Excerpt from A Compendium of Natural Philosophy, Vol. 1 of 3: Being a Survey of the Wisdom of God in the Creation, Man Vertebrated Animals

I. - I have long desired to see such a Compendium of Natural Philosophy as was, first, not too difl'use, nor expressed in many words, but comprised in so moderate a compass as not to require any large expense either of time or money; secondly, not maimed or imperfect, but containing the heads of whatever, after allour discoveries, is known with any degree of certainty, either with regard to the earth or the heavens. And this I wanted to see thirdly, in the plainest dress; simply and nakedly, expressed in the most clear, easy, and intelligible manner that the nature of the things would allow, particularly free from all the jargon of mathematics, which is mere heathen Greek to common readers. At the same time I wished to see this short, full, plain account of the visible creation, directed to its right end; not barely to entertain an idle barren curiosity, but to display the invisible things of God his power, wisdom and goodness.

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