f>t the very comets also : though their motions are so 

 far from being always the same way, that they move 

 sometimes contrary to each other. Their planes and 

 directions lie every way, and their orbits are exceeding 

 eccentrical. But this very eccentricity is an admirable 

 contrivance of the Creator, to prevent their disturbing 

 either the planets, or one another, by mutual attractions. 

 By this means they have sufficient room to revolve in : 

 and by ascending to very great heights, and spending 

 almost their time in the remote regions of the universe, 

 at vast distances both from the plane! s and each other, 

 they incommode neither. Whereas had 'they moved in 

 the same plane with the planets, they would sometimes 

 fcme come too near them : and possibly have disturbed 

 their motions, or even dashed against them. 



But what would all the planets have done, had they 

 not been supplied with light and heat? And what, an 

 indulgent provision of these is made even for the most 

 distant of them ? See the sun, such a prodigious mass of 

 fire, placed in the centre of the system, to scatter his 

 light throughout the whole, and to warm and cherish us 

 by day : and such a noble retinue of moons and stars, 

 attending arid assisting us by night ! And we see the 

 smie care of the Creator, extended to all the other 

 planets. According to their several distances, they have - 

 proportiouably a great number of moons, and Saturn 

 a stupendous ring besides, to supply the decrease of 

 Jight and heat. Who can help being amazed at such 

 well contrived, such stately works of God ] Who can 

 partake of their beneficial influences, and not adore the 

 wisdom an I kindness of their Maker ? 



One or two points, which have been lightly mentioned 

 already, deserve a more particular consideration. 



That he who dispenses existence at his will, should 

 multiply, extend, enlarge,, and add a kind of immensity 

 to his works, B not properly what surprises me; at least 

 my amazement is chieiiy founded on my own extreme 

 litik&ess. But what abtonbhes me most, is to see, that 



