ABSTRACT

PembertonthenproceedstodefendNewton.Thedefenceisextremely reasonable,thoughhighlyanti-Parmenidean.72Hewrites:

Thebodyofeveryanimalshowstheunlimitedwisdomofits authornoless,nayinmanyrespectsmore,thanthelargerframe ofnature;andyetwesee,theyarealldesignedtolastbutasmall spaceoftime.