Parti. //^ /^^ Cre ATioN. 91. 



fhould lb feldom tranfgrefs or fall fhort of thofe 

 Bounds, is a Subjed: worthy of the Thoughts of 

 the greateft Philofophers. To this may be ad- 

 ded the driving about of Windmills for grinding 

 of Corn, making of Oil, draining of Pools, rai- 

 fmg of Water, fawing of Wood, fulling of Cloth, 

 Gf^. That it fhould feldom or never be fo violent 

 and boifterous as to overturn Houfes, yea, whole 

 Citi^ ; to tear up Trees by the Roots, and pro- 

 ftrate Woods ; to drive the Sea over the lower 

 Countries; as, were it the EfFed: of Chance, or 

 mere natural Caufes, not moderated by a fupe- 

 rior Power, it would in all likelihood often do. 

 Hurricanes, Spouts, and Inundations, would be 

 more frequent than they are. All thefe Things 

 declare the Wifdom and Goodnefs of him who 

 bringeth the Wind out of his '\treajures. 



Of inanimate mixd Bodies. 



I proceed now to fuch inanimate Bodies as are 

 Qz}\td, perfect e mixta, perfectly mix'd, improperly 

 enough, they being many of them (for ought I 

 know) as fimple as thofe they call Elements. 

 Thefe are Stones, Metals, Minerals, and Salts. 



In Stones, which one would think were a neg- 

 lefted Genus, what Variety? what Beauty and 

 Elegancy ? what Conftancy in their Temper, and 

 Confiftency in their Figures and Colours ? I (hall 

 fpeak of fiiA fome notable Qualities wherewith 

 fome of them are endued: Secondly, The re- 

 markable Ufes they are of to us. The Qualities 



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