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The A u t h o rV P R E F A C E ,
T H I^cM dehgn pf this preface is,.to lay before the readcf
my motives $or attempting a Natural Hiftory of Norway,
together with .the opportunities npd-.encouragements which have
concurred towards, the (accomplifhment of my defign; as fuch
information mayj m fome refpeéts-, neceflary in the pepulal of
thé work.
My principal motive, W.as» to promote the .glory of the .Creator,
by a cpntemplatiopt of his.worksV fIn, the jnftpijétive book of
nature are mapy fe^yp^iwhich^-hitherto, no mortal has.tKorpughly
perufed; tjie, ppefent timeyuy :;hbe^yvith, the Ijappyrad-
Vantage of all the importan^ di^gspries made in natural philol®,
Jfi|gS|g|gg ape fi|pe-i
rior ip pupber apd", merit tp tshqjfe pf'many.preceding-a.CTPc ^Thde
hayebeen .chiefly prpmpted by tlie learned Soci^ips npw flpurifh^
ing m alrnoft eyery eouptry in Europe, ^hp^have liberally enp
c°uraged. dh^fod. (and exqited lengum^i^tojUatjUrq,' and by the
deriodical publica'tt^ns j of obforvatiops, pbje^igrisj, i and expert
ments, have cpmnwpiqaped, to ,the wopldi fuch.important truths,
as reh4 fo4 . .fe9®klhefol
It is not my' prefent purpofe $p enquire,j hpw^thefe difcoveries.
haves bepp appliedbt94vapiojias,.ends jby perfons ofjdifferent
< ^ r^ p tZ J h a i l pply_v obfej,ye^ that f devout meh .have} t&fced
occafion, from them tpyexprefs, in,?die fulneië^pf;;theirt, hearts^,
mforal:. |ppwiedg«tq 4^e.\ fupgort| ill.ilêmtion!..óf this
greateft p£ |1| trpths,^prhere muft be> a,^Qod(^ n 4 Lhe puft be
almighty, omnifeient, S i ipfinj^ in goodnef«,;. andjthoughhe
dwells