370 "The Wisdom of GOD Part II. 



feeing the fame Things ; new Objefts afford us 

 great Delight, efpecially if found out by our own 

 Induftry. I remember Clufius faith of himfelf, 

 *' That upon the Difcovery of a new Plant he 

 " did not lefs rejoice than if he had found a rich 

 " Treafure/* Thus God is pleas'd, by referving 

 things to be found out by our Pains and Induftry, 

 to provide us Employment moft delightful and 

 agreeable to our Natures and Inclinations. 



3. Many of thefe Creatures may be ufeful to us 

 whofe Ufes are not yet difcover'd, but referv*d for 

 the Generations to come, as the Ufes of fome we 

 now know are but of late Invention, and were 

 unknown to our Forefathers ; and this muft needs 

 be fo, becaufe, as I faid before, the World is too 

 great for any Man or Generation of Men, by his 

 or their utmoft Endeavours, to difcover and find 

 out all its Store and Furniture, all its Riches and 

 Treafures. 



Secondly^ As to the Multitude of Individuals in 

 each Kind of InJeB, I anfwer : 



I. It is defign'd to fecure the Continuance and 

 Perpetuity oi the feveral Species, which if they 

 did not multiply exceedingly, fcarce any of them 

 could efcape the Ravine of fo many Enemies as 

 continually aifault and prey upon them, but 

 would be in danger to be quite deftray'd and lofl: 

 out of the World. 



z 2. This 



