upon the Epiflleof J A M B s. earthly matter, with whichwe-area~quainted, we conceive of the fweetnefs and worch of that which is heavenly and fpiritual~ 2. In ·a Simiihude the thing is doubly reprefented, and with a fweet vari– ety s though we know t~e maq, we deli.ght to.view t.he picture. Chrift:ians fhould ufe thetr parts more thts way ; there smuch be– nefit in it; fancy-is po1ifhed : w·e are rpore fit for occafional me– ditation ; and we apprehend fpiritual ·things with more clearnefs and affection. ~. N~<~ture,Art,and· Religion,(l/e~,that thefmt~lleft things,wifel_y Ohjerv. 2. ordered; mAJ be of great ufe. NegleCt not fmall things ; we are often fnared by faying, r Is it not a little one?. And we lofe r Gen.·19. 10 . muc~ _adval!tag~ by . d~!J ifi.ng th~ d":J of jmall thfng,s, Zech. r "' ·~ ' ' . 1 ._ I \ ~ :\ ~ 4· 1.0. ' ~ } ' • \• • ' 1 I ' ' 3• Gods Wi(ilom is much f een,, hy ~ndowiltg man withana_bility Objerv. 3• ~f contrivance an.d ·rare inventson; that fo fierce and Wtlde a creature as the horfe fbould be tamed with abridle, 'that things of fo great abulk as !bips,lliould be turned about, 'and that againfi the violence of boifhous winds, with·a fmall helm : (0riflotlt pro- f ~Id,' TZ '71"11 4 1 pofcth it as a worthy matter of conGderation. Thefe crafts are all l'ri.Atov p.£– from the Lord: Ija;.54-1-6. Behold,]create the Smith that blow- XeJr/ s?r' eth in the coals in the fire, nnd bringeth forth an inftrumentfor his &JthiS' -;:rA~IIS' Work. tHe left thefe inve~tions to humane indufiry, but hegiveth Te~d.v111 v N– the wit and abilities. The Heathens had a feveral ' god for every fe- VtJ,p.tv ~XH, ' veral craft; as the Papifis have now a Tutelar Saint: Bat the Lord &c. Arift,z. giveth wifdom: as for embroidery; Exod.3 r-3- Be;:.aleel was fill- ·P."XC!.Vtx.;Jy ed_~ith the Spirit flj God, &,c. Eve_ry Art is acommon gift of the cap. 5. · ~ Spmt. So for H~sbandry, fee Ifae.z8. 24,2),26. So fot War, tl\eltquit h~c Pfol,I44·f. Well then, Blefs God for the various Difpenfations [ant _De'!s hi!~ of his gifts for the good ofmankind, and wait upon him, thilt you manu.J znglnZts d 11 d h f ... ll' . dfi d d . h erueuua; tamen mayun eruan t ematter o your Ca mgs, an . n goo mt cm : fitri non pote{t Prov. I 6. 20. He that hn.ndleth d. m:ttter, wifely jhd.!lfindgood; q11in ipfim (i'flt llndwhofotruftethintheLord, htzppyishe. YoumuH' waituponomr~ia _qui c? / ' the Lord for skill, and for fuccefs; he teacheth to tame the horfe, to (n~sentta"! _tr~- · fiear the fhip. ~mt ~omme ut . . . . . . . . . - . . znveruret , & 11la 1p[a qu.e pofl'unt zn11tmre pr1N1us mve111t, Laaanr, de fa![a Rel1g. lib. I . cap,18. ' ~· From the firfi Similitude you may obferve, That mm, for Ohforv, 4· thetr natural fterc.uufs awd 'Wantonne[s., llre lik.! Wild /Jeajls. Man ' atfeel:ed tobe God) .but became like th~ be{lfts that perifo, Pfal. Aaa 4~
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