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distinct_a vital_a operation_n but_o contrary_a in_o so_o much_o that_o one_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o result_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o other_o may_v we_o then_o say_v that_o the_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o life_n to_o they_o both_o be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o namely_o to_o the_o chicken_n which_o be_v yet_o but_o a_o embryo_n and_o to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o egg_n as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o simple_a and_o single_a act_n of_o one_o and_o the_o some_o body_n or_o as_o if_o out_o of_o the_o part_n constitute_v â—â—â—_o natural_a body_n one_o soul_n do_v spring_v which_o be_v all_o in_o the_o whole_a as_o they_o say_v and_o all_o in_o every_o part_n as_o we_o find_v in_o the_o trunk_n leave_n and_o fruit_n â—â—â—_o tree_n in_o which_o wheresoever_o we_o make_v a_o separation_n or_o division_n be_v it_o in_o what_o part_n it_o will_v we_o say_v that_o the_o first_o cause_n and_o principle_n of_o that_o part_n â—â—_o the_o same_o with_o that_o of_o the_o whole_a as_o 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resolve_v out_o of_o multiply_v experiment_n that_o the_o egg_n be_v not_o the_o production_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o of_o the_o soul_n exer_n xxvii_o as_o we_o conclude_v say_v fabricius_n the_o action_n of_o the_o stomach_n to_o be_v chylification_n and_o the_o action_n 8._o of_o the_o testicle_n to_o be_v the_o generation_n of_o seed_n because_o the_o chyle_n be_v find_v in_o the_o stomach_n and_o seed_n in_o the_o testicle_n so_o we_o positive_o resolve_v that_o the_o generation_n of_o egg_n be_v the_o action_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la of_o the_o fowl_n because_o the_o egg_n be_v find_v resident_a there_o so_o then_o we_o evident_o know_v and_o understand_v which_o be_v the_o instrument_n and_o place_n of_o the_o generation_n of_o egg_n but_o 〈◊〉_d again_o since_o there_o be_v two_o womb_n in_o a_o fowl_n thâ—_n superior_n and_o inferior_a and_o
a_o yolk_n and_o so_o they_o follow_v one_o another_o in_o order_n and_o which_o be_v more_o remarkable_a in_o pigeon_n and_o some_o other_o bird_n they_o grow_v up_o from_o the_o cluster_n in_o pair_n to_o make_v up_o one_o lay_v and_o one_o of_o they_o move_v for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o cock_n and_o the_o other_o a_o hen_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n some_o of_o the_o papulae_fw-la or_o whelk_n in_o the_o ovary_n stay_v at_o a_o stand_n till_o two_o other_o grow_v up_o for_o a_o new_a production_n which_o have_v receive_v fecundity_n from_o the_o repeat_v coition_n of_o the_o male_a and_o be_v both_o inspire_v with_o a_o soul_n which_o when_o they_o have_v receive_v they_o order_v themselves_o and_o grow_v live_v at_o their_o own_o not_o at_o their_o parent_n command_v for_o indeed_o what_o can_v you_o fancy_v to_o dispose_v select_a separate_a and_o perfect_a these_o papulae_fw-la or_o whelk_n rather_o then_o the_o other_o unless_o it_o be_v their_o own_o proper_a soul_n for_o though_o they_o assume_v nourishment_n from_o their_o parent_n yet_o they_o do_v it_o no_o otherwise_o than_o the_o plant_n attract_v from_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o foetus_fw-la from_o the_o yolk_n and_o white_a last_o because_o the_o papula_fw-la continue_v in_o the_o ovary_n receive_v its_o fecundity_n from_o coition_n and_o such_o a_o one_o too_o that_o it_o by_o and_o by_o pass_v into_o the_o form_n of_o the_o cock_n concern_v in_o the_o coition_n whether_o it_o be_v dunghill-cock_n or_o cock-pheasant_n and_o since_o so_o great_a a_o difference_n befall_v the_o papulae_fw-la as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o male_n themselves_o of_o different_a kind_n what_o shall_v we_o conclude_v to_o be_v in_o the_o papulae_fw-la themselves_o by_o who_o virtue_n they_o be_v distinguish_v both_o from_o themselves_o and_o their_o female_a parent_n doubtless_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v the_o soul_n by_o which_o they_o be_v diversify_v both_o from_o one_o another_o and_o from_o their_o mother_n also_o and_o just_o in_o this_o manner_n do_v mushroom_n and_o plant_n grow_v to_o tree_n live_v we_o discover_v likewise_o often_o in_o our_o own_o body_n that_o cancer_n fleshy_a and_o also_o phlegmatical_a tumour_n and_o such_o like_a swell_n be_v supply_v and_o feed_v as_o it_o be_v with_o their_o own_o proper_a vegetative_a soul_n while_o in_o the_o interim_n the_o true_a and_o genuine_a part_n of_o the_o body_n do_v extenuate_v and_o wither_v and_o that_o because_o these_o tumour_n do_v seduce_v all_o the_o aliment_n to_o themselves_o and_o so_o defraud_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o body_n of_o its_o foster_a juice_n as_o of_o its_o genius_n whence_o they_o be_v call_v phagedaenae_n and_o lupi_fw-la devour_v canker_n and_o wolf_n and_o perhaps_o hypocrates_n by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d understand_v those_o disease_n which_o spring_n from_o venom_n or_o contagion_n as_o if_o they_o be_v furnish_v with_o a_o life_n or_o inspire_v with_o a_o certain_a divine_a principle_n by_o which_o they_o provide_v for_o themselves_o and_o propagate_v their_o kind_n and_o so_o do_v beget_v by_o contagion_n distemper_n like_o themselves_o in_o several_a personâ—_n wherefore_o aristotle_n say_v animae_fw-la plena_fw-la sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la all_o thing_n be_v fill_v with_o a_o soul_n and_o iâ—_n 11._o another_o place_n he_o conceive_v that_o even_a wind_n have_v its_o life_n birth_n and_o decease_n but_o the_o yolk_n which_o it_o be_v now_o divorce_v from_o the_o ovary_n and_o spoil_v of_o all_o commerce_n with_o the_o hen_n then_o doubtless_o aâ—_n bean_n and_o such_o like_a pulse_n derive_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n humidity_n from_o the_o earth_n which_o they_o imbibe_n and_o digest_v pass_v through_o the_o infundibulum_fw-la and_o reside_v now_o in_o the_o cavity_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la it_o do_v attract_v a_o slow_a thick_a moisture_n which_o it_o receive_v into_o itself_o and_o from_o it_o obtain_v nutrition_n and_o augmentation_n begirt_v itself_o with_o the_o white_a and_o be_v ingarrison_v in_o the_o membrane_n and_o the_o shell_n be_v at_o last_o exact_v and_o perfect_a all_o which_o be_v due_o consider_v we_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v store_v with_o a_o peculiar_a soul_n of_o its_o own_o that_o the_o egg_n be_v not_o make_v without_o a_o hen_n exercit._fw-la xxviii_o to_o omit_v what_o ever_o be_v in_o dispute_n and_o to_o wave_v all_o controversy_n till_o we_o come_v to_o the_o general_n contemplation_n concern_v this_o subject_n we_o now_o proceed_v to_o thing_n of_o more_o certainty_n &_o more_o obvious_a and_o first_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o a_o egg_n can_v be_v make_v fertile_a without_o the_o help_n of_o the_o cock_n and_o hen_n for_o without_o a_o cock_n it_o can_v be_v fruitful_a without_o a_o hen_n it_o can_v be_v at_o all_o and_o this_o be_v opposite_a to_o that_o opinion_n which_o deduce_v the_o first_o rise_v and_o fabric_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n out_o of_o the_o clay_n of_o the_o earth_n for_o since_o the_o several_a part_n of_o generation_n namely_o the_o testicle_n and_o lead_a vessel_n in_o the_o cock_n be_v form_v with_o such_o eminent_a art_n industry_n and_o reason_n and_o likewise_o the_o ovary_n and_o uterus_fw-la in_o the_o hen_n together_o with_o the_o vein_n and_o artery_n which_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o they_o be_v so_o skilful_o compose_v and_o the_o situation_n figure_n and_o temper_n of_o every_o particular_a be_v dispose_v in_o a_o miraculous_a method_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n be_v some_o way_n or_o other_o require_v to_o the_o generation_n and_o fecundity_n of_o the_o egg_n most_o certain_a it_o be_v for_o nature_n make_v nothing_o in_o vain_a nor_o do_v she_o go_v to_o work_v by_o digression_n where_o she_o may_v be_v more_o compendious_a in_o her_o dispatch_n that_o a_o egg_n can_v be_v any_o other_o way_n produce_v then_o now_o it_o be_v namely_o by_o a_o cock_n &_o a_o hen_n neither_o by_o nature_n of_o her_o own_o accord_n nor_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n whatever_o nor_o can_v either_o cock_n or_o hen_n be_v produce_v but_o from_o a_o egg_n so_o that_o the_o cock_n &_o the_o hen_n be_v make_v for_o the_o eggssake_n and_o likewise_o the_o egg_n for_o the_o cock_n and_o hen_n sake_n and_o you_o may_v be_v just_o doubtful_a with_o plutarch_n which_o of_o these_o be_v first_o namely_o the_o egg_n or_o the_o hen_n for_o she_o be_v first_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o the_o egg_n iâ—_n order_n of_o time_n for_o whatsoever_o excel_v be_v first_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n but_o that_o from_o which_o another_o iâ—_n produce_v be_v first_o in_o order_n of_o time_n or_o else_o we_o may_v say_v that_o that_o egg_n from_o which_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a hen_n spring_v be_v of_o more_o antiquity_n thâ—â—_n the_o hen_n and_o so_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o hen_n which_o produce_v this_o particular_a egg_n be_v elder_a than_o it_o for_o this_o vicissitude_n and_o circuit_n perpetuate_v the_o race_n of_o cock_n and_o hen_n while_o now_o the_o chicken_n and_o now_o the_o egg_n by_o a_o constant_a series_n and_o return_n do_v continue_v a_o immortal_a species_n out_o of_o the_o decay_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o individual_n and_o after_o this_o sort_n do_v many_o sublunary_a creature_n emulate_v and_o approach_v to_o the_o perpetuity_n of_o celestial_a body_n and_o whether_o we_o affirm_v a_o soul_n to_o be_v in_o the_o egg_n or_o not_o yet_o by_o this_o circumvolution_n it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v some_o principle_n of_o the_o vicistitude_v from_o the_o hen_n to_o the_o egg_n and_o again_o from_o the_o egg_n to_o the_o hen_n which_o conferr_v a_o sempiternity_n unto_o they_o and_o that_o very_a thing_n say_v aristotle_n bear_v a_o analogy_n to_o the_o substance_n of_o star_n and_o cause_v the_o parent_n to_o propagate_v and_o their_o seed_n or_o egg_n to_o be_v 3._o prolifical_a and_o be_v like_o proteus_n disguise_v in_o several_a form_n ever_o existent_a both_o in_o the_o parent_n and_o in_o the_o egg_n for_o 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