STUDY XIII. 227 



apparent, how miferable thofe Governments were, 

 which, however well conftituted internally, lived 

 in a ftate of perpetual anxiety, always weak and 

 divided, becaufe ihey did not extend humanity be- 

 yond the bounds of their own territory. Such were 

 the ancient Greeks : fuch is, in modern times, 

 Perfia, which is funk into a flate of extreme weak- 

 nefs, and into which it fell immediately after the 

 brilliant reign oï Scba Abbas, \n\\oÏq political maxim 

 it was to furround himfelf with deferts ; his own 

 country has, at length, become one, like thofe of 

 his neighbours. Other examples, to the fame pur- 

 pofe, might be found among the Powers of Afia, 

 who receive the Law from handfuls of Europeans. 



Henry IV. had formed the celeflial projed of en- 

 gaging all Europe to live in peace ; but his pro- 

 jeâ: was not fufficiently extcnfive to fupport itfelf : 

 war muft have fallen upon Europe from the other 

 quarters of the World. Our particular deftinies 

 are conneded with thofe of mankind. This is an 

 homage which the Chriftian Religion juftly chal- 

 lenges, and which it alone merits. Nature fays to 

 you, love thyfelf alone ; domeftic education fays, 

 love your family; the national, love your country; 

 but Religion fays, Love all Mankind, without ex- 

 ception. She is better acquainted with our inte-: 

 refts, than our natural inftind is, or our parentage, 

 or our politics. Human focieties are not detached 



(i. 2 from 



