35© STUDIES OF NATURE. 



playing in their attitudes, and in their features, the 

 limplicity and the confidence of their age, and 

 fuch as Le Sueur would have painted them. Be- 

 neath, there might be infcribed thefe words of 

 Jesus Christ himfelf; 



S'lnite parvulos ad me venire» 



SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME TO ME. 



Were it neceflary to reprefent, in this fchool, 

 any ad of juftice, there might be a painting of the 

 fruiilefs fig-tree withering away at his command. 

 It would exhibit the leaves of that tree curling up, 

 it's branches twilling, it's bark cracking, and the 

 whole plant, flruck with terror-, perifhing under 

 the maledidion of the Author of Nature. 



There might be inferted fome fimple and (hort 

 infcription, from the Gofpel, fuch as this : 



LOVE ONE ANOTHER. 



Or this : 



COME UNTO ME, ALL YE THAT ARE HEAVY LADEN, 



AND 



I WILL GIVE YOU REST. 



Aod 



