THE 



THIRD BOOKE 



of the Naturall and Morall Hi- 



ftorie of the Indies. 



agreeable. 



CH 



AP 



of the Indies, k 

 i. 



Verie natural! Hiftorieisofitfelfc 

 plca(ing,& very profitable, to fuch 

 as will raife vp their difcourfe and 

 contemplation on high, in that it 

 doth move them to glorify the 

 Author of all nature, as welecthe 

 wife & holy men 



t'/Win many Pfalmes. And/^likewifc, treating of the 

 fccrets of the Creator, whgreas the fame Lord anfwe- 

 reth/^fbamplie. He that takes delight tovnderftand 

 the wondrous works of Nature, fhal tafte the true plea- 

 fure & content of Hiftories- & the more,whenas he dial 

 know they are not thcfimple workes of men, but of the 

 Creator himfelf, & that he fhall comprehend the natu- 

 rall caufes of thefe workes, then fhall he truly occupie 

 himfclfe in the ftudie of Philofbphie . But he that (hall 

 raife his confideration higher, beholding the gret & firft 

 architect of all thefc marvells,he fhal know his wifedom 



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