ADVERTISEMENT. 



the only papers that were refcued from the 

 flames, to which his modefty had devoted all 

 the reft. 



Defended by fo great an example, (how- 

 foever unequally I may follow it) there is 

 hardly any need for an apology for the 

 fubject. of the following fheets. But if any 

 fhould require one, 1 take the liberty of 

 delivering it in the words of my ever re- 

 gretted friend : 



' From a partial confideration of things, 



* we are very apt to criticife what we ought 

 ' to admire; to look upon as ufelefs what 

 ' perhaps we fhould own to be of infinite 

 ( advantage to us, did we fee a little farther; 



* to be peevifh where we ought to give thanks ; 



* and at the fame time to ridicule thofe, who 

 c employ their time and thoughts in exa- 

 mining what we were, i. e. fome ofusmoft 



' affu redly were, created and appointed to 



c ftudy. In fhort, we are too apt to treat 



' the Almighty worfe than a rational man 



' would treat a good mechanic ; whofe 



' works he would either thoroughly exa- 



< mine, or be afhamed to find any fault with 



* them. This is the efFe& of a partial confi- 



* deration of Nature ; but he who has can- 



5 * dour 



