PART I. SOMATOLOGY, treateth of the univerfal Nature and Properties, PART III, AEROLOGY, comprifeth the Philofophy of the Atmosphere, PART IV. GEOLOGY, containeth a philofophical View of the terraqueous The whole extracted from the Writings of the greatest Naturalifts of the By BENT. MARTIN, DÓTexv☺. The Works of the Lord are great, fought out of all them that have pleasure Philofophia mater omnium bonarum artium, nihil eft aliud, nifi, ut Plato LONDON: Printed for J. Noor, at the White Hart in Cheapfide, near Mercers- то тНЕ BRITISH YOUTH O F BOTH SEX ES, THESE RUDIMENTS, or First PRINCIPLES O F NATURAL PHILOSOPHY (Defign'd for their Rational DELIGHT and AMUSEMENT, Are Humbly Recommended, and Infcribed by the Compofer, BENJ. MARTIN, 10-7-44 BHP PREFACE Do not intend this Preface to give an Account of the Particulars contained in the following Book; the Title Page, large Table of Contents, or RunningTitles, are abundantly fufficient for that: But rather that the Reader may have fome Account of the Reasons why I bave compofed for him the enfuing Treatife; and they are as follow: First, The Knowledge of the wonderful Works of God in Nature, is of the most exalted and divine Sort, which buman Understanding car pretend to; and the more we know of this, the more perfect will be our Nature, and the more nearly fhall we approach to the Image and Likeness of God: And therefore, fince this is the Subject of the Book before us, I think it ought to be made as plain, and as publick as poffible, That all (who are not fupinely funk beneath the Dignity of their Nature, and wretchedly content to live in Ignorance) (A3) may |