. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. in Vivification be of any length, then the Spirit will cxhjle before the Crea-ture be mature ; except it beinclofedin aplacc whereit may have continu-ance of the hear, accefsof fome nourifhmcnt to maintain ir, andclof^ncfsthat may keep it from exhaling; and fuch places, or the Wombs and Matri-ces of the Females: And therefore all Creatures made of Putrefadion, arcof more uncertain ftiape, and are made in fhorter time, and ne
. Sylva sylvarum; or, A natural history, in ten centuries. Whereunto is newly added the History natural and experimental of life and death, or of the prolongation of life. in Vivification be of any length, then the Spirit will cxhjle before the Crea-ture be mature ; except it beinclofedin aplacc whereit may have continu-ance of the hear, accefsof fome nourifhmcnt to maintain ir, andclof^ncfsthat may keep it from exhaling; and fuch places, or the Wombs and Matri-ces of the Females: And therefore all Creatures made of Putrefadion, arcof more uncertain ftiape, and are made in fhorter time, and need not fo per-fect an enclofure, though fome clofencfs be commonly required. As forihc Heathen opinion, which wa?, That upon great mutations of the World,perfeO Creatures were firft ingendrcd of Concretion, as well as Frogs, andW^orm?, and Flies, and fuch like, are now; we know it to be vain: But ifanyfuch thing fliould be admitted, difcourfing according to fcnfe, it cannotbe, except you admit of aC^Jw firft, and commixture of Heaven and Earth;for the Ftame of the Woild once in order, cannot cfifc^ it by any excels ctcafualty. NATURAL 197 NATURAL HISTORY Century ?^--—^^-?---A11He Philofophy ofP/r(.f?or.« (which was fullof SupCf-iVition) did firi plane a Monftrous Imagination, wnichatccrwards was, by the i)chool of Tuto, and others, and nouriflicd. It was, That theff^or/d ttrxs oneifTXlt] -^vLm fiitiTf perfect Livhi^^ Creature i inibmucb, ^s t^Jpolloniits yi^^v A^^ip^i ^)-*-^ a /vrkf^ocrjw Prophet, affirmed, 1 hat the hbb-ing and Ft )wing of the ^ea was the Rcfpiration of theWorld, drawing in Water aj Breath, and puttina icforth again They went on, and inferred, That if the World were a LivingCreature, it had a Soul and Spirit; which alio they licld, calling icJ/xn/wMundi, the Spirit or Soul oft le World; by which, they did not intend Gorf,(for they did admit of a GDt-iry bcfidcs) butonelyt ic boul,ur r IfentialForniof thcUniierlc. This/o«nrf4M»n being laid
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