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that his Creator will provide him with what is neces- 

 sary 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 wicked- 

 ness, will ever cut him off from his care and provi- 

 dence ? 



, Another idea that upon this occasion must force it- 

 self into our mind is, that nothing is made in vain. 

 When we find that so many seemingly trivial varia- 

 tions in the colour, clothing, form, structure, motions, 

 habits, and economy of insects are of very great im- 

 portance to them, we may safely conclude that the pe- 

 culiarities in all these respects, of which we do not yet 

 know the use, are equally necessary : and we may al- 

 most say, reversing the words of our Saviour, that not 

 a hair is given to them without our Heavenly Father. 



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