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he_o must_v of_o necessity_n die_v 14._o of_o natural_a production_n i_o can_v wonder_v with_o those_o who_o admire_v that_o a_o creature_n which_o inhabit_v the_o air_n do_v yet_o produce_v a_o creature_n that_o for_o some_o time_n live_v in_o the_o water_n as_o a_o fish_n and_o afterward_o become_v a_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o air_n for_o this_o be_v but_o a_o production_n of_o one_o animal_n from_o another_o but_o what_o be_v more_o i_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v production_n of_o and_o from_o creature_n of_o quite_o different_a kind_n as_o for_o example_n that_o vegetable_n can_v and_o do_v breed_v animal_n and_o animal_n mineral_n and_o vegetable_n and_o so_o forth_o neither_o do_v i_o so_o much_o wonder_n at_o this_o because_o i_o observe_v that_o all_o creature_n of_o nature_n be_v produce_v but_o out_o of_o one_o matter_n which_o be_v common_a to_o all_o and_o that_o there_o be_v continual_a and_o perpetual_a generation_n and_o production_n in_o nature_n as_o well_o as_o 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or_o translation_n of_o part_n as_o for_o example_n the_o generation_n of_o man_n and_o other_o animal_n and_o other_o by_o a_o bare_a metamorphosis_n or_o transformation_n of_o their_o own_o part_n into_o some_o other_o figure_n as_o in_o the_o generation_n of_o maggot_n out_o of_o cheese_n or_o in_o the_o production_n of_o ice_n out_o of_o water_n and_o many_o the_o like_a so_o each_o way_n have_v its_o own_o particular_a motion_n which_o no_o particular_a creature_n can_v persect_o know_v i_o have_v mention_v in_o my_o philosophical_a 2_o letter_n that_o no_o animal_n creature_n can_v be_v produce_v by_o the_o way_n of_o metamorphose_v which_o be_v a_o change_n of_o motion_n in_o the_o same_o part_n of_o matter_n but_o as_o i_o do_v also_o express_v in_o the_o same_o place_n i_o mean_v such_o animal_n which_o be_v produce_v one_o from_o another_o and_o where_o the_o production_n of_o one_o be_v not_o cause_v by_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o other_o such_o creature_n i_o say_v 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of_o the_o earth_n at_o least_o in_o our_o climate_n but_o why_o may_v not_o the_o earth_n without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o sun_n produce_v animal_n creature_n as_o well_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o cheese_n in_o a_o deep_a cellar_n where_o neither_o the_o sun_n nor_o his_o beam_n enter_v true_o i_o wonder_v man_n will_v confine_v all_o production_n to_o one_o principal_a agent_n and_o make_v the_o sun_n the_o common_a generator_n of_o all_o or_o most_o live_a infect_v and_o yet_o confess_v that_o nature_n be_v so_o full_a of_o variety_n and_o that_o the_o generation_n and_o production_n of_o infect_v be_v so_o various_a as_o not_o only_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o creature_n may_v be_v produce_v from_o several_a kind_n of_o way_n but_o the_o very_a same_o creature_n may_v produce_v several_a kind_n nevertheless_o i_o believe_v that_o natural_a creature_n be_v more_o numerous_o and_o various_o produce_v by_o dissolution_n of_o particular_n by_o the_o way_n of_o metamorphose_v then_o by_o a_o continue_a propagation_n of_o their_o own_o species_n by_o the_o way_n of_o translation_n of_o part_n and_o that_o nature_n have_v many_o more_o way_n of_o production_n then_o by_o seed_n or_o seminal_a principle_n even_o in_o vegetable_n witness_v the_o generation_n or_o production_n of_o moss_n and_o the_o like_a vegetable_n that_o grow_v on_o stone_n wall_n dead_a animal_n scull_n top_n of_o house_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o he_o who_o do_v confine_v nature_n but_o to_o one_o way_n of_o act_v or_o move_v have_v better_a to_o deprive_v she_o of_o all_o motion_n for_o nature_n be_v infinite_a have_v also_o infinite_a way_n of_o act_v in_o her_o particular_n some_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o seed_n of_o moss_n be_v exceed_o small_a and_o light_a be_v take_v up_o and_o carry_v to_o and_o fro_o in_o
a_o faculty_n of_o know_v in_o every_o creature_n do_v yet_o deny_v nay_o rail_v against_o nature_n self-moving_a power_n condemn_v she_o as_o a_o dull_a inanimate_a senseless_a and_o irrational_a body_n as_o if_o a_o rational_a man_n can_v conceive_v that_o such_o a_o curious_a variety_n and_o contrivance_n of_o natural_a work_n shall_v be_v produce_v by_o a_o senseless_a and_o irational_a motion_n or_o that_o nature_n be_v full_a of_o immaterial_a spirit_n which_o do_v work_v natural_a matter_n into_o such_o various_a figure_n or_o that_o all_o this_o variety_n shall_v be_v cause_v by_o a_o immaterial_a motion_n which_o be_v generate_v out_o of_o nothing_o and_o annihilate_v in_o a_o moment_n for_o no_o man_n can_v conceive_v or_o think_v of_o motion_n without_o body_n and_o if_o it_o be_v above_o thought_n then_o sure_o it_o be_v above_o act_n but_o i_o rather_o cease_v to_o wonder_v at_o those_o strange_a and_o irregular_a opinion_n of_o mankind_n since_o even_o they_o themselves_o 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cretor_n who_o have_v give_v nature_n a_o self-moving_a power_n to_o produce_v all_o these_o variety_n in_o herself_o which_o variety_n do_v evident_o prove_v that_o nature_n do_v not_o work_v in_o all_o creature_n alike_o nor_o that_o she_o have_v but_o one_o primary_n or_o principal_a sort_n of_o motion_n by_o which_o she_o produce_v all_o creature_n as_o some_o do_v conceive_v the_o manner_n of_o wreathe_v and_o unwrethe_v which_o they_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o beard_n of_o a_o wild-oat_n mention_v before_o to_o be_v the_o first_o foot_n step_n of_o sensation_n and_o animate_v motion_n and_o the_o most_o plain_a simple_a and_o obvious_a contrivance_n nature_n have_v make_v use_n of_o to_o produce_v a_o motion_n next_o to_o that_o of_o rarefaction_n and_o condensation_n by_o heat_n and_o cold_a for_o this_o be_v a_o very_a wild_a and_o extravagant_a conceit_n to_o measure_v the_o infinite_a action_n of_o nature_n according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o one_o particular_a sort_n of_o 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