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A s u hTv 'ey ~
OF THE
Wisdom of God in the Creation ;
OR,
A Compendium cf Natural Philosophy.
By John Wesley, a. m.
^Thefe are thy glorious works Parent of Good,
Aliru'hty! Tine this universal frame
Tb n won rous tair ! Thyfelf how woad’roui
tUn Vs
Will; nr Hamilton, of Laneafter, Pennfylva*
nil, h»v;nr; (Tuerl p-opolals for pubidh'ng
rWESLFY s Philosophy, rhe Subfcriber, who
has macie art an ruients with him to encourage
and promote its publication and cirt uiation in
the Wcftern Country, and who will receive
fubferiptions for the fame, refpetfHul'y invites
( the attention of the publick to a work l>> < mi
nently calculated to open, enlighten and in
■^form the underftanding, to ameliorate the
^^hfa-t, and to awaken and exalt the foul, by
making man acquainted with himfelf, witthe
work of creation fuhjtflea to his rlominion,
and with The Great First Cause of all
things.
^ The following is a very concif fk tch of (brae
, *of the fubjeft on which it treats
. A brief history of Natural Philoso
J Pb y as a science, and the method of phi
losophizing among the Hebrews, Egyp
tians and Greeks.
Of the structure of the human body
anatomically arranged, with a particular
description of the different parts of which
it is composed ; of respiration, chylifi
cation, nutrition, the five senses, hunger,
thirst and sleep ; of local, voluntary and
involuntary motion ; and of the stature
and age of man.
Of the remote causes of diseases ; of
fevers, the way to preserve health ; of
life and death; of the soul and origin of
man ; of imagination, memory, the un
derstanding, will and affections ; of the
generation of the body.
Of beasts, birds, fish, reptiles &c insects.
Of trees and plants.
Of metals, minerals and fossils.
Of earth, water, fire, air and meteors.
Of the svstem of the world.
Of the properties that are common to
all bodies ; and of those things wherein
natural bodies differ.
Of the First Cause.
Of the relative perfection of bodies.
Gf ncral view of the gradual progres
sion of beings.'
Of the union of souls to organized bodies.
Of universal gravity, and centripetal
and centrifugal force.
Of the. discoveries of the ancients in
mathematics.
Of the improvement of knowledge by
revelation.
General reflections, shewing the pe
culiar advantages which result from a
proper survey of the wisdom of God in
| the creation.
Extract from the Proposals.
“The c.>-t of the late learned and pious
Mr. Wcfley i? lo well known, a* to render any
ct mmcnt totally unneceffai y. It may he pro
prr, however* to observe, that in the devotion
of a whole life to the v >od of mankind, the
work for which we cow folicit the public pa
tronage, was among his rml interefting -nd
valuable labours. It Is indeed a library in i>
fed,—comprehenfively embracing nearly the
whole hiftory of animated nature snd difplay.
i:ig, in a ftyle peculiarly inftructive and agreea
ble, the wifdorn, the power, and the goodnefs
ol Omnipotence. ”
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The woi k will be put to prefs as foon as 500
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