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endued with a property of refuming their 

 claftick ftate, whenever they were difenga- 

 ged from that mafs, in which they were 

 fixed 5 that thereby this beautiful frame of 

 things might be maintained, in a continual 

 round of the production and diffolution of 

 animal and vegetable bodies. 



The air is very inftrumental in the pro- 

 du&ion and growth of animals and vegeta- 

 bles, both by invigorating their feveral juices, 

 while in an elaftick a&ive ftate, and alfo by 

 greatly contributing in a fix'd ftate to the 

 union and firm connexion of the feveral 

 conftituent parts of thofe bodies, viz. their 

 water, fait, fulphur and earth. This band of 

 union, in conjunction with the external air, 

 is alfo a very powerful agent in the diffolu- 

 tion and corruption of the fame bodies, for 

 it makes one in every fermenting mixture . 

 the a&ion and re-a&ion of the aereal and ful- 

 phureous particles is in many fermenting 

 mixtures fo great, as to excite a burning 

 heat, and in others a fudden flame : And 

 it is we fee by the like a&ion and re-ac- 

 a&ion of the fame principles, in fuel and the 

 ambient air, that common culinary fires are 

 produced and maintained. 



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