ABSTRACT
PembertonthenproceedstodefendNewton.Thedefenceisextremely reasonable,thoughhighlyanti-Parmenidean.72Hewrites:
Thebodyofeveryanimalshowstheunlimitedwisdomofits authornoless,nayinmanyrespectsmore,thanthelargerframe ofnature;andyetwesee,theyarealldesignedtolastbutasmall spaceoftime.