A free enquiry into the vulgarly receivʼd notion of nature; made in an essay, addressʼd to a friend / By R.B., fellow of the Royal society.

  • Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
Date:
1685/6 [1686]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A free enquiry into the vulgarly receivʼd notion of nature; made in an essay, addressʼd to a friend / By R.B., fellow of the Royal society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    quifite fitnefs of the Means may be confpicuous; [ as the Eye is mani- feftly made for feeing, and the Parts it confifts of admirably fitted to make it an excellent Organ of ’Vifi- on ] and in others, the ends defign’d feem to be beyond our reach: By this way, (I fay ) of managing Things, the moil: Wife Author of them does both gratiffe ourllnderftandings,and make us fenfible of the Imperfe&ion of Them. If the Reprefentation now made of Providence ferve (as I hope it mayJ to refblve fome fcruples about it; I know you will not think it ufe- leE to Religion. And though I fhould mils of my aim in it, yet fince I do not dogmatize in what I pro- pofe about it, but freely fubmit my thoughts to better Judgments ; I hope my well meantEndeavours will be, as well as the unfuccefsful ones of abler Pens have been, excus’d by the fcarce fuperable difficulty of the Subjeft.v However, what I have propos’d about Providence, being written, rather to do a fervice to > ... The-