An entire body of philosophy according to the principles of the famous Renate Des Cartes in three books, (I) the institution ... (II) the history of nature ... (III) a dissertation of the want of sense and knowledge in brute animals ... / written originally in Latin by the learned Anthony Le Grand ; now carefully translated from the last corrections, alterations, and large additions of the author, never yet published ... by Richard Blome.

From the Whole.

I. What agrees to a Similar Whole, agrees also to the Parts of it.

For seeing that a Similar Whole is made up of a Conjunction of Similar Parts, it must needs be of the same Nature with them. Thus, because Lead is heavier than Brass; therefore every part of Lead, proportion being observed, must be heavier than Brass.

II. Where any Whole is, there are all its Prin∣cipal Parts.

For the Principal Parts are Essential to the Whole. I say, the Principal Parts, as the Head, and the like; because there are some Parts which belong to the Entireness, but not to the Essence of the thing.

III. The Entire Whole being supposed, all its Parts are supposed also.

The Reason is, because this Whole is nothing else than the Parts taken all together: As where the Entire Body of Man is, there must be its Skin, Bones, Sinews, Veins, Flesh, and all things that belong to the Entireness of it.