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beautifal Form, far more glorious than that 
laid down. A moft lively Emblem or 
Image of the Refurrection ! : 
“The like Image of the Refurrection, the 
Author of our holy Religion hath given us 
in’ a Grain of Wheat,’ which muft perifiy 
and’ die, before “it can multiply, and bring 
forth Fruit.* Yo every thing there is a Sea- 
fon, and a Time to every Purpofe ; ; a Time to 
be born, and a Time to die and rife again. 
In ¢his intermediate State is the princi- 
| ‘pal and moft affecting Transformation. ‘The 
‘Worm thus interred or fealed is converted 
nto another living Creature; conceived a 
fecond Time, and born anew; immediately 
commencing (according to Naturalifts) a 
‘Nymph or Chryfalis: And refembles (not 
a little) an Infant wrapped in it’s  Swadling- 
Cloaths. 
_ Now the feveral Parts begin to appear, 
“and may be eafily diftinguifhed from each 
“other; firft the Head, and therein the Eyes, 
‘wherein the Colour is obferved firft to alter 
-and change to a light Yellow, then to a deep . 
“dark “Brown, and then to Black;  after- 
wards all the other integral Parts or Mem- 
“Bers, as the Legs, the Wings, Horns, with 
“the ‘other two Divifions, 
What human Mind can fully account for 
“tel myfterious hol e or Aittle Miracles! 
: Mees | “How 
- John xii, 24. compare 1 Cor. xv, 36. + Ecelef, 
ae 1, 2 we 
