ScQ:. I. of Foreft Trees. 199 



Every gentle Breeze of Air, a virtuous Man 

 will readily efteem the immediate Breathing 

 of his Maker 5 and every av^ful Bend of a 

 Tree, the Premonitions of his approaching 

 End 5 every Green Walk will remind him of 

 the very Steps he is taking toward Happi- 

 nefs, the whole Defi2;n of no lefs than Heaven 

 itfelf. The Sum of all is, Paradife itfelf 

 was but a kind of Nemorous Temple or Sa- 

 cred Grove 5 and beautiful Scenes of Garden- 

 ing, (as the often cited Ingenious Author 

 Mr. Evelyn obferves) Places confecrated for 

 fober Difcipline, and to contemplate thofe 

 myfterious and facramental Trees, which 

 they were not to touch with their Hands. 



*Twas in a Grove that Ahraha?n entertain'd 

 the Angels, and pioufly invok'd the Bleflings 

 of Heaven 3 and the x\ncient and Primitive 

 Fathers of our Church, St. Jerom^ St. Chry- 

 fojlom^ St. Cyprian^ the Divine Aiigujl'me be- 

 fore mentioned, and other ancient Fathers, 

 greatly magnified thefe pious Adumbrages. 

 In fuch Places were the Monuments of their 

 Saints, and the Bones of their Heroes depo- 

 fited 5 for which D<i;z;z J celebrated the Huma- 

 nity of the Galadites in Nemora Jabes, (as the 

 fame Author obferves : ) In fuch a Place did 

 the Angel appear to Gideon : And in others 

 Princes were inaugurated 5 fo Abimelecb^ 

 Judg. 9. And the Rabbins (fays he) add a 

 reafon vphy they vpere reputed fo venerable^ As 

 being very apt to compofe the Soul, and fit it for 

 divine Anions. And 'tis very remarkable, 



4 that 



