Unpremeditated thoughts of the knowledge of God, whom to know, is life eternal.: With some discoveries of the mysteries of creation, in the six days work, and the seventh days rest. : To which is added, a short discourse concerning those two great principles of natural philosophy, matter and motion. / Humbly offered to consideration, by one of the Philadelphia Society, who calls her self Irena.
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- Unpremeditated thoughts of the knowledge of God, whom to know, is life eternal.: With some discoveries of the mysteries of creation, in the six days work, and the seventh days rest. : To which is added, a short discourse concerning those two great principles of natural philosophy, matter and motion. / Humbly offered to consideration, by one of the Philadelphia Society, who calls her self Irena.
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- Institut de recherches européennes sur les noblesses et aristocraties.
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- London :: Printed and sold by T. Sowle, next door to the Meeting-House in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, and at the Bible in Leaden Hall-Steet,
- 1697.
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- God -- Knowableness.
- Creation.
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"Unpremeditated thoughts of the knowledge of God, whom to know, is life eternal.: With some discoveries of the mysteries of creation, in the six days work, and the seventh days rest. : To which is added, a short discourse concerning those two great principles of natural philosophy, matter and motion. / Humbly offered to consideration, by one of the Philadelphia Society, who calls her self Irena." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A95810.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 7, 2024.
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TO THE Most Illustrious And Excellent BENTIVOLIO My Unknown Friend.
Illustrious Stranger,
PArdon my giving You a Name, since You have not been plea∣sed to make Your Self known to me by any: Pardon my not giving
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You a Name and Titles which might better suit Your High Quality: Possibly I might not see thorow Your Disguise. However, suffer me, Great SIR, to make Use of this Ignorance to co∣ver my not knowing how to converse with a Person so much Above me: I take the Oppor∣tunity of Your Vailing Your Self, to Approach You: As we can better behold the Sun when it
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Vails it Self, than when it breaks through the Clouds.
Whatever might a lit∣tle hide Your Greatness, no Outward Cloathing could hinder me from seeing the Excellencies of Your Mind: The Idea I received of that, En∣couraged me to pay the small Homage of Pre∣senting these Papers. The Mixture that is of mine in them, shews the
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Darkness and Barrenness of my Mind; and great∣ly needs Your Charity and Humility to cover its Imperfection. What there is in them worthy Your Observation, is not mine, but as it is Freely Given, and Passively Re∣ceived.
If I have any sight at all, I tasted a little of the Honey of the Hea∣venly Canaan, and my Eyes are Enlightened;
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My blind Eyes have been Anointed with Eye-Salve; and I see, tho' it be but little, Men as Trees.
Excellent SIR,
Accept this small Tri∣bute; Accept it as an Ex∣pression of Gratitude for the most High and Noble Favours: Receive it as the Greatest Act of Charity and Humility You can Exercise; especially if
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You please to pardon my calling You my Friend, who am not Worthy to be
The Meanest of Your Servants, IRENA.