the alphabet of nature see so many thing be produce by the earth and water so  many thing pass through the air and be receive by it so many thing be change  and dissolve by fire other inquisition will be less perspicuous unless the  nature of those mass which so often occur be well know and explain to these we  add inquisition concern celestial body and meteor see they be some of great  mass of the number of Catholic body great mass the that inquisition the three  fold tau or concern the earth the that inquisition the three fold upsilon or  concern the water the that inquisition the three fold phi or concern the air  the that inquisition the three fold chi or concern the fire the saint  inquisition the three fold psi or concern celestial body the d inquisition the  three fold omega or concern meteor condition of entity there yet remain as  subject of our inquiry in our alphabet the condition of be which seem as it be  Transcendentals and such as touch very little of the body of nature yet by  that manner of inquisition which we use they will considerable illustrate the  other object first therefore see as Democritus excellent observe the nature of  thing be in the plenty of matter and variety of individual large and as he  affirm infinite but in its coitions and species so finite that it may seem  narrow and poor see so few species be find either in actual be or  impossibility that they scarce make up a muster of a thousand and see negative  subjoin to affirmative conduce much to the information of the understanding it  be fit that a inquisition be make concern be and not be that be the d in order  and reckon the four fold Alpha condition of be the four fold Alpha or concern  be and not be now possible and impossible be nothing else but condition  potential to be or not potential to be of this the that inquisition consist  and be account the four fold Beta condition of be the four fold Beta or  concern possible and impossible also much little rare ordinary be condition  potential to be in quantity of they let the that inquisition consist and be  account the four fold gamma condition of be the four fold gamma or concern  much and little durable and transitory eternal and momentary be potential to  be in duration of these let the that inquisition consist and be call the four  fold Delta condition of be the four fold Delta or concern durable and  transitory natural and monstrous be potential to be either by the course of  nature or by its deviation from it of these let the that inquisition consist  which be account the four fold epsilon condition of be the four fold epsilon  or concern what be natural or monstrous natural and artificial be potential to  be either with or without the operation of man of these let the that  inquisition consist and be account the four fold zeta condition of be the four  fold zeta or of that which be natural and artificial we have not subjoin  example in the explication of the order of this our alphabet for the  inquisition themselves contain the whole array of example it be by no mean  intend that the title accord to which the order of this alphabet be dispose  shall have so much authority give to they as to be take for true and fix  partition of thing that be to profess we already know the thing after which we  inquire for no man do his true dispose of thing into their several class who  do his not beforehand very well understand the nature of they it be sufficient  if these title be convenient adapt to the order of inquiry the thing which be  at present design the rule or from of the Alphaet after this manner we compose  and dispose our alphabet we begin sole with history and experiment these if  they exhibit a enumeration and series of particular thing be dispose into  table otherwise they be take separate and by themselves but see we be often at  a loss for history and experiment especial such as be luciferous or  instructive and as we call they instance of the cross by which the  understanding may be help in the knowledge of the true cause of thing we  propose the task of make new experiment these may serve as a history in design  for what else be to be do by we who be but break the ice for the mode of any  more abstruse experiment we explain it lest any mistake arise about it and to  the intent also that we may excite other to excogitate better method also we  interspect certain admonition and caution concern such fallacy of thing and  error in invention as we meet with in our way we subjoin our observation upon  history and experiment that the interpretation of nature may be the more in  readiness and at hand likewise we lie down canon but not such as be fix and  determine and axiom which be as it be in embrio such as offer themselves to we  in the quality of inquirer and not of judge such canon and axiom be profitable  though they appear not yet manifest and upon all account true last we meditate  sometime certain essay of interpretation though such as be low and of small  advance and by no mean to be honour in our opinion with the very name of  interpretation for what needs have we of arrogance or imposture see we have so  often profess that we have not such a supply of history and experiment as be  needful and that without these the interpretation of nature can be bring to  perfection wherefore it be enough for we if we be not want to the beginning of  thing now for the sake of perspicuity and order we prepare our way by avenue  which be a kind of preface to our inquisition likewise we interpose bind of  connexion that our inquisition may not seem abrupt and disjoin also we suggest  for use some hint of practice furthermore we propose wish of such thing as be  hitherto only desire and not have together with those thing which border on  they for the excite the industry of man mind neither be we ignorant that those  inquisition be sometime mutual entangle so that some thing of which we inquire  even the same thing belong to several title but we will observe such measure  that as far as may be we may shun both the nauseousness of repetition and the  trouble of rejection submit notwithstanding to either of these when in a  argument so obscure there be necessity of so do in order to the more  Intelligible teach of it this be the from and rule of our alphabet may God the  creator preserver and renewer of the universe protect and govern this work  both in its ascent to his glory and in its descent to the good of mankind for  the sake of his mercy and good will to man through his only son Immanuel  God-with-us