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fo to give Adhesion to the Parts compreffed, proper for Solids; and as the Excels in Compreffure is Gravity, so to give Weight or Tendency to move in that Line, where 'tis leaft compreffed, as an Agent, is the Gravitor; when natural, 'tis that which compreffes, and fo gives Weight: As a Perfon, 'tis he that gives Weight; fo when 'tis applied from the natural to a spiritual Senfe of Actions, or Things, even up to the Higheft: Hence an eternal Weight of Glory. The Idea is carried to the Weight of Riches, Worth, Merit, and to every thing, even to the Weight of Words, as are ftatera Scales by which we weigh Things, fo is the Ears by which, or the Faculty they give an Idea of, we prove the Ideas in Words, as Job xii. 11. Doth not the Ear try Words. Of which to the main Point in its Place.

An infuperable Difficulty lies upon a Writer, who begins to explain, or has explained a Number of Things, or Parts in a Syftem, before they are all explained and even published. As all Ideas in Scripture are taken from material Things and applied upwards, one cannot fo much as fettle an Idea firft, where 'tis of an Agent one takes the Idea from, till every Branch

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of its Operation upon every Subject in the Syftem is fettled. If one be proving one Part, and do not prove the Whole, one is not at Liberty to take in the whole Idea till the Whole be proved. But every one, who perhaps knows not a Tittle of the Matter, will be at Liberty to tell you that you affert Things you have not proved. I am forced to borrow Pieces out of Tracts, wherein I have explained the Operation of the Agents upon distinct Subjects, to explain what I am publishing from Time to Time, to help to compleat the Ideas. And if ever thofe Tracts I borrow from come to be published, which cannot be done at once, those who make Objections, will then have thofe Parts of the Idea proved. But, as there is but one Agent in Nature for one Species of Operation, upon every diftinct Subject throughout all this System, I take it for granted, that, if I prove that an Agent performs that Species of Action upon any Subject, 'tis Proof that it performs that Species of Action upon every Subject in the Whole. And till they can prove that it is not so, I must proceed in that Manner; and when they please to fhew me how I am to trace and deduce fuch Truths in a more methodical Manner, it will be time enough for me

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to answer the Objections, or make Apologies.

As the Light, the material Glory, collects each proper Atom out of infinite Numbers, and impels it from the first Atom to the laft, in the natural Body of Man, to its proper Place, fixes it there; and fo Atom by Atom, builds up the Man, fupports the Parts of the Body, gives it Motion, Strength, &c. and makes it capable of Sensation, and gives it the Means of Senfation and Perception of its self, and other Objects, and the Pleasures which thence arife, of which below: This is to give us an emblematical Evidence that the true Light, the real Gravitor will perform that which has always feemed most difficult to Reafoners; that he will detach the diffolved, diffused Atoms of our Bodies, after they are, as we term it, dead, rotten, &c. and put each in its proper Place, put each Body together again in Statu quo; according to this Idea confolidate those for Solids, render those for Fluids fluid, with infinite Improvements, fo that they fhall endure to all Eternity: This is one of the Attributes of the Glorifier, the Gravitor. Yet this is not the Confummation of the Idea. As the Light, the Gravitor gives every Body here the

Weight it has, by which we are enabled to keep our refpective Stations, &c. That which is the highest, most beneficial, or which compleats all the reft, is yet behind. As he had Stability, Firmnefs, Strength, Weight, Refolution, Perfeverance, &c. to overcome all Temptations, to perform all the Parts of Righteousness which Mankind fhould have performed, nay, even to fustain the Vengeance due to all Mankind for Sin; fo a Right to transfer what was wanting to those who fhould be qualified to receive of him; his Don Perfections were to make Over-weight for the Imperfections of all fuch; though few or none will then find themselves qualified to infift upon the Wish made by Job xxxi. 6. Let him weigh me in Balances of Justice, that God may know my Perfection: When he was better informed, Job xxxix. 34. Behold I am light, what shall I anfwer thee? Pfal. Ixii. 10. The Sons of Men in the Balance are lighter than Vanity. Dan. v. 27. Thou art weighed in the Balance, and found wanting. Yet, let, what will be wanting, or whatever be caft into the oppofite Scale, the Gravitor has Weight enough to throw in to overweigh, to caft the Scales, for all those who have tome into his Terms; and that

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fhall make each of them be accounted worthy to be made like his glorious Body; and he will fupport and enable them to receive and furnish them with Perception and Pleasure, fuch as we can have no Ideas of; and he will give and make them capable of receiving a Weight of Glory from him to all Eternity. I leave the Cafe of those who truft to their own Weight, and fhall be found too light, for fome other to defcribe.

To put the Conftruction out of doubt; there are plain Words used in reclaiming this, which determine the Point, Pfal. I.

-Comm תודה He that facrificeth זבח .23

feffion, glorifieth me, (attributes Glory to me). Marius, at "Every Senfe of this Word is to facrifice, flay, by cutting the Throat, or decollating a Sheep or any other Animal, for a Sacrifice or à Feast-Thence the Noun is an Host, Victim, Sacrifice. na A Sacrificer, an Altar, or that upon which he facrifices." He who obferves the Appointments, facrifices a Type of me, and confeffes, gives me the Glory, the Power of giving Weight to Matter, fo of ruling here emblematically, and of giving Weight to him fo redeeming, glorifying him hereafter. This was the End of Sacrificing and Confeffion;

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