full Growth ; or it may be the Fly 

 may with the hollow and fharp Tube of her 

 Womb punch and perforate the very Skin of the 

 Erucay and caft her Eggs into its Body 5 fo the 

 Ichneumon will convey her Eggs into Caterpillars. 



The Difcovery of the Manner of the Genera- 

 tion of thefe Sorts of Infedts I earneftly recom- 

 mend to all ingenious Naturalifts as a Matter of 

 great moment -, for if this Point be but clear'd, 

 and it be demonftrated that all Creatures are ge- 

 nerated univocally by Parents of their own Kind, 

 and that there is no fuch thing as fpontaneous 

 Generation in the World, one main Prop and 

 Support of Atheifm is taken away, and their 

 ftrongeft Hold demolifh'd -, they cannot then ex- 

 emplify their foolifh Hypothejis of the Generation 

 of Man and other Animals at firft by the like of 

 Frogs and lafedls at this prefent Day. 



It will be farther objeded that there have live 

 Toads been found in the midft of Timber Trees, 

 nay, of Stones when they have been fawn afunder. 



To this I anfwer, that I am not fully fatisfy*d 

 of the Matter of Fad ; I am fo well acquainted 

 with the Credulity of the Vulgar, and the Delight 

 they, and many of the better Sort too, have in 

 telling of Wonders and ftrange things, that I muft 

 I have 



