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various stages, under different forms, andwith different methods of œconomy; so thatoften the body of the same creature seems asdifferent from itself, as from. that almost ofany other (g )y and all this by the constantintervention, and real action of infinitePower exerted. The inexpressibly fine me-chanism is the Work of Almighty Wisdom;the mechanical motions are his impressions 5and thus spontaneous motion itself is effected*How can we think then, when his PoW esis present in forming and moulding thei sbodies, and ready to be subservient to thetfspontaneous motions, that he Jhouldforget toadd the spontaneous principle , or that th^JJ:ould be difficulty in it. This is the chkpart of the work, and principally intended*We could scarce conceive even of a m** 1 ’when he forms the parts of any machin e J

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(g) The body of the common frog goes throughor ten different shapes, before it is perfected; not tolion the transformation of insects, some of whichtreep, then swim , and at last fly and the microf^^shews us that nature is uniform and consonant toseisin the formation of all animals, which are ver/ferent in the first Jlamina % from what they are inlast perfection,