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513 ANDREAE VESflLII BRVXELLENSIS 
uidetiir unc| inftitutafLune . Prouidi ucro folcrtisqp rcrum Opificis opcra.qua; muftis annora 
millibus iam (lifFcccrunt & pcrdurarut,adhuc pcrmanctjmirabili quadam artc ab ipfo inucta, 
ut fcmpcr pro homiuibus qui corrupuntunioui fucccdantjpcrpeiiiaqj fpccici confcruatio fiat. 
Homincs namcp initio ita extruxit, ut unus quidcmpoiiflimu fcctus principi) rationc cxporri^ 
gcrer,alicrautcmidfufcipicnsfa:tijcuutrirctfoucretq).Sicuiro organa,' teflcsicilicctipfosin 
didit,qua:prxcipuumnouiconftitucndihoitiinispriucipiumcfFonnarent,ua(a illisadiungcs 
dupliciar 'alia quidcm matcriacx cjua hi apte iemencoficcrcnt apportantia,' alia ua-6 iam confe 
(fiuinunu^^meatu, quiopportuncidin' utcruproiiciat^dcducctia.lscnim mulieridaE,utprin 
cipiuhoccocipiat;deindcisquo(5 uafi'scofcritur,quoriibcneficiogcnitLiratcmporisfucccfru < 
cnutriatur,acpr3Ccipuo Naturxmiraculoinnouumhomincm prodeat.Intcrim tcftcs 'ua 
facp illoriifunflionibus feruicntiautcrus fibiuendicat,ut &mulicra!iquaprimarrj principi) ra. 
tionc fcctui adrjciat.QLiinctiS his oranibus nonhominu duntaxat,fcd & cajtcroruaniirialiii ge 
ncration i famulantibus organis mcras comifccndoru corporu libidincs, & pcculiarc quanda 
dcleclatiohis uim ad gcncratione rcrum Opifcx copuIauit,ipfi ucro animc ca ufura: mirabilem 
quandam &; indicibilc utendi appctitu quocj clargicns. A' quo ufu animalia incicata & ftimuk 
ta,etia fi ftultaautiuueniIia,autrationc priuataprorfus fucrint, prouidcp.t tame fucccflione ipc i 
cici,haud fecus cp fi omnino eflcnt prudcntia. Quucniin Opifex haud ignorarct fLibftaniia, cx ' 
quiinftruracuta gcnerarionifubieruicutia creauit^pcrfciTtamrapicntiiincuticpadmitin-cilicce 
bram&uclutine(catioiic,qua;n folam accipcrcpotcrat.ad lalute confcruaiioncmqj fpccieiiis 
indidit,de!e(flationc uchemcnuftimaillarii partiti ufui adiictcns. Atq) hincilla inTima-o Plato> 
nis dc gcncraiionis aniore a rcru Opifice uobis ingenita d.ITcrcnns cft fenteniia:Quocirca pu 
dcndoril naturx in uiris infita uis inobcdicns acimpcriofa,& qunfi animal nocxaudics ratio- 
ncm.furiofaru Iibidiiiu uiolenii.i,(ubijccrc fibi cunda conatur.^Vulua quocp & utcrus iu focmi 
nis parii-ationcanimalauidi5gcnerandi,fiiutcmpcftiuediucpagencrandoabftincat , a-grcfcrC 
mora, plurimumcpindignatur.Vtmodonihildicadeamorc.quoanimalialuosprofcquutur 
fa:ius;& temperic a Naiura mulieri priuatim cocefla, ut no folu utcro adhuc cotento fcctui a!i 
meiitii fubminiftretjUerti natu quocp fuis mamillis tam fcdulo & foliciie cnutriat. Quam ucro 
aftabrehaspcrindeacrcliquagenerationifnbminiftrantiaorgana cxtrufla fint,iampaulatim 
audituruscs,quumcuiufq!organintum,formam,fubftantiam,conncxum,uafa,ncruos,oriii, 
inuolucra,quibusintegiturautconftat,duc"tus,a(Siones,iifus,&ciusgencTisreIiqLia,auiror5 
organis ftaiLieus fcrmonis initium,pro(cquipcrgam, 
BE FIROKVM ORG^NIS GENER^TIO.- 
nijubfcrukntihus. Ca^ut -X' III, 
■T>Ri_^E S E NT I^ orgeiiiciprimum uigtftmajigura^moxuigijlmiifccunda^iiie' 
[gjlmatcrti.xabfolutijiimecxprimuntur^quem.-iilmodumcarumlndnmanifeflocdociiit. 
jl I R I (emenprimariuJiominiscEfe<fliuucncpriacipiu,medicisiuxtaacphi 
lolopbis concefTumcfi: oninibus:muIicre ucrofemen cniiitcrc,& effcftiui 
principii partc prscberc, Ariftotelcs & alij plaiq! inficiaiur.Rurfus no mi 
nus ambigitur,nunquid gcuitalclcme duorii priiicipioru matcrialis ct cfte 
cliuirationelubcat^utciiDiuoHippocratcciPolyboGalcnus cxil^imatr 
an cftccfiiui tantu,ut Ari(l:otc'is cftopinio,quilicct principiu motionis mc 
ftruofanouinia(emincinfcrriarbitrabatur,non tamecxipfo,ucluticxma 
tcria, animal forniari putabat. His prxicralias de fcminis materia, & ipfiusab animalis parti, 
bus fedibusq!dccifionc,acualorijfeminaliiidu(flu,forma,orm,numero,infertionc,prftereact 
acetabuIorCi in utcro encntia,& fanguinis mcftrui natura,fcctusqi enutritionc, intcr primarios 
mcdicos &phiIofophosinnumcras atcjjpcnituscxdiamctro contrariasdiflenfioncSjaccedir, 
qux tcIFium fit conformatio,& nunquid (emen illi,ut Galenus annuit,gcnerciit;num ucro tan 
tum plaiiarum, qux Grcccis aSiu iiocantur, quas^ tcxtrices fuis telis appendent,uiccm ex Pc- 
ripatcticorumfcntcntiagerant.Vtinicrimpra;tereammillc dcfcctus formationc,&quando 
marciikis,quandofa:minaprodLicatur,defcctusadparentes fimilitudine,acfiguis,deoptima 
anima; partc;num fcilicet hxc calor (cmini innatus, aliauc fubft.itia fit,aut alicundc mifla,ac ali 
quidprorfus incorporelr aut corporeti;& rurfus fi ita fit,num id cii hominc,an prius cu omni' 
busaiiimiscrcct,undciddimittatur,pra:tereamortale'neanimmortaIcfit,ciusq! gcneris alias 
pcneinfinitasphilofophorumniedicoruinq)di(Ferctias,&qua: coclum tcrra: niilcct nominaa 
uarijsufurpataautoribus,acdiuerfispugnamibuscppartibusdiucrljmodeiinpoflta,&denu6 
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