Se&t. IV. The Structure of Beafts in general, and Con- Sect. V. Of Procreation in general. Se&. VI. Generation perform'd after various Manners! Sect. VIII. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva- tions. Sect. XI. The Motion of Animals in general. Sec. XII. The Structure of Birds. Se&t. XIII. The hollow Tubes or Bones of a Bird. Sect. XIV. The Cartilages in the Joints; and Con- Se&. XV. How the Wings are moved in flying. Sect. XVI. The wonderful Structure of the Wings. Sect. XVII. Convictions from the foregoing Obferva- tions. Sec. XVIII. Other Reflections upon the Structure of Sect. XIX. Of the Feet of Water-Fowl. Sect. XX. Of the Tails of Birds. Se&t. XXI. The Center of Gravity, and Force of the Sect. XXII. Convictions from the foregoing Obfer- vations. Sect. XXIII. Of the Support of Birds. Sect. XXIV. Tranfition to the Fishes. Se&t. XXV. The Miracle of Fishes living under Wa- ter, and Convictions from thence. Sect. XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII. How Fishes ba lance themselves in and against the Waters, illuftra- Sect. XXIX. The Effect of Cold and Heat, and of a Sect. XXXI. Fishes Swim with their Tails. Sect. XXXII. The Ufe of their Fins. Sect. XXXIII. Creatures that live in the Air, fee Sect. XXXIV. To prevent this confused Sight, Fishes are endowed with rounder Eyes. Sect. XXXV, and XXXVI. The Fruitfulness or Sect. XXXVII. The Curfe appears from the Produ Sect. XXXVIII. Creeping Creatures not yet thorough- Sect. XXXIX. Of Infects, Silk-worms, Caterpillers, &c. Sect. XL. Of the Small Animalcula in general. Sect. XLI. Of the Eyes of a Fly called Rombout, and Sect.. I. Tranfition to the Plants in general. Sect. II. Without Earth and Water no Plants will Sect. III. Every Seed has its Seed-Plant. Sect. IV. The Seed-Root and Pluma in a Bean. Sect. V. Every Plant has two Roots. Sect. VI. The Cavity in the Bean for the Pluma. Sect. VII. The Hole in the Skin for the Root-Sprout. Sect. X. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations. Sect. XI. Confiderations on the Texts in John xii. 24. 1 Cor. xv. 36, -7, -8. and Gen. ii. 4, 5, 6. with Obfervations on the last of them. Sec. XII. Of the Expanfion or Unfolding the Seed- Plant, with an Experiment of Mr. Dodart thereupon. Sect. XIII. Whether the Seed-Plants contain the fol- Sect. XIV. Tranfition to Root and Trunks of Plants. Sect. XV. The Structure of the Root, and its Parts.. Sect. XVI. This Structure reprefented in the Pepper- Sect.XVII. The Structure of the Trunk in an Afb-Tree. Sect. XVIII. The Trunks grow upwards, and the Roots Sect. XIX, XX, XXI. Three Experiments made up- Sect. XXI. Convictions from the foregoing Obfervations. Sect. XXII. The Knots and Buds of Plants, and Con、 victions from thence. Sect. XXIII. The Structure of Leaves, and their Use- Sect. XXIV,XXV, XXVI. .Several Experiments to Sect. XXVII, XXVIII. The Structure of Flowers, Sect. XXIX. Some Singularities about Flowers. Sect. XXXI. Of the Curfe of the Earth Sect. XXXII, XXXIII. Plants don't yield as much vations. THE Religious Philofopher: Or, the Right Ufe of the Contemplation of the Works of the CREATOR, &c. VOLUME II. CONTEMPLATION XVII. . Of the Air. SECT. I. Tranfition to the Contemplation of the W World. E have hitherto been employ'd in Contemplating what we our felves are, and with how much Wisdom and Power, and (what lays us under higher Obligations) with how much Goodnefs our most gracious Creator has thus wonderfully formed us, and daily and hourly preferv❜d us. If now we proceed, and obferve all that is round VOL. II. Y about about us, we shall again discover a whole World full of innumerable Bodies, innumerable Motions, innumerable Phænomena or Appearances, innumerable Operations and Effects of an inexpreffible Number of Things; fo that the most laborious and diligent Enquirers, after their indefatigable Diligence, have made fo little Progrefs, as to be forced to acknowledge, that all that they know of the Univerfe, even at this time, is but a fmall part of what is ftill to be known. However, as little as this may feem to be, it is yet fo confiderable, that it muft caufe every Man that is not vainly puffed up with the Conceit of his own Wisdom, to fink down into the deepest Humility and Submiffion, when forced to confefs a Glorious Creator, from the Contemplation of the most amazing Greatnefs of his Works; fo that it is not poffible (unless the Vengeance of a God unjustly blafphem'd refts upon him) that there fhould be one fingle Soul fo miferably blind and unhappy, as to think it credible, after a regular Inquiry, that fo many and fo wonderful things, that for fo many Ages together could continue without change and confufion in their firft appointed Order and State, can be the effect of mere Chance and ignorant Causes. Befides that, as unconceivably great and terrible as they may appear with refpect to Men, they are neverthelefs compell'd by an invifible Power and Direction, not only to concur in preserving us alive, but alfo to contribute after fuch different ways to our Convenience, Refreshment and Pleasure. And that we may not be fuppos'd to advance this, from an Admiration merely groundless, (for Admiration may be owing to Ignorance, as well as Knowledge) of the many Properties of Things, whole particular Difcuffion would not only exceed the Defign of this Book, but even our |