xviii The introduction. 
Wifdom of its Almighty Author. The 
fmalled Seed, the minuted Infect, fhews the 
Skill of Providence in the Aptnefs of its 
Contrivance for the Purpofes it is to ferve, 
and difplays an Elegance of Beauty hey end 
the utmod Stretch of Art. 
The Wife in all Ages have been fenfible 
of this Truth ; and, as far as they were able-, 
.have dudied and enquired into the Recedes 
of Nature ; but for Want of proper Helps 
have frequently been midaken. As certain 
Principles mud drd be learned ere we can 
become Maders of any Science, fo in the 
School of Nature, we mud begin with the 
Minutia , the fmalled and mod uncom- 
pounded Parts, ere we can underdand the 
larger and more confiderable. 
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The Ancients, having only their naked 
Eyes to trud to, were uncapable of any 
great Difcoveries of this Sort: but we are fo 
happy, that, by the Help of Glades, we can 
didinguilli and examine Objects many Thou- 
fan'ds of Times lefs than what the fharped 
Em unadided, can difcern. In ihort, Mi¬ 
croscopes 
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