Part I. in the CviEATio n. 177 



For it feems to me highly abfurd and unrea- 

 fonable, to think that Bodies of fuch vaft Mag- 

 nitude as the fix'd Stars, were only made to 

 twinkle to us, nay, a Multitude of them there 

 are, that do not fo much as twinkle, being ei- 

 ther by reafon of their Diftance, or of their 

 Smalnefs, altogether invifible to the naked Eye, 

 and only difcoverable by a Telefcope ; and it is 

 likely, perfeder Telefcopes than we yet have, 

 ■jnay bring to light many more; and who knows, 

 how many lie out of the Ken of the beft Tele- 

 fcope that can poffibly be made ? And, I* be- 

 lieve, there are many Species in Nature, even 

 in this fublunary World, which were never yet 

 taken Notice of by Man, and confequently of no 

 Ufe to him, which yet we are not to think were 

 created in vain ; but may be found out by, and 

 of Ufe to, thofe who fliall live after us in future 

 Ages. But though in this Senfe it be not true, 

 th^t all Things were made for Man 5 yet, thus 

 far it is that all the Creatures in the V/orld 

 may be fome way or other Ufeful to us, at leaft 

 to Qxercife our Wits and Underftandings, in con-r 

 fidering and contemplating of them, and fo af- 

 ford us Subjed: of adjniring and glorifying their 

 and our Maker. Seeing then, we do believe, 

 and alTert, that all Things were in fome Senfe 

 made for us, we are thereby oblig'd to make 

 ufe of them for thofe Purpofes for which.they 

 ferve us, elfe we fruftrate this End of their 

 Creation. Now fom.e of them ferve only to ex- 

 ercife our Minds ,: Many others there be, which 



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