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telligible manner, that the nature of the 

 things would allow; particularly free from 

 all the jargon of mathematics, which is 

 mere heathen Greek to common readers. 

 At the same time I wished to see this 

 short, full, plain account of the visible 

 creation, directed to its right end : not 

 barely to entertain an idle barren curiosity, 

 but to display the invisible things of God, 

 his power^ wisdom, and goodness. 



2. But I cannot find such a treatise as 

 this in any modern, any more than ancient 

 language ; and I am certain there is none 

 such in the English tongue. What comes 

 nearest to it of any thing I have seen, is 

 Mr. Ray's Wisdom of God in the Creation; 

 Dr. Derham's Phyiico and Astro-Theolo- 

 gy ; Niewentyt's Religious Philosopher ; 

 Mather's Christian Philosopher, and Na- 

 ture delineated. But none of these, single, 

 the design ; and who will be at the 



