. Three physico-theological discourses : concerning: I. The primitive chaos and creation of the world ; II. The general deluge, its causes and effects ; III. The dissolution of the world and future conflagration .. . err the Reader:Only I fliall repeat, that I am lefs inclinableto it, becaufe of the necelTary Lofs of an in-credible Multitude of them, which feemsnot agreeable to the Wifdom and Provi-dence of Nature. For, fuppofing every Malehath in him all the Animalcules that he fhallor may eje<5t; they may, for ought I know,amount to Millions of Millions, and fo thegreateft part of them mu
. Three physico-theological discourses : concerning: I. The primitive chaos and creation of the world ; II. The general deluge, its causes and effects ; III. The dissolution of the world and future conflagration .. . err the Reader:Only I fliall repeat, that I am lefs inclinableto it, becaufe of the necelTary Lofs of an in-credible Multitude of them, which feemsnot agreeable to the Wifdom and Provi-dence of Nature. For, fuppofing every Malehath in him all the Animalcules that he fhallor may eje<5t; they may, for ought I know,amount to Millions of Millions, and fo thegreateft part of them muft needs be , if we take but one Coit^ there muft,in uniparous Creatures at leaft, abundancebe loft. But if we fuppofe the Foetus to beoriginally in the Egg, it is not fo. For theEggs of all forts of Creatures are fo propor-tioned to the Nature of the Animals, the Time 6o Of the Chaos, &c. Time that they live, the Time and Numberof their Geftations, and the Number theybring forth at all times, that they will muchabout fuffice for the Time the Creatures arefit to breed and nourifh their Young: Sothat they may, if need be, be all broughtforth, and come to Perfection. The End of the Firfi Difcotirfe,. DISr
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