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Show Of Fermentation. Chap. I I I, Chap. 1 I I. 0f Fermentation. 25 'gils to Senfeand Realon, the firl't being minifierial to the {econd ;_ and-there- fere lEnfiblc Deductions, make great imprelfion in, and {peak fatisfaétion to our Underflandin . And wholbeveg will give himfelf the pleafure deeply to infpeét the nature 5 of things. may clearly apprehend the reafon of Intefime Motion, proceedi- igiiiic- ing from Bodies (confiliing of Peripatetick Elements, or Chymlcal Princr' I "5' ples i which may be befi explained by Mechanick Conceptionstof‘ Figures, and finall Dimenlions, for though Sublunary Subfiances are difcriminatcd by many Appellative, yet they all agree in one common nature, as they are Corporeal, and {o are divifible into numerous Minute parts, affected With determinate Figures, which give high advantages and difpofitions to-each other to aifociare, to produce great variety of InteftineMotions: which [ humbly conceive, are derived not only from the contrariety of Agents but alfo from Bodies broken into linall Particles, and modelled with different Fin gures ', fome being Spliatrical, Conical, Cubical, and others Pyramidal,w Oval, Angular, producing feveral motions in divers Bodies; the caufes 0t whole aéiibiis being reduced to Mechanick Principles, hold great correfpondeuce, as well with our Senfe and Reafon, as with the nature of things, and the truth of their Ellences Drfi'met cun- Ingenious Dc/‘wrrcr fuppofeth the fouls of Bruits to be made up of Sphazl_, {its rical, moveable Particles, which areimagined to be {rich a Ferment of lo great Eiriii'criiiirm Afiivity, as is not extant in the nature of Things, as being capable to build Ci‘fiif‘f:,w {o elegant a Struc‘iure of the Body, in which it exerteth f0 great a variety of iiiidiiomiiiimno] Mics iiiiriinii. l,';";‘,‘c""" ND; iiiiii‘iic‘. Iiiteliiiie Motion. A But this Hypothefis is perplexed with many difliculties: For how can it be conceived the fouls of Bruits, being compoled of Orbicular Particles (which add \Vings to Motion) {hould be deteined within the narrow confines of the Body, Peeing no Cements can be found to conjoyn thefe mof‘t afiive and iiiiuiiiiiiii' moveable Particles, which. being but gentlyagitatecl, Wlll immediately part, [iaiilpiicllic and as they are encircled With Orbicular Figures, can only touchm Pomts, and iii-iii." "'6 {0 may eafily vary their Ration ; and as they are very fmall, and of a Volatil nature, can eafily tranfpire the innumerable Minute Pores of the Body. And if any outward aflaults, upon thefe Minute Orbicular Bodies, as {0 many angry Guefls, they will fpeedily quit their former Manfion Houfe, and enter into anew Affociation, with Airy and [Ethereal bodies, as much akin to thcfeimaginary Volaril Particles, embelilhed with divers kinds of Figures, l‘r "751'va of bruitilh Souls. , Which curious Dr. Willir, defcribeth in manner of a . i fouls oFEruits lilamc, arifing out of the fiery parts of the Blood, compofed of innumera ble {irihtili the Effflcgflc Minute Particles of divers kinds of Figures, afied with a molt rapid MotiEiiai‘luliihilii'is:r on, of which its flamy nature doth conlifi, and is conceived to be framed of divers mares. a difagreeing furniture of many oily Particles, apt to be inflamed by a hafiy motion , which is maintained by the molt vigorous contefi‘s of many Minute Bodies affected with Angular Figures, which dalhing one againfit another, do by a kind of attrition, reduce tliemfelves to a Globula r form, thereby rendring their nature more Volatil, and ready to extinguilll this finer flame, unlcfs it be perpetually fupported by a conItant fuel of new Orbicular, Spi- rituous, and Sulphureous Particles. iTei mentatiou atied with va- From whence it may be inferred, with great probability, £313,325; The Fermented Mafs : In this rencounter of difagreeing Bodies (which being tion by vigorous refifiances, until fome flubborn parts are turned our of Doors, and others ( as more pliable) are fubdued, being brought to fuck a degree of Linilormity, as is confifient With the welfare and perfeétion of the whole. But Minute Bodies aéiing in Fermentation by a precipitating power do confilt of more Heterogeneous, and diEerents Figures, which being more fimplc, endued with more accute and incifive Angles, do embody in a Mafs, and do encounter whatl‘oever oppofeth their motion with great brisknefs; and pi-cfendy in {ubfiances of a loofe Compage, free theinfelv'es from impor~ tunate Cuefis, and in a more compaéi Mais, make more violent EHervekenc es, produced by greater refiliauces, by which they are disburdened of oppofite Particles, and then the difputes are calmed, and the more generous Particles are united,entring into thofe Pores, which before were prepoliefled with other leis fimilar Particles Haring treated of the nature of Ferments, and the requifite conditions of Fermentation, and its caufes proceeding from bodies leliEned into (mall Particles, drefied with various Figures, and aé'ted with contrary Principles; confidered in a general notion, as preliminary to 'i‘ntefiine Motion, relating to the Body of Man, and taken in a more efpecial apprehenfiori, in which we make inquiry into the fubjeé't matter of-Fermentation, and its Caufes, the various Ferments produa‘ive of it, and the ends to which it is configned; the fecretion of Liquors, and the fecretory parts, and the manner of effecting l‘ecretion by Percolation, produced by VeIIels of feveral kinds, as fo many Organs infiituted by nature for the accomplilhing of it And feeing the Body of Man ismade up of diVers Subliances, afléé'red with Ferinentative Principles, founded in contrariety of Qualities, and variety of Figures : And it may be worth our Difquifitioti, What is the fubjeé't matter of thefe Principles and Figures, which, I conceive, to be Conflituents, of which Mans Body is formed 3 the Containing and Contained, the Solid and Fluid parts. "I he firIi are made up of divers little Surfaces fo clofely conioyned, that they cannot eafily be partedgor ofmany Particles,which being of one or divers kinds, are to firmly cfporifed to each other, that they cannot eafily fufl‘era divorce. , And thofe are fliled more Solid, as they more firmly adhere, clofcly fixed to each other; as Bones, Cartilages, Ligaments, and are more which admit little or no Fermentation by reafon of their great Drinefs and Solidi‘ty. But the ltl's folid and more tender parts, as Veins, Arteries, and Nerves, are the liepolitories of fluid parts,- and are fo many Syfiems, made up of numerous Tubes, of feveral fizes, preferving, and receiving the various motionsof difl'erent Liquors; {'0 that VellEls, or other more iblid parts, are on- ly capable oi ibme little Fermentation, as their Minute Pores are receptive of fluid parts, in order to Nutrition. Whereupon the folid and dry parts, precifely taken, that the Inteiiiiiisiiiiiwi. fiine Motions, attending yariety of Ferments , may be reduced to two kinds Mung," of Evpanfive, and Precipitatory Aflions. firfi kind have (lilform confiiruent which occalion the great £35325" difputesin contrary Agents, making a varianparts, ce among themfelves, as well as Fermen- Intcliiric Mo: tion perforhighly aé‘tive) Ionic are forced to‘make their retreat, to give freedom of med by Ex- panfli]: Facula {Pace to others to exerCife their Motion ,- and Particles different in Figure, do ty, violently aflault each other, endeavouring to Countermand each others mo« are difpofed by Na; ture to little Intefiine Motion, which is chiefly afligned to Fluid Bodies, as havmg greater empty Spaces, not firmly adhearing to each other, may more ealily be Difiociated 5 f0 that this loofe Compa'ge of Liquors, is of E"PMHVC difpofition, made by feveral Intel‘tine Motions, proceeding an from Sllb‘flancs'fi broken into final] Particles, confilting of' contrary Oyalities, and various Figures. H ' . The Fermentation accomplilhed by a precipin rating powers |