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Therefore all Spermc, all Menfiruom Subfiance,a\\ Matter whereof Crea¬ 
tures are produced by PutrifaBion, haue cuermore a Clofenejje,Lento ur, 
and Sequafity. It feemeth therefore, that the Generation by Sper me only, 
and by PutrifaBion, haue two Different Caufes. The fir ft is, for that 
Creatures which haue a Definite and ExaB shape , (as thofe haue which 
are procieaced by Copulation,) cannot be produced by a make and Ca- 
fuall Heat • Nor out of Matter , which is not exactly Prepared, according 
j to the Species. The Second is 3 for that there is a greater Time required 
for Maturation of Perfect Creatures- 3 For if the Time required in Fiuifica- 
tion be of any length,then the Spirit will Exhale,before the Creature be 
Mature:Exccpt it be Enclofed in a place where it may haucContinuance 
of the Heat , AcccJJe ot fome Nourijhment to maintaine it, and ClofineJJe 
that may keepe it from Exhaling. And fuch Places are the wombes, and 
Matrices of the FemaleE And therefore all Creatures , made of Putrifa¬ 
Bion, are of more Tncertaine shape • and are made in shorter Time• And 
need not fo Perfe6t an Enclofure , though fome ClofeneJJe be commonly 
required. As for the Heathen Opinionw hich was,that vpon gicatfylata- 
tions of the world, PerfeB Creatures were firft Engendred of Concretion •• 
As well as Props, and Wormes j and Flies,and fuch like, are now . Wee 
know it to be vaine. But if any fuch Thing lnouid be admitted, Dif- 
■ courfing according to Senfe, it cannot be, except you admit a 
Chaos firft, and Commixture of Heauen, and Earth 0 
F or the Frame of the World,once in Or¬ 
der, cannot effeft it by any 
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