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forced to confefs, that he beholds a moft ftu- 

 pendous, and wonderful phaenomenon. Many 

 thoufands of people arc rii])ported by rye- 

 bread, not one of them perhaps ever linv, in 

 how furprifing a manner its hufks are armed ; 

 which any one, who is dcHrous, may fee by 

 the help of a glafs. 



The day would fooner fail me than matter, 

 were i to take notice of every thing, which this 

 fubje6t affords. Let this then be looked upon 

 as the end of created beings j that fome may 

 be ufefuU to man as phyfic, others as aliment ; 

 fome in oeconomy immediately, others medi- 

 ately ', fome vegetables prepare the ground, 

 fome prote6l thofe which are more tender, 

 others cover the earth with a green, and mod 

 beautifuU tapeilry, and that perennial ; fome 

 form thofe groves to which we fly for cool- 

 nefs, others adorn our globe with their mofl 

 elegant flowers, and regale our noflirils with 

 their mofl: delicious odors. Laflily, all things 

 demonflirate abundantly the omnifcience of the 

 wife Creator, who created nothing in vain, but 

 contrived every thing with fo much artifice, 

 that human art, however great it may be, 

 cannot imitate the leafl: of his productions. 

 If we negledl therefore to confidcr thefe ob- 

 O 3 jeds, 



