dead or living) that it may be like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able to fubdue all things unto himself. But if we enquire into the more particular fimilitude of Chrift's glorious body, and confequently of our own future bodies, St. John gives us a full, tho' a negative reply to fuch an enquiry; It doth not yet appear what we shall be ; but we know, that when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we fhall fee him as he is. And O! that our practice were agreeable to our curiofity, that we were willing to obferve the inference deduc'd from hence by this divine Apoftle; Every man that hath this hope in him (the joyful hope, the ravishing expectation of being like the bleffed Jefus at his great appearance) purifieth himself, even as he is pure. Q Why the trade-wind in the Weft-Indies always blows within one quarter of the compass, and at all times of the year? 4. As winds are diftinguifht into conftant and inconftant, general and particular, fo the wind you fpeak of is both conftant and general. And because it is general, that is, blows in many places from the fame point over a large quantity of the globe, it is therefore call'd a trade-wind. It is an eaft-wind, and blows in the atlantick, ethiopick and pacifick feas. It is leaft variable in the latter, fince fea-men can fail from Aquapulco in new Spain to the Philippine islands (a voyage of 1650 leagues) in 60 days, without any occafion to fhift their fails. This wind is obfervable, not only within the tropicks, but even to the 30th degree of latitude on each fide of the equator. Some have attributed this wind to the daily rotation of the earth, which as it moves eastward, so it leaves the air, which is a fluid behind it, whence it blows weftward with refpect to the fuperficies of the earth. And this folution receives fome countenance from that other phænomenon of the east-wind, namely, that it is converfant near the equator, and under fuch parallels, where the circles defcrib'd are the largest, and confequently the rotation of the earth the greatest. But But the Copernicans, in defence of their modern fyftem of aftronomy, have clearly overthrown this plaufible folution. For (as they well obferve) fince the air gravitates towards the earth, and adheres to it, it is naturally carried round with the fame motion. Cartefius draws the phænomenon from the influence of the moon. But fince his folution depends upon feveral physical hypothefes, and is withal rejected by Varenius, it is enough to have barely mention'd it. But the best and indeed true folution is taken from the fun. For as the courfe of the fun is weftward, and as the air is most rarified under the fun's meridian, fo it follows from the neceffary laws of ftaticks, that the air which is more condenfe, readily flows to that which is more rarified, in order to preferve an equal balance. Whence the air, which is not at a greater diftance than is mention'd above, from a vertical fun, naturally follows the courfe of the fun. But fince the fun, as it paffes the ecliptick, goes northward and fouthward, it follows, that to those who live under the line, the forefaid wind is sometimes full eaft, fometimes eaft-north, and fometimes eastfouth; and that to thofe, who live in the temperate Zones, it is fometimes full eaft, namely, when the declenfion of the fun is too fmall to make a difference; at other times, to the northern failors it is east-fouth, to the fouthern east-north. Q. Pray explain the meaning of the Eaton diftich? 4. The ftory is reported of a butcher, who with the fame knife he kill'd a wether, accidentally flew one of his fons, who was unhappily too near the wether. An immoderate concern for fo unlucky a mifchance tempted the father to hang himself. The other fon was unfortunately drown'd, and the mother was fo fenfibly affected with the tragical misfortunes of her family, as to expire with grief. Q. Why a candle, the flame being put out, should fend forth fuch an odious fmell; whereas flaming, it is not in the leaft offenfive? A. That A. That offenfive fmell proceeds from a fætid fulphur, whofe particles, whilft the candle flames fwiftly fly away, conjoyn'd together as it were in a torrent, whereby the ill favor is prevented: But when the Aame is put out, thofe fulphureous particles are feparated and retarded, and through their fluggish flight we become more fenfible of that ungrateful smell. Q. To what conftitution is tea beneficial, and to what injurious? A. By tea, we understand you, green tea, which moderately heats and dries, opens, refolves, and attenuates, is diuretick and anodyne: Takes away pains of the head, is good in difficulties of breathing, and cafes griping in the bowels: Contemperates the blood and humors, and is fuppos'd to expell fleep, by repreffing or refolving the vapors that afcend to the head And fo corroborates the brain as to enable it to be without fleep whole nights without injury: And is chiefly beneficial to cold and moist constitutions. Q. Xe facred fages, who with lays divine, To folve our doubts and please the town combine, Who by your wondrous pow'r ef verfe can heal Our bleeding wounds, ah! condefcend to tell, How a moft wretched woman may regain That peace, which now alas! fhe feeks in vain? I lov'd a youth by nature form'd to please, Adorn'd with every art to gain access To a fond woman's heart, who thought her felf undone And whilft I figh'd for him, he own'd he lov'd. ༢༽ For For ah! the blackeft guilt my pencil guides, 4. Can fuch delinquents ask an aid divine? Can fuch unhallow'd hands approach our shrine ? Can thence fuch criminals a pardon gain, Where juftice flows, and wifdom's dictates reign? Not Hellen's crime a deeper tincture gave, Whofe faithless flight procur'd old Troy a grave. Scarce Danaus off fprings acted greater ill, When each her Lord did at the nuptials kill. Nor could vindictive heaven the guilt forgive, Or let fuch finners unrewarded live. Religion's hypocrites, and thofe of love, Could never merit favours from above; Go then, perfidious wretch, remain diftreft, And feel the tortures of a perjur'd breast. Let youthful phantoms ever plague thy fight, And loft enjoyments rack thee day and night. Let former billedeux fresh woes prepare, And every line a dread indictment bear Let paft defaults thy future blifs destroy, And long regret prevent all accidental joy. ; Q. Sons of the Delian God, I pray allot, The cause why sharpest wit proves greatest fot? A. Such think their wit will never let them want, And thence th' ingenious prove extravagant, Q. Apollo, I'm a plump and a jolly brown wench. Love mirth, when on lewdness it does not intrench; I'm courted by one is fo lean you wou'd swear, That with flesh and blood he at enmity were ; A mere bag of bones from his feet to his crown, And his skin fits upon 'em like a loose morning gown ; Now fay to what use can I put this feat creature, Excepting to look on, and laugh my felf fatter? A. He may be for moral inftruction and use, Which on both accounts may your liking induce; If the ancients a skull plac'd each day on the table, To mind them of death, and that life was unftable, A skeleton is more expreffive, your fight It not only takes, but you feel it all night. Of ufe in your gardens, he likewife may be, For his clattering bones, when they're hang'd on a tree, May frighten the birds beyond maukin or fnapper, Q. Ye wife and most delightful too; I love; but dare n't let it be known, To love and love in vain! My love a kind of dream is grown. If your fociety Can do't, for you my pray'rs are made ? For fhape, for face, for mind, you your flame may fmother, You 'mpartially compare, And by one heat, drive out another. Q. In the bible we meet with this expreffion, wine that cheareth the heart of God and men: Pray, how can wine chear the heart of God? 4. Princes and magiftrates are ftiled Gods in Scripture, agreeable to that paffage in the Pfalmift, I faid ye |