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fight, the outmoft fkin of the Worm begins to 
move about the third and fourth anterior ring, 
Tab. XLI. ‘Figis. @... This. motion; arifes 
from hence, that the infe@t, now hidden 
within the fkin, ufes all its efforts to promote 
its exclufion, and to quit its inmoft coat as 
well as its exterior {kin together, at one and 
the fame time. This is conftantly the courfe 
of nature, in our fourth order of changes. It 
is obferved, on this occafion, that the fkin is 
divided into four parts: hence it happens, that 
the third 4 of the foremoft rings, and alfo the 
fifth, c, are partly feparated; and even: thefe, 
as well as the fourth above, open very regu- 
larly and orderly in the breaft. After this, the 
infect immediately breaks open its inner coat, 
with which it is immediately invefted, and cafts 
it off, together with the fkin, breaking forth 
from thence under the beautiful form of a Fly, 
Pigivirs 2. 
But I would have it here obferved, that the 
breaking open of the outmoft fkin, as now ex- 
plained, is not at all cafual or accidental; but: 
is perfectly ordained by a conftant order, fince 
it always proceeds in the fame manner in all 
thefe changes. ‘The {kin alfo is in thofe places, 
where it is broke open, fo circumftanced by 
the all-wife Author of Nature, that it eafily 
opens, as if joined together by futures. 
When the Fly is thus produced, its wings 
are not immediately obvious, or diftin@ly vi- 
fible; but are curled up, and wrinkled into 
folds, in the fame manner as J have exhtbited 
in the Nymph. However, in the fpace of a 
quarter of an hour, which is well worth ob- 
ferving, we fee that they are difplayed and 
extended, and become fmooth. ‘The caufes 
of this fudden effect are the blood and air, 
which are then impelled forcibly into the vef- 
fels of the wings and pulmonary tubes: there- 
fore, if the wings about this time be wounded, 
they fhed fome {mall drops of the creature’s 
blood, like clear flowing water; and this never 
happens afterwards, when the wings are once 
expanded and dried, though you wound them 
never fo often. 
When the wings are expanded, the little 
infe@t difcharges three or four {mall drops of 
muddy water, and immediately enters into an- 
other ftate of life: for the creature, that lived 
before in water and mud, now wanders thro’ 
the air, carried by very fwift wings, and vifiting 
the grafly fields and meadows, enjoys a more 
noble and happy kind of life. 
In the fame quarter of an hour, wherein 
this creature is produced, it hath alfo acquired 
the knowledge of every thing neceflary to do 
what it ought, and to avoid what may preju- 
dice it; wherefore it never afterwards has oc- 
cafion of a tutor, or director for any thing. 
Hence the birth of this infect by far excels the 
unfortunate condition of man, after he is born. 
He for fome years increafes or grows up, as it 
were, in difagreeable circumftances, before he 
has reafcn, or a knowledge of thofe things 
which he ought to do, or avoid: but, on the 
contrary, this infect is of full maturity when 
NYAGELUGR E; 
or, 
born; nor does it increafe any more after the 
quarter of an hour, in which its birth is com- 
pleated; but it feeds itfelf with a moft diftin- 
guifhed kind of pleafure, and lives on dew and 
{ugared liquors, which it finds in the meadows 
and flowers: indeed, it fometimes nourifhes 
itfelf with blood, to the juft punifhment of the 
fins of Man, who isymore miferable than the 
Worm fixed to the earth, and threwn into this 
world as into exile. This Fly naturally tor- 
ments cows and cattle, that ferve for the ufe of 
man, in fuch a manner, that they run through 
the fields mad, as it were, with pain. 
Relying with juft reafon on thefe things, I 
can at length affirm, that the aforefaid meta- 
morphofis of the Worm into a Nymph, under 
which change the Nymph is for fome time, as 
it were, dead, and deftitute of motion, and, 
after the fhort {pace of eleven days, increafes 
into a Fly, by the wonderful alterations of the 
internal parts; may be juftly compared to the 
true refurrection from the dead, or, as. it were, 
to a new generation. The human underftand- 
ing is, indeed, amazed at this; but at the fame 
time we are taught thereby, as with a vifible 
example, how near our refurrection and refor-~ 
mation is, when we love God above all things, 
and our neighbour as ourfelves; in which con- 
fifts, indeed, the real metamorphofis of the 
human mind. This, having then caft off the 
ancient dirt of avarice, pride, and envy, and 
changing thofe vile paffions for the moft fweet 
and gentle love of Chrift, lives afterwards 
eternally in a more perfect body. 
The Fly, thus produced from the Nymph, 
exhibits two antenne, or horns, Tab. XLII. 
Fig. 1. a, on the head. ‘The four anterior 
legs are jointed to the lower part of the thorax. 
The two lait are feen 6456 under the pofterior 
part of the body, and fhew very diftinly 
their joints, and the two claws, with which 
their extremities are fortified. ‘Two little ap- 
apertures are feen in the upper part of the tho- 
rax; but its pofterior region is girded round 
with a beautiful margin, near which, on each | 
fide, are feen two little parts, with globular ex- 
tremities, defigned for making a noife or found. 
The two wings are affixed cc to the fhoulder- 
blades. The body, d, is divided by fome yel- 
low fpots, with black horny or bony rings, 
which are beautifully adorned above and about 
the fides with fine hairs. I had once intended 
to delineate thefe things magnified; but I am 
now fo ftinted in time, that I cannot execute 
this defign. 
The other miracles of God, fhewn in this 
infeét, muft be now exhibited to view; Imean, 
thofe which occur in the fkin, and in the inner 
integuments, which have been forfaken by this 
Fly. ' I fhall now fhew thefe exuvie, or caft — 
parts, diffected and magnified by a microfcope. 
In the hinder part of the outer fkin, the caft 
off pulmonary tubes, aa, which, upon the 
Worm’s being changed into a Nymph, and 
contracting its body into the fourth annular in- 
cifion, had feparated from its interior parts, 
{till adhere to the. fecond, third, and fourth 
rings : 
