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seem to partake of a happiness which is denied to 

 one who has lived to please himself, unmindful of 

 that Great Being, who created and who died for 

 him. 



If the works of creation were more generally 

 studied than they are, we should find the most 

 ample proofs not only of a power which the human 

 mind, with all its extraordinary faculties, is inca- 

 pable of sufficiently comprehending, but also of 

 unextinguishable and overflowing love. What 

 can be a greater proof of power than the heavens 

 above us, or the organization of the earth. We 

 see the vast expanse of the waters of the ocean, 

 the ever-flowing rivers, the hills and mountains, 

 and the whole world teeming with created objects, 

 and are sensible that they must all have been 

 made by unerring wisdom and omnipotence. A 

 contemplation of this stupendous power might 

 well fill us with wonder and fear, if we were not 

 at the same time sensible of the compassion and 

 love, which are so freely offered, and are within 

 the reach of every one who sincerely applies for 

 them. They are shewn in those tender and beau- 

 tiful expostulations so frequently to be met with 

 in the bible. We see them in the injunctions 

 promulgated, not to muzzle the mouth of the 

 working ox, or to suffer the laden ass to remain 

 under his burthen. The hungry birds are fed by 

 Him, and even the hairs on the heads of his faith- 



