The life of President Edwards: . o the last two, as in the twig, A B, in the maple treejIn others, but one at a time, standing at regular distances, on differentsides, in such order as to stand round the twig, in the form of a screw, sothat the branches shall stand out on every side, as in the twig. C D, in theapple, the pear, the cherry, etc.; in others, having two together, growingout of opposite sides, but not standing transverse, like the maples, as in thetwig E F; In others, having four or five standing round the twig together,as in G G ; In others, having but one at a time, standing alwa
The life of President Edwards: . o the last two, as in the twig, A B, in the maple treejIn others, but one at a time, standing at regular distances, on differentsides, in such order as to stand round the twig, in the form of a screw, sothat the branches shall stand out on every side, as in the twig. C D, in theapple, the pear, the cherry, etc.; in others, having two together, growingout of opposite sides, but not standing transverse, like the maples, as in thetwig E F; In others, having four or five standing round the twig together,as in G G ; In others, having but one at a time, standing always oppositeto each other, as in I K; and innumerable other ways, but yet alwaysregular. And as the first sprouts of the tree are always regular, so are NOTES ON NATURAL SCIENCE. 729 hVI the young sprouts of the tree afterwards, when the tree comes to be divi-ded into many branches; yea, always as long as the tree lives, all the twigs,that are of that years growth, are regular. So that it follows, that the body. F \\ \ / V \\ \ E. the main branches, and the little twigs, and every part, of every tre» mthe world, in their first beginnings, were regular. So that, if all the treeshad continued as they were, in the year that they grew; the whole tree,with all the branches, small and great, would be regular. And now weare sure that, if the sap did not flow, more easily, into one bud or branchthan another, or, if one were not otherwise advantaged above another, ifall the buds and branches had, in all respects, equal advantages for grow-inff ? the tree would be most exactly regular. It follows clearly, and cer-tainly ; for, if the common trunk, A B,when it first grew, was regular, andthe branches,/, m, n, o, at first were regular, and the branches of thebranches, as r s, were also regular, and so on; it is certain, if all thesebranches continued as they were at first, and every bud or branch expand-ed itself alike, that the whole tree, A B, will always contnme to grow reg-ularly. Thus
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