to hinder or reclaim them. That Birds of the fame Kind Should make Nefts exa&ly alike, wherefoever bred, and tho' they had never feen a Neft made.
The Migration of Birds from one Country to another, a strange
and unaccountable Allion.
The wonderful Art obfervable in the Conftruction, Situation,
and Figure of the Cells in Honey-combs 132, 133, 134. That
Bees and other Animals, lay up in store, either for the Food
of their Young, or their own Winter-Provifion 135
The Provifion that is made for the prefervation and fecurity of
weak and timorous Creatures, and for the diminishing of the
rapacious 136, 137, 138
The fitness of the Parts of the Bodies of Animals to every one's
nature and manner of Living, inftanced in, 1. The Swine,
139, &c. 2. The Mole, 141. 3. The Tamandua or Ant Bear,
X42. 4. The Chameleon, 143. 5. The whole Genius of
Wood-peckers, ibid. 6. Swallows, 144. 7. Doukers or
Loons.
145
In Birds all the Members are fitted for the use of flying 146,
&c. The ufe of the Tail in Birds
The Bodies of Fishes moft conveniently formed and provided for the ufe of Swimming 150, 151. and particularly those of Cetaceous Fishes for Respiration, and preferving their Natural Heat 151, 152. and of. Amphibious Creatures ibid.
The fitting of the Parts of Animals one to another, viz. The
Genitals of the Sexes 153. The Nipples of the Paps to the
Mouth and Organs of Suction Ibid. The admirable Structure
of the Breafts or Paps, for the preparing and feparating, the
containing and retaining of the Milk, that it doth not flow
out without Preffure or Suction 154
Several Obfervations of Ariftotle's, relating to the fitness of
the Parts to the Creatures Nature and Manner of Living, and
to their respective Ufes 155, 156
Another remarkable Inftance in proportioning the length of the Neck to that of Legs in Animals 157, 158. Of the Aponeu- rofis in the Neck, why given to most Quadrupeds, and not to Man 157. That fome Birds have but short Legs, and jet Long Necks, and why 158. That this Inftance cannot be ac- counted for by Atheists
An Objection against the Ufes of feveral Bodies I have inftanced in, relating to Man, answered 160. A Difcourfe in the Perfon of Almighty God to Man 161, 162, &c. The incredible fmalness and fubtleness of fome Animalcules, an Argument and Proof of the admirable Art of the Creator 166, 167
Practical Inferences from the precedent Difcourfe, wherein it
is fhown, That the World was in fome Sence made for Man,
yet not fo as to have no other end or use of its Creation, but
to ferve him 169, 170, &c. The Contemplation and Confide-
ration of the Works of God, may probably be fome part of our
Employment in Heaven
The Sun, Moon, Stars, &c. are called upon to praise, which
they can do no otherwife, than by affording Man, and other
intelligent Beings, Matter or Subject of praising him. And
therefore Men and Angels are called upon to confider thofe
Great Effects of the Divine Power, Wisdom and Goodness,
and to give God the Praife and Glory due to him for them,
178, 179, 180, &c. That God doth, and may justly in-
tend and defign his own Glory. 182, 183, 184, 185.
F the whole Body of the Earth: And first of its Figure,
which is demonftrated to be Spherical, Page 190, 191.
The Conveniences of this Figure fhewn for Union of Parts,
Strength, Convenience of Habitation, and Circular Motior,
upon its own Poles
191, 192, 193
II. Of its Motion, both Diurnal upon its own Poles, and An-
nual in the Ecliptick; and both thefe fhewn to be rational,
and not diffonant to Scripture 193, 194, &c. The prefent
Direction, and conftant Parallelism of its Axis to it felf, shewn
to be most convenient for the Inhabitants of the Earth, by the
Inconvenience of any different Pofition 196, 197, 198, &c.
That the Torrid Zone is habitable, and stored with great Mul-
titudes of Men, and other Animals, contrary to the Opinion
of fome of the Antients 200. Neither are the Heats there
prejudicial to the Longevity of Men ibid. A Digreffion to
prove, that the Lives of Men are longest in the hottest Coun
tries 201, 202. That it would not be more convenient for
the Inhabitants of the Earth, if the Tropicks flood at a great-
er diftance, proved 204, 205. A very confiderable and here-
tofore unobferv'd Convenience of this Inclination of the Earth's
Axis, which Mr. Keil affords us
ing of Water during the dry Seasons of the Year, for their own` nourishment, and for the relief and refreshment of Birds, In fects, and even Men themselves
of Mountains, and their Vfes
215 to 220 II. The Wisdom of God difcovered in the Structure of the Bodies of Man, and other Animals
Eleven general Obfervations, demonftrating this Wifdom and Goodness of God in forming our Bodies
1. The erect pofture of the Body of Man 221. commodious, (1.)
For the fuftaining of the Head 222. (2.) For Prospect ibid.
(3.) For walking and using our Hands 223, 224. That this
erection of the Body was intended by Nature, proved by feve-
ral Arguments, and particularly by the fastening the Cone of
the Heart to the Midriff, of which an Account is given out of Dr. Tyfon's Anatomy of the Ourang Outang
2. In that there is nothing deficient or redundant in
Man 227. A notable Story of a Man's giving
young Child well attested
3. The Parts of the Body moft conveniently fituate, for Use, for
Ornament, and for mutual Afistance
4. Ample Provifion made for the Defence and Security of the
1rincipal Parts, Heart, Brain and Lungs 231, 232, 233
5. Abundant Provision made against evil Accidents and Incon veniences 234, 235. Some Obfervations concerning Sleep 235, 236
That the unfenfib'enefs of Pain during Sleep proceeds rather from
the Relaxation of the Nerves than their Obftru&tion 237
6. The Conftancy obferved in the Number, Figure, and Site of
the principal Parts, and the Variety in the lefs 238
7. The annexing of Pleafure to thofe Actions that are necessary
for the Support of the Individuum, and the Continuation and
Propagation of the Kind
11. The variety of Lineaments and Diffimilitude of the Faces
of Men, as alfo of their Voices, and Hand-writings, all of
mighty Importance to Man 245, 246, 247
of the particular Parts of the Body: And, 1. Of the Head and
Hair 248. The reafon of Baldness. 2. Of the Eye: Its Beauty
249. Its Humours and Tunicles transparent 250, &c. (1.)
For the Clearnefs. (2.) For the Diftin&tnefs of Vifion ibid.
The Parts of the Eye of a Figure moft convenient for the Col-
lection of the vifual Rays, viz. Convex 252. The Vreous
Tunicle bath a Mufculous Power for contracting and dilating
of the Pupil ibid. Its Infide, and that of the Choroids, why
blackned 253. The Figure of the Eye alterable, according
to the Exigency of the Object, in refpet of Diftance or Pro-
pinquity 2:4, 255. Why the Optick Nerve is not inferted
right behind the Eye ibid. Why though the Rays be de-
cuffated in the Pupil of the Eye, the Object is not seen invert-
ed 255. The ufe of the Aqueous Humor, and that it is
Suddenly reparable 256. The Tnnica Cornea protuberant'
above the White of the Eye, and why 257. The use of the
Mufcles of the Eye ibid. The Provifion for the Defence and
Security of this precious Part 258. The uses of the Eye-lids,
and their frequent winking 259. That as Man wants, f
he needs not the feventh or fufpenfory Mufcle, which is of
great use and neceffity to Brutes 261. The need and use of
the nillating Membrane in Brutes, and that Man needs it not
ibid.
Thirdly, of the Ear 262. The use of the Auricula 263. of
the Tympanum of the Ear, its Bones, and their Mufcles,
and of the Ufe of the Ear-Wax, &c 264
Fourthly, of the Teeth, nine remarkable Observations concern-
ing their Situation, Structure, and Ufes 264, 265,
266, &c.
Fifthly, Of the Tongue, and its various Ufes, for tasting
and gathering of Food, for managing. of Maftication, for
forming of Words, &c. 268. Speaking proper to Man ibid.
Of the Ductus Salivales, and of the great use of the Saliva or
Spittle 269
Sixthly, of the Wind-pipe, its admirable Structure and Ufes
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