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Icaft difparage the Wife Contrivance of Infinite 

 Power in ordering thefe Tides of our Atmolphere. 

 The Author of Nature, we know, has. made 

 all things to the greateft Advantage that could 

 be, for the whole Syftem of Animals on our Globe, 

 but it was impoffible that {uch a difpofition fhou'd 

 not in (bme Cafes be prejudicial to a Few. ^ The 

 Pofition and Diftance of the Sun are (6 adjufted, 

 as to give in the moft beneficial manner pofiible, 

 Heat and Light to the Earth; yet this norwith- 

 ftanding, feme Places may be too hot for fome 

 weakly Bodies ; fome Autumns too fultry to a- 

 gree with Ibme Animals, and (bme Winters too 

 cold to be endured by fome tender Creatures: 

 The whole however we muft own, is moft care- 

 fully provided for. Befides, as moft of thefe 

 laft mentioned Inconveniencies are by eafy fliifts 

 to be avoided ; fo there are fuch Powerful Checks 

 put to this Aereal Flux and Reflux, fo many 

 ways of abating the Damages accruing from it 

 now and then ; that thefe are of no account in 

 comparifon of the mighty Benefits hence arifing, 

 in which the Race of Mankind does univerfaily 

 (hare. 



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