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Considerations of the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, with…
Considerations of the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, with the recompenses of the future state for the cure of infidelity, the hectic evil of the times / by William Bates ...Considerations of the existence of God and of the immortality of the soul, with the recompences of the future state for the cure of infidelity, the hectick evil of the times / by William Bates ...
London: printed by J.D. for Brabazon Aylmer, 1676
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
CHAP. II.1
- 1Chap. II.
The Air a fit medium to convey the Light and influences of the Heavens to the lower World. Tis the repository of Vapours that are drawn up by the Sun, and descend in fruitful Showers. The Winds of great benefit. The separation of the Sea from the Land the⟨p. 20⟩ effect of great Wisdom and Power. That the Earth is not an equal Globe, is both pleasant and useful. The League of the Elements considered. Excellent Wisdom visible in Plants and Fruits. The shapes of Animals are answerable to their properties. They regularly act to preserve themselves. The Bees, Swallows, Ants directed by an excellent mind.
The Expansion of the Air from the Ethereal Heavens to the Earth, is another testimony of Divine Providence. For 'tis transparent, and of a subtle Nature, and thereby a fit medium to convey Light and Celestial Influences to the lower World. It receives the first impressions of the Heavens, and insinuating without resistance, ⟨p. 21⟩conveys them to the most distant things. By it the greatest numbers of useful objects that cannot by immediate application to our faculties be known, are transmitted in their images and representations; All colours and figures to the Eye, sounds to the Ear. Tis necessary for the subsistence of Animals that live by respiration. It mixes with their nourishment, cools the inward heat, and tempers its violence.