LETTER XI. 3 1 T 



a Field noble enough for the iineft of Poets to 

 expatiate upon. 



lo. I cannot fay, That I am well fatisfied, 

 with either the Ptolemaic or Copernican Syftem : 

 And as for 'Tycho Brahe ; far better Judges than 

 myfelf are of opinion, that unfurmountable Diffi- 

 culties may be eafily raifed againll his Hypothefis, 

 though he is fo prefumptuous as to aim at ac^ 

 counting for the Errors of both the others. I find 

 no fmall fault with every one of the Theories of 

 the Earth, that I have as yet feen, though I pro- 

 fefs myfelf very far from being duly qualified to 

 corredl thofe Faults. And upon the whole, I 

 think I do efpy a moft fuperlative Pride in all 

 Authors, who attempt to unwind that myflerious 

 Clew of Divine Providence, which perhaps no- 

 thing lefs than InfiniteWifdom (its firft Contriver) 

 is able to comprehend. In fine -, wonderful are 

 all the Councils and Ways of the Ever-glorious 

 God, Omnipotent, and All- wife ! Foolifh are the 

 fubtilcil Machinations, and the cunningeft De- 

 vices of poor mortal Man's projefting Heart ! 

 However -, fince they do not injure my Faith as 

 a found Chriflian, I nov/ and then take a little 

 pleafure by infpedling into, and examining their 

 fhallow Depths as far as my fhort line of Under- 

 ftanding will poffibly reach. But itill, I am fo 



u 4 cautious. 



