Part I. in the Creation. 173 



i?7g. The World would be a pitiful fmall thing in- 

 deedy if it did not contain enough for the Enquiries 

 of the ii;hole W^orld. Yet, and again, Epijl, 64. 

 Multum adhuc rejlat Operis, multimque rejlabit^ 

 nee ulli nato poji milk fcecula pracludetur occafo 

 aliquid adhuc adjiciendi. Much Work fill re^ 

 tnains^ and much will remain 5 neither to him that 

 fall be born after a thoifand Ages^ will Matter be 

 wanting for neiv Additiofis to what hath already 

 been invented. Much might be done would we 

 but endeavour, and nothing is infuperable to 

 Paiiis and Patience. I know that a new Study 

 at firft feems very vaft, intricate, and difficult ; 

 but after a little Refolution and Progrefs, after 

 a Man becomes a little acquainted, as I may fo 

 fay, with it, his Underftanding is wonderfully 

 cleared up and enlarged, the Difficulties vanifh, 

 and the thing grows eafy and familiar. And for 

 our Encouragement in this Study, obferve what 

 the Pfalmift faith, Ffal cxi. 2. T& Works of the 

 Lord are great ^ fought out of all them that have 

 Pleafure therein. Which tho' it be principally 

 fpoken of the Works of Providence, yet may as 

 well be verify'd of the Works of the Creation. 

 I am forry to fee fo little Account made of 

 real experimental Philofophy in this 

 * Univerfity, and that thofe ingeni- ^^helT^hffu- 

 ous Sciences of the Mathematicks thor liv'd at 

 are fo much negleded by us j and the firji ^wH- 

 therefore do earneilly exhort thofe ^^"^'^J^^^^- 

 that are young, efpecially Gentlemen, to fet 

 upon thefe Studies j ^ they may poffibly invent 



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