M. Hervey's Meditations &c. Vol. II.

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When I consider thy Heavens the work of thy fingers. 4 Moon & the Stars which thou hast ordained Lord What is Man that thou art mindfull of him: & the son of man that thou visitest him Psalm 8. 1. 3&4. Publish'd May 2.1748. by I. & F. Rivington.

By JAMES HERVE Y, A. B. Late of Lincoln-College, Oxon.

The THIRD EDITION, with Additions.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

Printed for JOHN and JAMES RIVINGTON, at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's ChurchYard; and J. LEAK E, at Bath.

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The FRONTISPIECE

Exhibits a View of the Nocturnal Hea ven.-An Obelifk, with a Star for its Apex; after the Tafte of the Egyptians, fome of the first Students of Aftronomy.

On the Top of an OBSERVATORY, and leaning on one of the Battlements, a Perfon explores the celeftial Bodies through a Telescope; the Inftrument, which gave Rife to the most important Improvements of that fublime Science.

On the oppofite Side, is a Philofopher inftructing his Pupils: He defcribes, with his Compaffes, the Order and Courses of the Planets; according to the Newtonian Hypothefis, intimated by a Book bearing that great Author's Name.The whole Tenour of the Lecture, in Concert with the whole Structure and Economy of the Skies, EN ARRANT GLORIAM DEI, profeffedly declare the Glory of GOD.Behind the Philofopher stands one of his Scholars, computing the Distances, the Magnitudes, the Velocities, of the plane tary Orbs, on his Fingers.-Before Him stoops

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