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lency and perfeaion of the material world 

 can be no evidence to him of an original 

 architea or contriver of all things: Since 

 the higheft excellencies and perfeaions 

 are acknowledged, even by every Theift, 

 to exift without a caufe. But the inftan- 

 ces of a wife adminiftration and fuperin- 

 tendence, prefented every moment to our 

 view, ftrike the mind in the moft forcible 

 manner. Weare eye-witnefles of profit- 

 dence, but not of creation. The contem- 

 plation of every part of nature furnifhes 

 1)5 with irrefidible proofs of intelligence, 

 counfel, and defign. ftill employed in ac- 

 tuating, moving, conduaing, and govern- 

 ing the univerfe. ' Nihil eft eaim, quodra- 

 " tione et numei:o moveri poific fine confi- 

 " lio, in quo nihil eft temerarium, nihil va- 

 " rium, nihil fortuitum. Ordo au tern fide- 

 <' rumetconftantia,neque naturamfignift' 

 *' cat ; eft enim plena racionis:Neque fortu- 

 " nam, quae arnica varietati conftantiam 

 " refpuit. Quae qui videat, non impie 

 " folum, verum etiam indoae faciat, fi 

 ** Deos effe neget. Nee fane multum in- 

 [' tereft, utrum id neget, aneos omni pro- 



" curatione, 



