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PR REL A Ce Be 
Variety, worthy (next the facred Oracles) of ‘the Attention of him, whom 
God hath placed at the Head of this lower World. 
By contemplating thefe Subjects, we are gradually led bom Things 
vifible, to the Knowlege of him who is ‘invifible. Here we fee eco 
rable Inftances of Harmony, Beauty, and Order, not to be imitated by the 
moft laborious Endeavours of any human Art or Contrivance. 
Thofe delighted with the Vegetable Creation may, each returning 
Spring, not only be pleafed with their Profufion of Sweets, and of fuch 
beautiful Colours, as excel even a Solomon in all his Glory ; but likewife 
our Inquiries may now be as boundlefs as the Creation ; no forbidden 
Tree checks our Curiofity ; but, with solomon, we may explore their Se- 
crets, from the lofty Cedar to the humble Hyflop, {pringing from the 
Wall. 
When by thefe, and fuch-like Inquiries, we find in every thing a wile, 
good, and ufeful Defign, it will afford us Pleafures, purer and fuperior 
to thofe which the fanguine Glory of Arms, boundlefs Ambition, or fa- 
tiated Avarice, can give. It will infpire us with Sentiments moft pleafing, 
as moft fuitable, to that divine Image the Almighty has pleafed to ftamp 
of himfelf upon the human Mind. rep 
“« * What room can there be for low little Things in Minds fo ufefully 
“ and fo nobly employed ? What dark and melancholy Paffions can over- 
‘* thadow his ‘Heart, whofe Senfes are conftantly entertained with fo 
““ many various Productions?” The leaft_ good Effect attending thefe 
Purfuits ‘will be an innocent Joy. 
“What Anger, Envy, Hatred, or Revenge, can long torment his Breaft, 
“¢ whom not only the nobleft Objects, but even every Infect, every Blade 
“* of Grafs, or Grain of Sand, can divert ?” To whom the Return of 
every Seafon fuggefts a Circle of the moft innocent Amufements. 
From thefe Inquiries, he will learn the infnite Diftance between his 
great Creator and himfelf. “ This will teach him to worfhip that Wif 
** dom by which all Things are fo eafily fuftained, and will lead him to 
“ direct his Praifes aright.” 
There is not the {malleft Part of this Globe left without evident Sig- 
natures of God’s Goodnefs. If this little Spot we are treating of, pro- 
duces not the Sapphire, the Carbuncle, ‘Topaz, or Ruby, we are not 
wanting, however, in the more truly valuable Produ@ions of Nature, 
which are chiefly fubfervient to the N. eceflities and Conveniencies of Life : 
and even our moft barren Hills are not unferviceable : If their high 
Summits want ‘their grateful Verdure ; if out of their Sides we cannot 
dig Brafs ; yet it is to thefe, under Providence, we owe the former and 
* Sprat’s Hiltory of the Royal Society. the 
