spent their Shafts; soon unftrung their Bow. How happy for the Inhabitants of the Earth, that what is fo dreadfully furious, should be fo remarkably fhort! What elfe could endure the Shock, or escape Destruction?

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BUT behold a Bow of no hoftile Intention a Bow painted in variegated Colours, on the difburdened Cloud. How vaft is the Extent, how delicate the Texture, of that bowery Arch! It compaffeth the Heavens with a glorious Circle, and makes Us forget the Horrors of the Storm. Elegant its Form, and rich its Tinctures, but more delightful its facred Significancy. While the Violet and the Rofe blufh in its beautiful Afpect, the Olive Branch smiles in its gracious Import. It writes, in radiant Dyes, what the Angels fung in harmonious Strains; "Peace on "Earth, and Good-will towards Men." It is the Stamp of Infurance, for the continued Welfare of this prefent World; and a comfortable Token of a better State, and happier Kingdom :a Kingdom, where a Rainbow is reprefented, as furrounding the Throne *; to intimate, that there Storms fhall beat, and Winter pierce no more, but one unbounded Spring for ever, ever bloom.

* Rev. iv. 3.

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Of the TEXTS illuftrated in this WORK.

N. B. As Dr. SHAW in the Supplement to his Excellent Book of Travels, and several other Writers of the greatest Eminence, have given an Index of Scriptures, occafionally Explain'd in their Writings; I doubt not but I shall oblige many of my Readers, by what I here subjoin; thofe efpecially, whofe Tafte is happily formed to relish the Beauties of the facred Re