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roneous Reafonings of the Artifts 

 without ceafing to be themfelyes 

 things of great ufe ? as being appli- 

 cable as well to the Difeovery or 

 Confirmation of folid Theories., as 

 the produ&ion of new Phenomena 

 and beneficial efFe&s. And though 

 I think, that many Notions of Par a- 

 cdfm and Helmont and fome other 

 Eminent Spagyrifts are unfolid, and 

 not worthy the veneration that their 

 Admirers cherifjh for them 5 yet di- 

 vers of the Experiments^ which ei- 

 ther are alledged to favour thefe 

 notions^ or on other accounts are tq 

 be met with among the followers of 

 thefe men, deferve the curiofity if 

 not the efteem of the rnduftrious In- 

 quirers into Natures Myfteries. 

 And looking upon Chymiftry in 

 grofs as a Difcipline fubordinate to 

 Phyfiques, even Mechanical Philo- 

 sophers may juftly ? in my opinion, 

 think favourably of it 3 fince^what* 

 ever Imperfe&ions^or, if they pleafe, 

 Extravagancies there may b? vol 



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