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fishermen. You see, then, how wonderfully 

 Providence, or rather an Almighty Being, has 

 arranged everything, not only for the good of 

 His creatures, but for mankind generally ; and 

 this by the means, in some cases, of little insig- 

 nificant insects. And here let me ask you to 

 pause for one moment in order to contemplate 

 the amazing power and wonderful goodness of 

 Him who made the earth and the sea, and stored 

 them both with what is useful and beneficial to 

 us. Then look at the sun, the moon, the stars, 

 and the glorious expanse of the heavens, and see 

 what power is displayed in them! Gladly would 

 I call upon you to look up with reverence to that 

 Great Being who is so good, so wise, so consi- 

 derate to all His creatures, and to pray to and 

 love Him as He directs us to do. Great God! 

 what sacrifice is too great to offer Thee ? what 

 love too devoted ? Indeed, His love to us His 

 goodness to us His care of us, all demand this 

 tribute from us, and hard and insensible must 

 our hearts be if we do not show it. 



But to return to the benefits which are de- 

 rived from the innumerable small creatures 

 which are found in the sea. Independently of 

 what has been stated of their removing the 



