So thicke is the heauenly Palace, that the _Planetes_ haue all their exercise in, and most meruailously perfourme the Commaũdement and Charge to them giuen by the omnipotent Maiestie of the king of kings. This is that, which in _Genesis_ is called _Ha Rakia_. Consider it well. The Semidiameter of the earth, cõteineth of our common miles 3436 4/11 three thousand, foure hundred thirty six and foure eleuenth partes of one myle: Such as the whole earth and Sea, round about, is 21600. One and twenty thousand six hundred of our myles. Allowyng for euery degree of the greatest circle, thre score myles. Now if you way well with your selfe but this litle parcell of frute _Astronomicall_, as concerning the bignesse, Distances of _Sonne_, _Mone_, _Sterry Sky_, and the huge massines of _Ha Rakia_, will you not finde your Consciences moued, with the kingly Prophet, to sing the confession of Gods Glory, and say, +_The Heauens declare the glory of God, and the Firmament =[Ha Rakia]= sheweth forth the workes of his handes_+. And so forth, for those fiue first staues, of that kingly Psalme. Well, well, It is time for some to lay hold on wisedome, and to Iudge truly of thinges: and notso to expound the Holy word, all by Allegories: as to Neglect the wisedome, powre and Goodnes of God, in, and by his Creatures, and Creation to be seen and learned. By parables and Analogies of whose natures and properties, the course of the Holy Scripture, also, declareth to vs very many Mysteries. The whole Frame of Gods Creatures, (which is the whole world,) is to vs, a bright glasse: from which, by reflexion, reboundeth to our knowledge and perceiuerance, Beames, and Radiations: representing the Image of his Infinite goodnes, Omnipotẽcy, and wisedome. And we therby, are taught and persuaded to Glorifie our Creator, as God: and be thankefull therfore. Could the Heathenistes finde these vses, of these most pure, beawtifull, and Mighty Corporall Creatures: and shall we, after that the true _Sonne_ of rightwisenesse is risen aboue the _Horizon_, of our temporall _Hemisphærie_, and hath so abundantly streamed into our hartes, the direct beames of his goodnes, mercy, and grace: Whose heat All Creatures feele: Spirituall and Corporall: Visible and Inuisible. Shall we (I say) looke vpon the _Heauen_, _Sterres_, and _Planets_, as an Oxe and an Asse doth: no furder carefull or inquisitiue, what they are: why were they Created, How do they execute that they were Created for? Seing, All Creatures, were for our sake created: and both we, and they, Created, chiefly to glorifie the Almighty Creator: and that, by all meanes, to vs possible. _Nolite ignorare_ (saith _Plato in Epinomis_) _Astronomiam, Sapientissimũ quiddam esse._ +_Be ye not ignorant, Astronomie to be a thyng of excellent wisedome._+ _Astronomie_, was to vs, from the beginning commended, and in maner commaunded by God him selfe. In asmuch as he made the _Sonne_, _Mone_,