active to meet their contrivements

[…] the Cœlestial Bodies above the Moon being incorruptible, and not subject to change, remain’d for ever fair, and in perpetual order: On the contrary, all things which are sublunary are subject to change, to deformity, and to decay.

A bristle was a loaded or crooked dice. lt was specially weighted which meant that it fell on whichever number the bristler chose.

Peter is OoO today, let's ask Michael to help us with these TPS reports instead.