CHAPTER VII 



BOOKS 



RAY, " On the Wisdom of God manifested in 

 the Works of the Creation/ 3 has several chapters 

 on the animal economy. 



Archdeacon Paley has composed a work of 

 high interest, by taking the common anatomical 

 demonstrations, and presenting them in an ele- 

 gant and popular form. His work is entitled, 

 Natural Theology ; or, Evidences of the Existence 

 and Attributes of the Deity, collected from the 

 Appearances of Nature. 



The celebrated Fenelon has, with the same 

 pious object, composed a small duodecimo, in 

 which he draws his arguments from the structure 

 of animal bodies. 



Wollaston, in the " Religion of Nature Deline- 

 ated," has the same train of reflection to prove 

 that there can be no such thing as chance oper- 

 ating in and about what we see or feel ; and he 

 says, with great propriety, " How may a man 

 qualify himself so as to be able to judge of the 

 religions professed in the world ; to settle his 

 own opinions in disputable matters ; and then to 

 enjoy tranquillity of mind, neither disturbing oth- 

 ers, nor being disturbed at what passes among 

 them ? " 



