Chapter X

The Question being stated, _Whether the Restoring-Bed, was a Fleshy Bed_; All the Parts of my Mind, after many Disputes, agreed, That it could not be a Fleshy Bed, by reason the nature of Flesh is so corruptible, dissolvable, and easie to be dissolved, that it could not possibly be of such a lasting nature, as is required for _Restoring-Beds_. But yet, they agreed, they were like Flesh, for Softness, or Spunginess; as also, for Colour. Also, they agreed, That the Animal _Restoring-Bed_, was of such a Nature or Property, that it could dilate and contract, as it had occasion; in so much, that it could contract to the compass of the smallest, or extend to the magnitude of the largest Animal. Also, they did agree, That it was somewhat like the Stomack of a Human Creature, or of the like Animal, that could open and shut the Orifice; and that when an Animal Creature was put into the _Restoring-Bed_, it would immediately inclose the Animal: and when it had caused a perfect Restoration, the _Restoring-Bed_ would open it self, and deliver it to its own Liberty.