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animals were created and endowed ; for whose well-being, in some sense, 

 all these wonderful creatures with their miraculous instincts, whose history 

 1 am giving you, were put in action, — why should he ever doubt, if he 

 uses his powers and faculties rightly, that his Creator will provide him 

 with what is necessary for his present state? — Why should he imagine 

 that a Being, whose very essence is Love, unless he compels him by his 

 own wilful and obdurate wickedness, will ever cut hira off from his care 

 and providence ? 



Another idea that upon this occasion must force itself into our mind is, 

 that nothing is made in vain. When we find that so many seemingly 

 trivial variations in the colour, clothing, form, structure, motions, habits, 

 and economy of insects are of very great importance to them, we may 

 safely conclude that the peculiarities in all these respects, of which we do 

 not yet know the use, are equally necessary ; and we may almost say, re- 

 versing the words of our Saviour, that not a hair is given to them without 

 our Heavenly Father. 



I am, &c. 



