PREFACE. 
them with clofenefs and attention, we fhali 
fcon difcover their divine original. We fhali 
then furvey with admiration the wonderful 
art and mechanifm of their drudure, wherein 
fuch a number of veffels, fluids, and move¬ 
ments, are collected into a fmgle point, and 
that often invifible to the naked eye. What 
a profufion of the riched ornaments, and gayed 
colours, are frequently bellowed upon one lit¬ 
tle infed ! and yet there are millions of others, 
that are as beautiful and wonderful in their 
kind. Some are covered with fhining coats of 
mail 5 others adorned with plumes of feathers; 
and all compleatly furnifhed with thofe wea¬ 
pons, that are mod proper for defending them- 
felves, as well as attacking their enemies. In 
fhort, the more we enquire into nature, the 
more excellent fhe appears, and we fhali con- 
dantly find, that the beauty of her works will 
gradually rife in proportion to our knowledge 
of them. There is no fuch thing as meannefs 
in any of her produdions 5 fome indeed may 
be more grand, and happen to drike our fenfes 
more drongiy than others, but all are perfed 
in the highed degree. 
If then a Tenons contemplation of the works 
of God, may judjy be confidered as an excel¬ 
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