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Author: Bampfield, Francis, 1615 or 16-1683.
Title: All in one, all useful sciences and profitable arts in one book of Jehovah Aelohim, copied out and commented upon in created beings, comprehended and discovered in the fulness and perfection of scr[i]pture-knowledges / by Francis Bampfield ...
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Bampfield, Francis, 1615 or 16-1683.
[London: s.n.], 1677.
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Religion and science -- Early works to 1800.
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THE SUMMARY CONTENTS OF THE First Part OF THIS TREATISE.
The Ingenuous Reader is earnestly desired to correct the Errours in printing, especially those, that do much disturb the sense, and quite alter the meaning.
Errours in the Margin are thus to be corrected.
Errours in the Printing are thus to be corrected.
THE DESIGN OF THIS TREATISE.
The LORD Jesus Christ hath hiddenly laid up all the Treasures of Wisdom, and of Know∣ledge in his Word, wherein are many choice Mysteries above the reach, and besides the Rules of Philosophy.
There is in the Word of Christ full comprehensive∣ness, as of all other useful Learning, so parti∣cularly, of the knowledge of Natural Things, of which it doth treat and speak purposely, and professedly.
Seeing we are upon the advancement of useful Learning, and some∣what is now to be written about the Augment and Restauration of the Geographick Chorographick and Topographick Science and Art, I haue these few Queries to propound to the Studious in this kind of Learning.
As for Grammar-Learning, relating to the Original Language in the Scriptures, I have at present these considerations to propound unto the Ingenious, and Ingenuous, the Studious, and the learned Lin∣guists by way of further inquiry.
There is much of Spiritual use to be made by Belie∣vers of the improved knowledge of Natural things, for the discerning and injoying of fellowship with the Creator and Redeemer.
The Holy Scriptures in speaking of the Works of Crea∣tion, and of Natural Things, do speak of them, as they really are, and not as they seemingly only ap∣pear; according to exactness of Truth, as the Nature and Essence of them are, and not according to the wrong conceits, and ignorant mistakes of vulgar Minds, and common Opinionists.
The vain affectation of Humane Wisdom, which doth thrust upon the credulity of so many a Doctrine of probabilities (concerning the works of Creation and Natural Things) from Anti-Christian and unscri∣ptural Philosophy, but is not according to Christ, and to his Word, is such a deceitful way of false reasoning, as makes a prey of Souls, and is care∣fully to be avoided, and is but falsly named Science.
The vain Affectation of Creature-Knowlede in the Apostate Angels, and of Humane Wisdom in fallen Man, has all along been endeavouring to corrupt and to pervert, both the pure Word of Aelohim, and his Created Works, whereby they are mis∣represented to the Rational-intellect in wrong shapes.
Those Books which are commonly called Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, or the Book of Moses, and of his Writings there, have the approving Testimony of those true faith∣ful Prophets that did follow after him, as also of the LORD Jesus Christ himself, and of his Apostles: and the History of the Creation, and of the Works thereof in the Beginning of the Bible, is true in the literal sense, and was intended and recorded so to be understood, and all those Philosophical Alle∣gorical and Mystical Senses, which any do give thereof, that are contrary unto this, are to be a∣voided and rejected.
Having led the Reader thus far along in his Way, I suppose that now his Expectations are raised to meet with somewhat of weigh∣ty Inquiry about the Works of Creation on the several Days, the clear distinct knowledge whereof may have a direct tendency, and an apparent profitableness for the Restauration and Instau∣ration of Arts, and the Advancement and Augment of Sciences, such of both these as are useful, and so far as they are thus useful, and all in a clean way of Pure Religion.
Of the One (which when another Day was Created, was the First) Day of the Created World, and of some of its Works.
Pass we now unto an enquiry concerning the crea∣ted Work of the Second Day.
One distinct work of the third Day, with its pe∣culiar blessing was that of Herbs. The Inqui∣ry, therefore here shall be this,
For a further Advance and Augment of useful Science, let it be inquired, from the fourth Days Work.
The Fifth Days Work doth afford us this Inquiry.
The Sixth Day, towards the true Advance of useful Learning, doth give us the hint of this profitable Inquiry.
The Great Design of this Treatise, being the Advancement and Augment of useful Arts, and of profitable Sciences in a Scri∣pture-way, I shall propound some serious Inquiries to inge∣nious, studious Believers, to ingenuous, diligent Saints: Espe∣cially to such faithful, humble Ones, as have through Mercy and Grace attained to larger growing measures of holy Skill in the Original Languages, and of excelling eminence in In∣ner Religion, about the improvement of Experimental Christianity.
Inquiries concerning Jehovah Aelohim, in Father, Son, and Holy Spirt.
Concerning the LORD Jesus Christ Jehovah-man, the Mediator.
Concerning the Word of God, the Word of Christ.
Concerning present Providences, and Works of Jeho∣vah Aelohim.
Concerning Duties and Priviledges.
Concerning other practical experimental Christanity?
Concerning saving-Grace, and the sound evidences thereof.
Concerning Heaven and its Glory.
Concerning such Scripture-Principles, which if ad∣mitted and improved, might have a direct tenden∣cy towards the healing and uniting of the broken and divided Churches and People of God.