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\An Account of three Books* 
L De SECRETIONE JNIMJLI Cogitata, 'Jutk Cull 
' Cole M. D. Oxon. 1674. ^ 
LI Pon theconfiderationof che Neceflity and Ufefulnefs of 
Iknowing the manner how the SrcW/i;;^ of the Juyces in 
the body is made, both for the prefervation and reftoration of 
Health, the Ingenious Author, finding this Argument hithento 
but negligently and flightly handled,undertakes in this Traft 
to give us his thoughts of a well-confider'd Theory concerning 
it ; Having ruppos'd,^r/?,that Nature's method is very fimple, 
and alike in the defTem of like works ; fecondly ^ that the 
bodies of Animals, and foof Men, arefram'd and do work Me- 
chanically^ /^/W/y, that nothing is to be afferted, which is re- 
pugnant ro the mdouhitAf hmomem of ISlature ; nor any Ufes 
10 be affign'd either to parts or liquors,that do not correfpond 
wirh the Oeconomy of the whole Body. 
This done,he proceeds to the handling 6f the Subjefi it fclf; 
and here he explains firfi^ What he means by this Secretion, 
»^:>c/, hefhewsthefourceof thefe Secretions, viz» the Chyle 
and Blood ; /^^;^,hc eftablifhes the Exiftenceof the JSiervot^s 
Juyce, upon which his Hyfothejis mainly depends ; further, he 
confiders the previous Difpofition of the Juyces for Secretion, 
which he faith is induced by an inteftin Fermentation 5 again^ 
he affigns theOrgans by nature appointed for thisOfRce^which 
to him are none other but the Glandular Subftances of the Bo- 
dy, to be found in all the parts thereof, even in the Skin itfelf; 
more-over ^htoi'pomds the manner howall aoimalSecrctionsare 
performed ; which he doth firfl in general, teaching that general- 
ly they are all efFefted immediately by F€rcoUtion\th^Viym par- 
ticular diftinguifhing Secretions into Simple orPerfeHive^^nd 
into thofe that are M/jc^,and theft again into Excretive zxidRe - 
dulfive, he ^fRrms the Simfe or Perfeffive Secretions to be 
performed by meer FercoUtion, whereby ,upon a previous mix- 
ture of the ferments convening from all parts, the texture of 
the Juyce is foopen'd, and its particles fo comminuted and 
diflbciated , that any propelling force fupervening,they will 
eafily fall afunder, and pafs into veflTels futable to admit them: 
By which way heefteems that the trajeflion is made of the chyle 
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