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 knowledge of whole nature, and it doth intruct us concerning the differing, and agreement of things amongt themelves, whence it produceth its wonderfull effects, by uniting the vertues of things through the application of them one to the other, and to their inferior utable ubjects, joyning and knitting them together thoroughly by the powers, and vertues of the uperior Bodies. This is the mot perfect and chief Science, that acred, and ublimer kind of Phyloophy, and latly the mot abolute perfection of all mot excellent Philoophy. For eeing that all regulative Philoophy is divided into Naturall, Mathematicall, and Theologicall: (Naturall Philoophy teacheth the nature of thoe things which are in the world, earching and enquiring into their Caues, Effects, Times, Places, Fahions, Events, their Whole, and Parts, alo

 The Number and the Nature of thoe things, Cal'd Elements, what Fire, Earth, Aire forth brings: From whence the Heavens their beginnings had; Whence Tide, whence Rainbow, in gay colours clad. What makes the Clouds that gathered are, and black, To end forth Lightnings, and a Thundring crack; What doth the Nightly Flames, and Comets make; What makes the Earth to well, and then to quake: What is the eed of Metals, and of Gold What Vertues, Wealth, doth Nature's Coffer hold. 

All thee things doth naturall Philoophy, the viewer of nature contain, teaching us according to Virgil's Mue.

  Whence all things flow, Whence Mankind, Beat; whence Fire, whence Rain, and Snow, Whence Earth-quakes are; why the whole Ocean beats Over his Banks, and then again retreats: Whence trength of Hearbs, whence Courage, rage of Bruits, All kinds of Stone, of Creeping things, and Fruits. 

But Mathematicall Philoophy teacheth us to know the