in the world i and carelefs of their own prefent times, by doting ori 
the pift This Exferimemal Philofophy will turn men to Trials and 
Works ; cure their minds of Romamick fwelling, by (hewing all 
things familiarly to them, juft as large as they are 5 free them from 
ferverfitj^ by not permitting them to be too pcrcmprory in their C$n* 
cluftons: accuftomc their hands to things, which have a near refcm- 
Blance to the bufinefs of life : and draw away the (hadows, which ci- 
ther enlarge or darken humane affairs : And of the Crafty ythe Format^ 
and the Prudent (theufual Titles, by which men of bufinefs arc wont 
lobe diftinguiftied : ) Our Author^rcfcmblesihe Crafty^ to the Mmfe^ 
ri(k in Philofophy ; the Formal^ to the meer SftcuUtlve Phiiofophers 
but the Prudent man, to him, who proceeds on aconftant and folid 
cour{c o( Experiments : the one inCivil life, re jeding neither the wif- 
dom of Ancient i nor that of Modern times 5 the ether in Philofofky^ 
having the fame reverence for former Ages^and regard for the frejenti 
bofli raifing their ohfervatiens unto Ufe not fuffering them to lie idle, 
but employing them todireft the a£ii$nsy and fupply the wants of hn» 
mane Ufe. 
And as this Exferimental way will afford much help to our Puhllck 
duties^ and Civil aSiicnSy fo it is proved to be very ufeful for the Cttre 
of mens Jlfi/;^^/ , and the management of their private motions and paf- 
fionsjby keeping them from idlenefs with full and earneft employments, 
and by poffefling them with innocent,various,lafting,and even fenfiblc 
deli^hs. 
From hence our Author proceeds to make a defence of Royal 
Society^ and this new Experimental Learnings in refpeft of the Chrifli^ 
an F^ith 5 fully evincing, that as it is not at all dangerous to Religion 
in general^ fo it is not to the DoHrine of the Cef^ely nor that of the PrU 
mitive Churchy or of the Church of England. 
This done^ he declares, on what account the Study of Experiments 
is the moft feafonable ftudy for the prefent Temper of the Englijh Na* 
tion 5 and then goes on to manifcft the probable Effc5:s of Experi^ 
ments^ in refpeft of all the 2danual7rades^v9\{\ch have been heretofore 
found out and adorned. This Argument he difpatches in a clear Hefo- 
lution of thefe Queftions : 
1 . Whether the Mechanick Arts are flill improvable by humane In- 
duftry ? 
2. If they be, whether they maybe advanced by any others, belidcs 
the Mfckanich Artifis themfelves ? 
3. Whether 
