IV. The Place allotted to the feveral Tribes of Animals to Live and A&t in. In concerning which I observe, that Their Organs are adapted to their Place 167. All Places habitable are duly ftocked. Various Animals have their various Places; and the Wisdom thereof 168 V. The Balance of Animals Numbers, fo that the World is not The feveral Tribes of Animals by a due Proportion in the S Length of their Life 169. { Number of their Young, in Man very remarkably, by the Different Length of his Life. Soon after the Creation 171. When the World was more, but not fully Peopled ibid. When it was fufficiently ftocked, down to the pre- Due Proportions of Marriages, Births, and Burials 174. VI. The Food of Animals. In which the Divine Management and Providence appears, in the 179. [Maintaining fach large Numbers of all Kinds of Animals on the Land, in the Seas, and divers Places too unlikely to afford fufficient Food. Adjustment of the Quantity of Food to the Number of There is not too much, fo as to rot, and annoy The moit Useful is the moft Plentiful, and easiest Delight which the various Tribes of Animals have to the All forts of Food to be confumed. The World to be kept sweet and clean by those Peculiar Food, that particular Places afford to the Crea- Curious Apparatus in all Animals for Gathering, and Mouth, f Mouth, nicely fhaped for Food, &c. In Some, little and narrow 189. Some, with a large deep Incifure. Infects very notable to catch, hold and devour Birds as notable, Horned in all. In fome Thick and fharp-edged to hufk Grain. Teeth, which are peculiarly hard, firmly inferted in Mufcles and Tendons, ferving to Mastication, strong and well lodged. Gullet, fized according to the Food; with curious Fibres, &c. ibid. Stomach ; 197. Which hath a curious Mechanifm of Fibres, Tu- Whole Faculty of Digeftion by fuch seeming weak Whofe Size and Strength is conformable to the Tame Animals but one. Ruminants, Birds, &c. more. Guts, whofe Tunicks, Glands, Fibres, Valves, and Peristaltick Motion, deserve Admiration 201. Lacteals, together with the Impregnations from the し Pancreas, Gall, Glands, and Lymphæducts. Sagacity of all Animals in finding out, and providing Food. In Man lefs remarkable for the fake of his Understanding 202 Inferior Creatures. In fuch as are Come to mature Age, and are able to help themselves, by their Accurate Smell 203. Natural Craft. Hunting and groping out of Sight. Seeing and Smelling at great Diftances 205. Ein. Climbing; the ftrong Tendons and Mufcles acting there Seeing in the dark. Helpless. As 20%. Young Creatures. Man, born the moft helplefs of any, the Parents Irrationals: For whofe Young the Creator hath made Parent Animals own Eropy, and Diligence in Nurfing and Defending them 207. Sagacity and Care in repofiting their Eggs and Young, where Food and all Neceffaries are to be found 209. Ability of the Young themselves to fhift for, and help themfelves, with the little Helps of their Dams 210. Creatures deftitute of Focd at fome Seafons, or likely to want it, who Are able to live long without Food 211. VII. The Cloathing of Animals, which is 214. Man it is left to his own Reafon and Art, joined with fufficient Materials: Which is best for him, [Because he may fuit his Cloathing to his Quality and Bufinefs 218. For Perfpiration and Health fake. To exercife his Art and Industry. To excite his Diligence in keeping himself sweet In being the Parent of divers Callings 219. Ready furnished with proper Cloathing, On the dry Land with Hair, Fleeces, Furs, Shells, hard Skins, &c. 220. In the Air with Feathers, light, ftrong, and warm. In the Waters with Scales, hard for Guard; smooth for Paffage; or with ftrong Shells to guard fuch as move more flowly 223. Provide for themselves by their Textrine, or Architechtonick Art. Of which under the next Branch. Well garnifhed, being all Workman-like, compleat, in its Kind beautiful, being 224. Adorned with gay, various and elegant Colours. If fordid, yet with exact Symmetry, and full of curious Mechanism. VIII. The Houses and Habitations of Man, Man, who is abundantly furnished with Contrivance and Art to build and garnish his Habita tions 226. Materials of all forts to effect his Works. Irrationals, whofe marvellous Inftinct is manifefted by the Convenience of their Nefts and Habitations for the Hatching and Education of their Young 228. {Guard and Defence of themselves and their Young. Fabrick of their Nefts, fcarce imitable by Man, and fhewn by their Contrivance and Make, being exactly fuitable to their Occafions, and made by Putting only a few ugly Sticks, Mofs, Dirt, &c. together 231. Building Combs according to the best Rules of Ma. thematicks. Weaving Webs, and making Cafes. For which Service the Parts of their Bodies, and Materials afforded by them, are very confiderable. IX. Animals Self-Prefervation. For which there is always a Guard in Proportion to the Dangers and Occafions of their State. Which is obfervable in Man, whose Reason and Art fupplies the Defect of Irrational Creatures: who As they are on one hand fufficiently guarded by their Changing their Colours. Wings, Feet, and Swiftnefs. Diving in, and tinging the Waters. Ejecting Juices out of their Body. Accurate Smell, Sight, and Hearing. Natural Craft 243. Uncouth Noife, ugly Gesticulations, and horrid Horrible Stink and Excrements. So on the other hand can by their Strength, Sagacity, or natural Artifices entrap and captivate what is neceffary for their Food and other Occafions. X. Animals Generation. Equivocal, is denied 244. {Univocal: Which of Man, is εὐπρέπειας ἕνεκα, paffed wholly by {Irational Creatures, which is remarkable for their Sagacity in chufing the fittest Place for their Eggs and Young: Where it is obfervable what a Com Compleat Order they obferve. Neat Apparatus their Bodies are provided with for this Purpose 248. Natural Venom they inject with their Eggs into Vegetables to pervert Nature, and produce Balls, and Cafes 250. Making Ufe of the fittest Seafons, either. All Seafons 251. {When Provisions are moft plentiful and eafieft had. Due Number of Young 252. Diligence and Concern for their Young, in point of Safety and Defence 254. Faculty of Nurfing their Young, by Suckling them. In which it is obfervable How fuitable this Food is. How willingly parted with by all, even the most favage. Putting Food in their Mouths, with their proper Parts for catching and conveying Food 255. Neither way, but by laying in Provifions beforehand 256 Having in the Fourth Book thus dispatched the Decad of Things in common to the Senfitive Creatures, I take a View of their particular Tribes, viz. of (Man; whom I confider with relation to his Soul. Concerning which, having curforily mentioned Various Genii, or Inclinations of Men, which is a wife Body. In which the Things particularly remarked upon Erea Posture 282. The moft convenient for a Rational Being. Manifeftly intended, as appears from the Structure |