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HISTORY. 



VII. Century, • 



He Differences between Animate and Inanimate Bodies 

 we (hall handle fully under the Title of and Living 

 Spirits, and Powers. We (hall therefore make but a brief 

 Mention of them in this Place. The Main Differences 

 are two. All Bodies have Spirits, and Pneumatic all Parts, 

 within them : But the Main Differences between Ani- 

 mate and Inanimate, are two : The firft is > that the Spi- 

 rits of Things Animate, are all Continued with themfelves, and are Branched 

 inVeines, and fecret Canales, asB loud is: And in Living Creatures, the Spi- 

 rits have not only Branches, but certain Cels or Seats, where the Principall 

 Spirits do reiide,and whereunto the reft do refor t : But the Spirits in Things 

 Inanimate are (hut in, and cut off by the Tangible Parts; And are not per- 

 vious one to another •, As Air is in Snow, The fecond Main Difference is, 

 that the 5/>/>/>j of Animate Bodies are all in fome degree, (more or lefs,)kind- 

 led and inflamed ; And have a fine Commixture of Flame, and an Aeriall 

 Subflance. But Inanimate Bodies have* their Spirits no whit Inflamed, or 

 Kindled. And this Difference confiileth lfor; in the Heat on Coolnejs o't Spi- 

 rits Iter- G'toves and other Spices, Kapha and Petroleum, have exceeding 

 Hot Spirits, (hotter a great deal than <9/7<?, Wrx, or Tallow, &c.) but not 

 Inflamed. And when any of thofe Weak and Temperate come to 



be Inflamed, then they gather a much greater than others have ^» /»- 



fe^d 5 befides their £/^f, and Motion, Sec. 



The Differences, which are btcordfirj-imid proceed from thefe two Radical! 

 Differences, are t, Firft, are all Figurate and Z)^<?m/£M^,which In$nir 



Bodies drt not ^ For look how farrethe £p;>/> is able to Spread and 

 Continue it felf • So farre goeth the Shape or Figure •, And then is D^r- 

 aw?zfi. Secondly, P/^^i do nourilh Inanimate Bodies do not : They have 

 an Accsetion,but no Alimentation. Thirdly, Plants have a Period ok Life ; 

 which Inanimate Bodies have not. Fourthly , ' they have a Succcfjion, and prt»- 



Experiments 

 in Conforc, 

 touching the 

 Affinities, and 

 Differences-, 

 be tw een 

 Plants and 

 Inanima te 

 Bodies^ 

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which is not in Bodies Inanimate. 

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