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Winter-meditations directions how to employ the leisure [sic] of the winter for the glory…Winter-meditations directions how to employ the liesure [sic] of the winter for the glory…
Winter-meditations directions how to employ the leisure [sic] of the winter for the glory of God. : Accompanied with reflections, as well historical, as theological, not only upon the circumstances of the winter, but also, upon the notable works of God, both in, creation, and providence: especially those, which more immediately concern every particular man, in the whole course of his life: and upon the religious works, wherewith every man should acknowledge God, in and from the accidents of the winter. / By Cotton Mather. ; With a preface of the Reverend, Mr. John Higginson.Winter-meditations directions how to employ the liesure [sic] of the winter for the glory of God. : Accompanied with reflections, as well historical, as theological, not only upon the circumstances of the winter, but also, upon the notable works of God, both in, creation, and providence: especially those, which more immediately concern every particular man, in the whole course of his life: and upon the religious works, wherewith every man should acknowledge God, in and from the accidents of the winter. / By Cotton Mather. ; With a preface of the Reverend, Mr. John Higginson.
Boston: printed by Benjamin Harris over-against the Old-Meeting-House, 1693
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.
But yet our Erect Figure, instructs us to Raise our Looks, unto the Stars, among which, if we were Lodged we should quite Loose our Sight of this Globe; tho' it be above Twenty Six Thousand […] Miles, in the compass of it. We have the fairest and fullest view of the Stars in the Winter: (even the Cloud in Cancer, has been sometimes then seen, full of little Stars:) but what are those few, for they are not many more than a Thousand, of the Stars, which we see without a Telescope, compared ⟨p. 20⟩unto the Innumerable Missions, Wherewith from That, we justly suppose the Aether to be replenished? The Wandering Stars, the Fixed Stars, and the Satellites of each, how inexplicably circumstanced are they? How Regular to the Hundredth part of a Minute, are they in their Motions? and how more Bulky than our Earth, an hundred times over, in their Dimensions? If at last we Descend into the Sun, that vast Fiery Globe, which is the Counter, and the Support, of the whole Visible World besides; The Philosopher thought himself Made and Born for nothing so much, as to Behold this. Heavenly Fire ball: 'tis by the Ancient, and Soberest Computation, at least an hundred & sixty times bigger than That Planet, whereof we are the Inhabitants: whereas indeed such more Accurate Astronomers, as the Incomparable Heveli•s, have asserted the Sun to be three thousand, four hundred, and sixty two times bigger than this Earth, which is given to the Children of Men; but how much does it then, Declare the Glory of God, and show forth His Handy work? Let the Winter, when we see least of him, give us Leisure to be most Apprehensive of it.
But yet our Erect Figure, instructs us to Raise our Looks, unto the Stars, among which, if we were Lodged we should quite Loose our Sight of this Globe; tho' it be above Twenty Six Thousand 〈…〉 Miles, in the compass of it. We have the fairest and fullest view of the Stars in the Winter: (even the Cloud in Cancer, has been sometimes then seen, full of little Stars:) but what are those few, for they are not many more than a Thousand, of the Stars, which we see without a Telescope, compared ⟨p. 20⟩unto the Innumerable Missions, Wherewith from That, we justly suppose the AEther to be replenished? The Wandring Stars, the Fixed Stars, and the Satellites of each, how inexplicably circumstanced are they? How Regular to the Hundredth part of a Minute, are they in their Motions? and how more Bulky than our Earth, an hundred times over, in their Dimensions? If at last we Descend into the Sun, that vast Fiery Globe, which is the Counter, and the Support, of the whole Visible World besides; The Philosopher thought himself Made and Born for nothing so much, as to Behold this. Heavenly Fire ball: 'tis by the Ancient, and Soberest Computation, at least an hundred & sixty times bigger than That Planet, whereof we are the Inhabitants: whereas indeed such more Accurate Astronomers, as the Incomparable Hevelis, have asserted the Sun to be three thousand, four hundred, and sixty two times bigger than this Earth, which is given to the Children of Men; but how much does it then, Declare the Glory of God, and shew forth His Handy work? Let the Winter, when we see least of him, give us Liesure to be most Apprehensive of it.