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food out of the earth ; and ■wine that maketh 

 glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face 

 to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's 

 heart." He, indeed, " is good to all : and his 

 tender mercies are over all his works," though 

 we have sinned against him. 



The recognition of the wisdom and goodness 

 of the Divine Creator in these, the works of his 

 hands, is not, however, all that we need feel ; 

 these are owned by many Avho are yet strangers 

 to him, as he is revealed in the Scriptures of 

 truth. We must feel our lost and ruined state 

 as sinners, our estrangement from God in 

 consequence of our fallen nature, and the hope- 

 lessness of reconciliation by any works or 

 righteousness of our oAvn. We must feel deeply 

 our entire unworthiness, and in the full sense of 

 it, seek for pardon and salvation through that 

 adorable Saviour who, by his death upon the 

 cross, has purchased eternal redemption freely 

 extended to all those who believe in him. It is 

 by faith in him, and by that alone, that we can 

 realize true peace ; and as the Holy Spirit sanc- 

 tifies our hearts by his gracious influences upon 

 them, and conforms us to the mind and will of 

 God, so much the more shall we delight in God — 

 in his works, both of nature and of providence, 

 and of grace. We shall view with increasing 



