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abhorrent from the dogmas of materialistic Pantheism. I never could be content, while 
thinking of such things, to feel myself dangling in mid-air without a resting-point for the sole 
of my foot. The true resting-point is a reception both in heart and head of a great 
. First Cause—the one God—the Creator of all worlds, and of all things possessing life. Here 
we have found a true resting-place and heart’s content; and so we are led to feel the 
sanctity and nobility of Truth, under all the forms in which it shews itself, to rejoice in 
its possession, and to honour it as the gift of God. 
What does the Pantheist give us? A day of uncertain light, of uncertain joy, and a night 
of eternal darkness. But a better teaching tells us that there is a God who is the Father 
of the universe, and careth for all His creatures: and if we have listened to a still higher 
teaching, we can believe that as all the world of Nature has been progressive, so the 
life of man, and the labours of man, are not to end here, but are to lead him to a 
brighter and more glorious existence. And there is a_ higher teaching still, very near 
to us, even in our own heart and conscience:—an emanation of holy light from the 
Fountain-head of all light—toward which I am permitted but to take one glance while 
winding up this concluding address. And may our Maker grant that His holy light may 
guide the steps and warm the hearts of all who read this Preface! 
A. SEDGWICK, 
Tue Precincts, Norwicu. 
September 17th, 1872. 
The first portion of this Preface amounting to about 12 pages was dictated at Cambridge to my young assistant Walter 
Keeping. The remaining part, excepting the Conclusion, was written at Norwich by my servant from my dictation. The 
Conclusion I dictated to my Niece. Without such kind help I could have done nothing. The University will, I hope, 
pardon the long delay (very painful it has been to myself) in the publication of the following Catalogue. 
The Comparative Schemes of Classification so kindly and clearly given by Professor Morris, and alluded to above 
(page xv, 1, 2), ought to have been printed in extenso from the first; but they will appear among the papers so 
generously added by him to this Volume. 
