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to further inquiry. Here is, indeed, an ample field 

 for our research. Unexpected structures, wonderful 

 organs, elaborate contrivances, meet us at every stage of 

 our progress, as we pass from the cirrhopodous barnacle, 

 to the highly organized and voracious cuttle-fish ; and in 

 thus tracing the series of organic developments, in con- 

 templating the structure and uses of various pieces of 

 vitalized mechanism, and in discovering the fitness and 

 skilfulness of every contrivance, as we call it, are we to 

 forget Him who is the Creator and Designer of all ? — 

 the God of eternity and infinity, whose works, while they 

 proclaim his praise, teach us how little we are, how little 

 we know, and how much even as respects organic crea- 

 tion is beyond our comprehension. How variable are the 

 beings which we have been examining — how wonderful 

 their organization — how complex their structure ! All 

 this we see and admire ; but let not our admiration 

 end here. Let us carry our thoughts to Him who is 

 life in its abstraction — power in its essence — wisdom 

 in its mysterious perfection — to God, all good, who 

 has given to us the mind to contemplate His works, and 

 to draw lessons of instruction from them, but who has 

 not left us here ; for, in mercy. He has given to us a 

 still brighter and more glorious revelation of Himself 

 and his attributes, especially in the cross of Christ ; so 



