The theological works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq Volume 2; In three volumes. ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1715 Excerpt: ... designed for higher Uses also, yet this was intended i As he that considers the Structure of the Eye, and how the Parts are adap P % teC z Ot Final Causes. Book f. ted to make up the Organ of Vision, must needs conclude it was designed for Man to fee with. The Epicureans indeed,who believed the World to be made by a Concourse of Atoms, without the Intervention of an Intelligent Eeing, may siVjthat as the Eye was made by Chance it hath no Rehtion to a designing Agent, and that Vision is as Casual as the Formation: Or at least, may be Effected by a Man's Knowledge. But when by the Anatomical Dissection, and the Optical Consideration of an Eye, we fee how it is adapted for an Organ of Sight, as if it were an Organ purposely designed for that use, it would be very hard to say an Intelligent Artificer either did things by chance, or made such a carious Peicc of Work without Knowing what it was sit for, or should not design it for that use it was most sit for. And though he may have uses for it, that we cannot divine, yet amongst those it is reasonable to think that one, for which it seems so sitly adapted. And I cannot see how it either contributes to magnify Gods Wisdom, or how we shew our Veneration, deny God that end in framing the Eyes, which we fee them so aptly sitted for,and which we fee is made of them. This may be further illustrated, if we suppose a Country Man in a clear day brought into a Mathematicians Garden, where he might fee a Geometrical Instrument shewing the Place of the Sun in it's Zenith, it's Declination from the Equator, the Day of the Month, the length of the day, &c it would be presumption to pretend to tell all the Ends of the Artist in making an elaborate add furious Instrument, which he did not understand, stand, but when he saw...