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from_o the_o hen_n vein_n yet_o may_v it_o not_o be_v â—aid_v to_o be_v a_o part_n of_o its_o mother_n nor_o to_o take_v life_n and_o vegetation_n from_o her_o soul_n but_o from_o its_o own_o proper_a power_n and_o intrinsical_a principle_n as_o mushâ—â—s_n misletoe_n and_o several_a kind_n of_o moss_n be_v breed_v 〈◊〉_d of_o tree_n which_o though_o they_o adhere_v to_o the_o â—lant_a and_o be_v sustain_v by_o the_o same_o sap_n with_o its_o â—wn_a blossom_n and_o leaf_n yet_o be_v they_o not_o part_n of_o those_o tree_n nor_o be_v they_o call_v so_o aristotle_n to_o salve_v these_o doubt_n allow_v a_o vegetative_a soul_n to_o c_o â—e_n even_o in_o the_o very_a subventaneous_a egg_n where_o he_o say_v both_o female_n and_o all_o thing_n that_o live_v have_v a_o vegetative_a soul_n as_o have_v be_v often_o say_v wherefore_o this_o egg_n treat_v of_o a_o subventaneous_a egg_n consider_v aâ—_n the_o conception_n of_o a_o plant_n be_v perfect_a of_o a_o animal_n it_o be_v imperfect_a and_o 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not_o sufficient_o declare_v in_o his_o enquiry_n why_o all_o the_o part_n of_o a_o egg_n be_v frame_v in_o a_o subventaneous_a egg_n and_o yet_o a_o animal_n be_v not_o procreate_v thence_o because_o say_v he_o it_o be_v necessary_a it_o shall_v have_v a_o sensative_a soul_n as_o if_o in_o fruitful_a egg_n there_o be_v a_o sensative_a soul_n beside_o the_o vegetative_a unless_o you_o apprehend_v it_o thus_o that_o the_o vegetative_a soul_n be_v actual_o in_o a_o fruitful_a egg_n which_o contain_v in_o it_o a_o sensative_a soul_n in_o potentiâ_fw-la out_o of_o which_o afterward_o a_o animal_n and_o the_o sensative_a part_n of_o a_o animal_n be_v produce_v but_o this_o do_v not_o sufficient_o salve_v the_o scruple_n not_o release_v the_o mind_n involve_v in_o perplexity_n and_o doubt_n for_o a_o egg_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o true_a sperâ—â—_n of_o a_o animal_n according_a to_o that_o of_o aristotle_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o have_v life_n and_o no_o distinction_n of_o sex_n 20._o the_o seed_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o conception_n already_o i_o call_v that_o a_o conception_n which_o bear_v proportion_n to_o seed_n which_o be_v the_o mixture_n of_o male_a and_o female_a wherefore_o out_o of_o 〈◊〉_d seed_n proceed_v one_o body_n v_o g._n out_o of_o one_o egg_n 〈◊〉_d animal_n one_o egg_n therefore_o seem_v to_o have_v one_o soul_n now_o inform_v whether_o be_v that_o soul_n the_o soul_n of_o the_o hen_n or_o of_o the_o cock_n or_o a_o mix_a soul_n of_o both_o for_o the_o doubt_n chief_o concern_v those_o egg_n which_o proceed_v from_o animal_n of_o a_o distinct_a kind_n as_o out_o of_o a_o dunghill_n hen_n and_o a_o cock_n pheasant_n i_o inquire_v whether_o such_o a_o egg_n participate_v of_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o hen_n or_o of_o the_o pheasant_n or_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o the_o egg_n compound_v of_o they_o
those_o much_o unlike_a one_o another_o and_o therefore_o their_o action_n be_v divers_a yet_o it_o iâ—_n apparent_a which_o action_n be_v peculiar_a to_o each_o for_o 〈◊〉_d superior_a be_v ordain_v for_o the_o generation_n of_o the_o yolk_n the_o inferior_a of_o the_o white_a and_o the_o other_o part_n â—â—_o the_o whole_n as_o be_v evident_a even_o to_o sense_n for_o in_o the_o superior_a nothing_o be_v contain_v but_o a_o throng_n of_o yolk_n but_o the_o inferior_a the_o entire_a perfect_a egg_n and_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o all_o the_o employment_n of_o the_o womb_n but_o the_o augmentation_n of_o the_o egg_n which_o present_o ensue_v after_o the_o egg_n be_v generate_v and_o continue_v till_o it_o be_v complete_v and_o have_v attain_v its_o just_a stature_n or_o magnitude_n be_v also_o employ_v herein_o for_o a_o hen_n do_v not_o natural_o lay_v her_o egg_n till_o it_o be_v perfect_a and_o have_v its_o just_a proportion_n the_o action_n therefore_o of_o the_o womb_n be_v both_o 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the_o egg_n shall_v form_v nourish_v and_o augment_v all_o the_o interior_a part_n of_o the_o egg_n according_a to_o their_o several_a dimension_n nay_o according_a to_o aristotle_n it_o be_v altogether_o 1._o impossible_a for_o how_o can_v a_o agent_n that_o be_v extrinsical_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o patient_a work_n upon_o the_o aliment_n that_o be_v elsewhere_o provide_v and_o restore_v it_o into_o the_o place_n of_o that_o which_o be_v waste_v away_o according_a to_o all_o dimension_n or_o how_o can_v any_o thing_n be_v affect_v and_o alter_v by_o that_o which_o do_v not_o touch_v it_o therefore_o doubtless_o the_o same_o thing_n befall_v the_o generation_n of_o egg_n as_o happen_v to_o the_o exordium_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n namely_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v constitute_v by_o some_o preexistent_a external_a thing_n but_o present_o upon_o the_o reception_n of_o life_n nourish_v and_o augment_v themselves_o and_o that_o by_o â—_o proper_a inspire_a efficacy_n proceed_v from_o a_o principle_n which_o be_v now_o bear_v and_o implant_v in_o they_o what_o we_o have_v late_o deliver_v concern_v the_o soul_n do_v seem_v to_o evince_v clear_o that_o the_o egg_n be_v neither_o the_o workmanship_n of_o the_o uterus_fw-la nor_o control_v or_o govern_v by_o it_o for_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o even_o a_o subventaneous_a egg_n be_v furnish_v with_o a_o vegetative_a soul_n because_o we_o discover_v even_o such_o a_o egg_n also_o to_o enjoy_v vegetation_n nutrition_n augmentation_n and_o conservation_n which_o be_v infallible_a sight_n of_o the_o foresaid_a soul_n now_o these_o faculty_n can_v issue_v out_o of_o the_o mother_n or_o matrix_fw-la because_o the_o egg_n have_v no_o coherence_n or_o union_n to_o it_o but_o tumble_v and_o roll_n in_o its_o cavity_n free_a and_o disjoin_v like_o a_o son_n who_o have_v obtain_v his_o freedom_n and_o grow_v up_o to_o perfection_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o plant_n do_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o earth_n by_o a_o internal_a vegetative_a principle_n which_o can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o vegetative_a soul_n much_o more_o will_v it_o appear_v that_o it_o have_v a_o soul_n when_o we_o consider_v after_o what_o manner_n and_o by_o who_o impulsion_n the_o round_a and_o ample_a yolk_n be_v new_a loose_a from_o the_o vitellary_n make_v its_o descent_n through_o the_o infundibulum_fw-la which_o be_v a_o slender_a tunnel_n wrought_v with_o a_o niost_o thin_a membrane_n which_o have_v no_o provision_n of_o motory_a fibre_n work_v out_o its_o own_o way_n till_o through_o all_o those_o straits_n it_o arrive_v at_o the_o uterus_fw-la where_o it_o nourish_v augment_v and_o invest_v itself_o in_o the_o white_a and_o yet_o all_o this_o while_n there_o be_v no_o motory_a instrument_n at_o all_o in_o the_o vitellary_n which_o shall_v expel_v it_o thence_o nor_o in_o the_o infundibulum_fw-la which_o shall_v transmit_v it_o or_o in_o the_o uterus_fw-la which_o shall_v attract_v it_o nor_o be_v the_o egg_n fasten_v by_o vein_n to_o the_o uterus_fw-la as_o in_o the_o ovary_n nor_o have_v any_o dependence_n upon_o it_o by_o the_o umbilical_a vessel_n as_o fabricius_n true_o affirm_v and_o be_v obvious_a to_o every_o eye_n what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o upon_o discovery_n of_o such_o wonderful_a operation_n we_o shall_v cry_v out_o with_o the_o poet_n spiritus_fw-la intus_fw-la alit_fw-la totamque_fw-la infusa_fw-la per_fw-la artus_fw-la aenead_n mens_fw-la agitat_fw-la molem_fw-la a_o innate_a spirit_n feed_v a_o infuse_v soul_n into_o each_o part_n do_v the_o whole_a mass_n control_v and_o though_o the_o first_o groundwork_n of_o egg_n which_o we_o have_v prove_v to_o be_v but_o whelk_n as_o it_o be_v and_o of_o the_o magnitude_n of_o the_o seed_n of_o millet_n do_v cohear_o to_o the_o vitellary_n by_o the_o mediation_n of_o vein_n and_o artery_n as_o the_o seed_n of_o plant_n be_v bear_v adhere_v to_o the_o plant_n and_o thereupon_o seem_v to_o be_v part_n of_o the_o hen_n and_o to_o be_v nourish_v and_o live_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o other_o part_n yet_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o as_o the_o seed_n of_o plant_n be_v disunited_a from_o the_o plant_n be_v no_o more_o account_v part_n of_o they_o no_o more_o be_v egg_n now_o come_v to_o maturity_n empower_v with_o fertility_n and_o separate_v from_o the_o vitellary_n any_o long_a to_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o part_n of_o the_o hen_n but_o like_o a_o son_n come_v to_o age_n and_o at_o his_o own_o dispose_n be_v regulate_v and_o enliven_v by_o their_o own_o proper_a soul_n but_o of_o this_o moreful_o hearafter_o when_o we_o shall_v discourse_v concern_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o embryo_n in_o general_a and_o of_o the_o excellence_n and_o divinity_n of_o the_o vegetative_a soul_n order_v all_o thing_n after_o a_o wonderful_a manner_n which_o providence_n art_n and_o divine_a discretion_n as_o far_o exceed_v our_o capacity_n as_o god_n excel_v man_n and_o therefore_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o true_o admirable_a not_o to_o be_v gaze_v upon_o by_o our_o cloudy_a apprehension_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o ineffable_a lustre_n what_o shall_v we_o say_v then_o of_o those_o little_a animal_n which_o be_v beget_v in_o our_o own_o body_n which_o no_o man_n ever_o doubt_v to_o be_v regulate_v and_o vegetate_v by_o their_o own_o proper_a soul_n and_o of_o this_o kind_n be_v worm_n in_o the_o stomach_n gut_n and_o fundament_n louse_n nitte_v little_a worm_n in_o the_o flesh_n mite_n or_o what_o shall_v we_o resolve_v concern_v those_o worm_n which_o proceed_v from_o plant_n and_o their_o fruit_n such_o as_o you_o may_v find_v in_o gall_n nut_n the_o scarlet-berry_n and_o eglantine_n etc._n etc._n for_o a_o animal_n may_v be_v create_v almost_o in_o all_o dry_a thing_n grow_v moist_a or_o moist_a thing_n 32_o grow_v dry_a it_o be_v impossible_a that_o those_o animal_n which_o be_v breed_v in_o the_o gall_n shall_v be_v enliven_v by_o the_o okes_n soul_n though_o they_o live_v join_v to_o the_o oak_n and_o provide_v their_o aliment_n out_o of_o the_o sap_n of_o the_o oak_n and_o so_o it_o be_v credible_a that_o the_o very_a rudiment_n of_o the_o egg_n while_o they_o be_v yet_o in_o the_o cluster_n do_v subsist_v by_o their_o own_o and_o not_o by_o the_o hen_n soul_n though_o they_o be_v unite_v to_o she_o by_o vein_n and_o artery_n and_o she_o also_o do_v administer_v nourishment_n to_o they_o for_o as_o we_o have_v observe_v in_o our_o history_n the_o whelk_n do_v not_o all_o grow_v at_o once_o as_o grape_n grow_v in_o the_o bunch_n and_o grain_n in_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n as_o if_o they_o be_v inspire_v by_o the_o same_o concoct_n and_o formative_a faculty_n but_o be_v increase_v one_o after_o another_o as_o by_o their_o own_o efficacy_n and_o that_o which_o first_o separate_v its_o self_n from_o its_o fellow_n change_v colour_n and_o consistence_n and_o of_o a_o white_a whelke_n be_v make_v
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 as_o that_o mind_n or_o spirit_n which_o rule_v the_o world_n do_v continual_o reduce_v the_o same_o rise_n and_o set_v sun_n from_o several_a quarter_n and_o region_n of_o the_o earth_n so_o also_o in_o the_o progeny_n of_o cock_n and_o hen_n the_o vis_fw-fr enthea_n or_o divine_a principle_n which_o be_v now_o call_v the_o plastical_a sometime_o the_o nutritive_a and_o sometime_o the_o augmentatin_a power_n or_o virtue_n be_v also_o ever_o conceive_v to_o be_v the_o conservative_n and_o vegetative_a too_o and_o now_o put_v on_o the_o form_n of_o the_o egg_n and_o now_o of_o the_o chicken_n continue_v for_o ever_o and_o though_o some_o animal_n be_v bear_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n or_o as_o they_o common_o say_v of_o putrefaction_n and_o other_o only_o produce_v from_o a_o female_a as_o pliny_n note_v in_o some_o kind_n of_o 16._o live_a creature_n
there_o be_v no_o male_a at_o all_o as_o in_o the_o ruff_n and_o the_o roche_n for_o they_o be_v all_o take_v great_a with_o spawn_n yet_o whatsoever_o be_v produce_v from_o a_o perfect_a egg_n do_v not_o proceed_v but_o from_o both_o sex_n and_o therefore_o say_v aristotle_n the_o male_a and_o the_o 2._o female_a be_v chief_o to_o be_v count_v the_o principle_n of_o generation_n the_o cock_n therefore_o and_o the_o hen_n be_v the_o two_o first_o principle_n of_o the_o egg_n the_o fruit_n or_o common_a conception_n of_o both_o which_o be_v the_o egg_n contain_v in_o it_o the_o virtue_n of_o both_o parent_n so_o that_o a_o egg_n can_v no_o more_o be_v make_v without_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o cock_n and_o hen_n than_o the_o fruit_n can_v be_v make_v without_o the_o tree_n aid_n and_o each_o particular_a individuum_fw-la both_o cock_n and_o hen_n seem_v to_o be_v create_v for_o the_o egg_n sake_n that_o the_o same_o species_n may_v be_v prolong_v though_o by_o the_o ruin_n and_o obsequy_n of_o the_o author_n and_o it_o be_v also_o clear_a that_o the_o parent_n be_v no_o long_o youthful_a beautiful_a complete_a and_o jovial_a than_o they_o can_v generate_v or_o fructify_v their_o egg_n and_o produce_v their_o own_o like_a by_o the_o mediation_n of_o those_o egg_n which_o work_n of_o nature_n so_o soon_o as_o they_o have_v accomplish_v as_o if_o then_o they_o have_v attain_v the_o high_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o pitch_n of_o their_o perfection_n and_o last_o end_n for_o which_o they_o be_v bear_v they_o present_o wither_v grow_v old_a and_o emerit_fw-la and_o as_o if_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v forsake_v they_o they_o decline_v speedy_o and_o hasten_v to_o their_o end_n like_o creature_n weary_a of_o their_o life_n whereas_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o male_n when_o they_o arm_v themselves_o and_o be_v in_o all_o respect_n well_o appoint_v for_o love_n encounter_n how_o strange_o do_v the_o potent_a cupid_n heighten_v their_o inflame_a spirit_n how_o spruce_a be_v they_o how_o do_v they_o pride_n it_o how_o vigorous_a how_o testy_a be_v they_o and_o prone_a to_o conflict_n but_o when_o this_o office_n and_o performance_n cease_v oh_o how_o soon_o do_v their_o force_n abate_v and_o their_o late_a fury_n cool_v how_o do_v they_o hale_v in_o all_o their_o swell_a sail_n and_o check_v their_o dare_n nay_o even_o while_o this_o jocund_a sacrifice_n to_o venus_n be_v in_o season_n no_o soon_o be_v the_o act_n perform_v but_o they_o grow_v tame_a and_o pusillanimous_a as_o if_o it_o be_v then_o deep_o print_v in_o their_o thought_n that_o while_o they_o impart_v a_o life_n to_o other_o they_o be_v in_o full_a career_n to_o their_o own_o urn_n only_o our_o cock_n full_o fraught_v with_o seed_n and_o spirit_n approve_v himself_o the_o only_a cheerful_a loser_n and_o with_o the_o plaudit_fw-la of_o his_o wing_n and_o voice_n crown_v his_o past_a triumph_n and_o light_v his_o wedding_n torch_n at_o his_o own_o cinder_n and_o yet_o he_o also_o flag_n after_o long_a game_n and_o like_o a_o emerit_fw-la soldier_n resign_v his_o commission_n and_o so_o the_o hen_n likewise_o like_o plant_n wear_v out_o grow_v decay_a matron_n and_o forego_v their_o nursery_n how_o a_o perfect_a and_o fruitful_a egg_n be_v produce_v by_o male_a and_o female_a according_a to_o aristotle_n exercit._fw-la xxix_o we_o have_v late_o say_v that_o a_o egg_n especial_o a_o fruitful_a one_o be_v no_o spontaneous_a issue_n nor_o do_v proceed_v from_o any_o thing_n but_o a_o hen_n nor_o yet_o a_o fruitful_a one_o from_o she_o neither_o without_o her_o intercourse_n with_o a_o cock_n according_a to_o that_o of_o aristotle_n we_o be_v to_o conclude_v that_o male_a and_o female_a 2._o be_v the_o chief_a principle_n of_o generation_n the_o male_a because_o he_o have_v the_o preeminence_n in_o the_o original_n of_o the_o motus_fw-la and_o generation_n the_o female_a in_o the_o original_n of_o the_o matter_n now_o according_a to_o our_o decision_n a_o fertile_a egg_n be_v true_o a_o sperme_n and_o genit_fw-la all_o seed_n analagous_n to_o the_o seed_n of_o plant_n and_o the_o first_o conception_n result_v from_o both_o parent_n and_o the_o promiscuous_a production_n of_o they_o both_o for_o as_o a_o egg_n can_v have_v a_o be_v without_o a_o hen_n so_o it_o can_v have_v fecundity_n without_o a_o cock._n it_o remain_v therefore_o that_o we_o inquire_v how_o the_o egg_n be_v make_v by_o the_o hen_n and_o how_o it_o be_v make_v fertile_a by_o the_o cock_n for_o we_o see_v that_o subventaneous_a egg_n and_o those_o animate_v too_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o hen_n but_o yet_o be_v not_o prolifical_a without_o the_o cock_n and_o therefore_o both_o cock_n and_o hen_n lie_v their_o stock_n together_o to_o constitute_v a_o fertile_a egg_n and_o yet_o as_o i_o conceive_v not_o in_o that_o manner_n as_o aristotle_n will_v have_v it_o namely_o that_o the_o male_n shall_v be_v master_n only_o of_o the_o original_n of_o the_o matus_n and_o generation_n and_o the_o female_a only_o contribute_v the_o matter_n for_o the_o contrary_n appear_v in_o subventaneous_a egg_n and_o thoâ—â—_n it_o be_v true_a where_o he_o say_v the_o male_a and_o female_a be_v different_a according_a to_o reason_n because_o their_o faculty_n be_v diverse_a and_o according_a to_o sense_n because_o someâ—_n of_o their_o part_n be_v divers_a too_o the_o difference_n between_o they_o according_a to_o reason_n consist_v in_o this_o that_o the_o male_n be_v that_o creature_n which_o do_v generate_v in_o another_o the_o female_a be_v that_o which_o generate_v in_o itself_o and_o out_o of_o which_o that_o which_o be_v generate_v be_v make_v be_v contain_v in_o that_o which_o do_v generate_v it_o but_o since_o these_o 〈◊〉_d distinguish_v by_o the_o diversity_n of_o the_o faculty_n and_o of_o the_o office_n or_o employment_n and_o every_o performance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d office_n require_v a_o instrument_n and_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n be_v commodious_a instrument_n to_o the_o faculty_n it_o iâ—_n necessary_a that_o some_o part_n shall_v be_v accommodate_v for_o procreation_n and_o coition_n and_o that_o those_o part_n shall_v be_v different_a too_o that_o so_o the_o male_a and_o female_a may_v be_v distinguish_v yet_o it_o do_v not_o thence_o follow_v which_o he_o seeâ—_n desirous_a to_o infer_v say_v the_o male_n be_v the_o efficient_a and_o by_o the_o virtue_n of_o its_o geniture_n do_v produce_v that_o which_o be_v design_v out_o of_o the_o matter_n contain_v in_o 〈◊〉_d female_a and_o the_o female_a do_v always_o contribute_v the_o matter_n so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o female_a shall_v contribute_v the_o body_n and_o the_o quantity_n or_o magnitude_n but_o there_o be_v no_o such_o thing_n require_v at_o the_o male_n hand_n nor_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o the_o instrument_n or_o the_o efficient_a itself_o shall_v be_v in_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v produâ—â—â—_n by_o they_o the_o body_n therefore_o proceed_v from_o the_o female_a and_o the_o soul_n from_o the_o male_a for_o the_o substance_n of_o 〈◊〉_d body_n be_v the_o soul_n for_o a_o egg_n and_o that_o a_o animaâ—â—_n one_o too_o be_v produce_v by_o the_o hen_n alone_o without_o the_o cock_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o female_a 〈◊〉_d hen_n be_v also_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o that_o all_o power_n of_o production_n or_o the_o soul_n do_v not_o proceed_v 〈◊〉_d the_o male._n and_o this_o the_o example_n urge_v by_o aristotle_n seem_v to_o confirm_v for_o he_o say_v those_o creature_n 4._o that_o proceed_v to_o coition_n and_o â—re_n not_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n which_o they_o do_v who_o season_n be_v alike_o and_o time_n of_o hear_v together_o near_o at_o hand_n and_o do_v not_o much_o differ_v in_o the_o dimension_n of_o their_o body_n do_v bring_v forth_o their_o first_o issue_n like_v to_o themselves_o partake_v of_o the_o species_n of_o both_o kind_n as_o those_o that_o be_v beget_v by_o a_o wolf_n and_o a_o bitch_n or_o by_o a_o partridge_n and_o the_o dunghilâ—rood_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n these_o diverse_a parent_n produce_v a_o diverse_a issue_n the_o offspring_n at_o length_n assume_v like_o form_n with_o the_o hen_n as_o foreign_a seed_n be_v at_o last_o transform_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o grow_v for_o the_o soil_n contribute_v matter_n and_o body_n to_o the_o seed_n by_o which_o word_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o in_o the_o generation_n between_o a_o cock-partridge_n and_o a_o dunghil-hen_n the_o male_a be_v not_o the_o sole_a efficient_a but_o the_o female_a be_v concern_v too_o because_o a_o common_a species_n and_o form_n and_o not_o that_o of_o the_o male_a only_o be_v produce_v be_v alike_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n as_o well_o to_o the_o female_a as_o the_o male._n now_o the_o soul_n â—â—_o the_o form_n
and_o species_n of_o a_o animal_n and_o again_o the_o female_a may_v seem_v to_o have_v most_o â—ight_a to_o the_o title_n of_o efficient_a for_o he_o say_v in_o promise_n of_o time_n these_o diverse_a parent_n produce_v a_o diverse_a 〈◊〉_d the_o offspring_n at_o length_n assume_v like_o form_n with_o the_o hen._n as_o if_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o male_n be_v less_o powerful_a and_o do_v in_o time_n lose_v the_o species_n which_o it_o imprint_n as_o be_v raze_v out_o and_o expunge_v by_o 〈◊〉_d more_o potent_a efficient_a and_o this_o that_o instance_n concern_v the_o soil_n do_v more_o strengthen_v for_o â—â—reign_a seed_n be_v at_o last_o transform_v according_a to_o the_o â—â—ture_n of_o the_o soil_n where_o it_o grow_v by_o all_o which_o it_o 〈◊〉_d probable_a that_o the_o female_a be_v a_o strong_a 〈◊〉_d in_o generation_n than_o the_o male_a for_o in_o the_o universe_n likewise_o the_o earth_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o female_a and_o the_o mother_n but_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o 2._o sun_n and_o the_o other_o body_n of_o that_o kind_n philosopher_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o father_n and_o genitor_fw-la now_o the_o earth_n also_o produce_v many_o thing_n of_o its_o own_o accord_n without_o any_o seed_n and_o among_o animal_n some_o female_n do_v procreate_v of_o themselves_o without_o a_o male_a thus_o the_o hen_n generate_v a_o subventaneous_a egg_n but_o the_o male_n never_o beget_v any_o thing_n without_o a_o female_a nay_o by_o those_o very_a argument_n which_o contend_v to_o prove_v the_o male_a to_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o generation_n and_o the_o primary_n efficient_a the_o energy_n or_o efficiency_n of_o the_o female_a seem_v to_o be_v confirm_v and_o ratify_v for_o that_o be_v to_o be_v count_v the_o primary_n efficient_a in_o which_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o foetus_fw-la and_o form_n of_o the_o production_n be_v most_o eminent_a and_o who_o apparent_a similitude_n be_v discover_v in_o the_o foetus_fw-la and_o also_o 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