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things are produced would not be determined. If there were no man to sow % seed or the seed itself by its gravity were not to fall or the ground, it would never put forth a blossom. Therefore there are five canses in the growth of a seed and these are (1) Time, such as rainy season (2) Nature (3) Continuity , 4) Previous action and (5) Effort.
Except these five causes, no other cause, such as God, is proved in regard to the growth of a seed. Similar is the case in regard to the birth of a child. (1) the pregnancy would take effect in its proper time (2) the womb must have the power to hold an ambryo (3) the continuity of the pregnancy without any disturbance, (4) the previous action which would induce birth as a man and (5) the effort of parents in the direction of producing a child. All the things that are seen in this world are produced by the agency of these five causes. The continuity of the existence of the earth is insured though its visible phenomena
