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 mit, that his Mind ought to be rais'd higher, by a heavenly Light, in those things wherein his Senses do fall short. If (as the Apostle says) the invisible things of God are manifested by the visible; then how much stronger Arguments has he for his Belief, in the eternal Power and Godhead, from the vast Number of Creatures, that are invisible to others, but are expos'd to his View by the help of his Experiments?

Thus he is prepar'd to admit a Deity, and to embrace the Consequences of that Concession. He is also from his Experiment as well furnish'd with Arguments to adore it: He has always before his Eyes the Beauty, Contrivance, and Order of God's Works: From hence he will learn to serve him with all Reverence, who in all that he has made, consulted Ornament, as well as Use.

From hence he will best understand the infinite Distance between himself and his Creator, when he finds that all things were produced by him: Whereas he by all his Study, can scarce imitate the least Effects, nor hasten, or retard the common Course of Nature. This will teach him to worship that Wisdom, by which all things are so easily sustain'd, when he has look'd more familiarly into them, and beheld the Chances and Alterations, to which they are exposed. Hence he will be led to admire the wonderful Contrivance of the Creation; and so to apply, and direct his Praises aright; which, no doubt, when they are offer'd up to Heaven, from the Mouth of one, who has well studied what he commends, will be more suitable to the Divine Nature, than the blind Applauses of the Ignorant. This was the first Service that Adam perform'd to his Creator, when he obey'd him in