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merely so much sedimentary materials which have been 

 fused by heat; in short, so many sandstones, limestones,, 

 clays, <fcc., which have first been melted, and then cooled 

 to their present crystallised condition ; that they are, in 

 reality, no separate structure, but merely the pavement of 

 that temple which the Almighty has filled with so many 

 monuments of his wisdom, benevolence, and power. 



