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spirit bounds upwards to the Soiu'ce of all 

 good. Nature then is beauty to the eye, 

 and music to the ear ; fragrance, too, for the 

 air is perfumed with the scents of primroses 

 and hawthorns. Yet all this beauty, and 

 melody, and fragrance, are but as voices in 

 the mighty anthem, which is begun by those 

 who are invisible, and which continually ce- 

 lebrates the greatness and the benevolence 

 of God. " All thy works praise thee," said 

 the Psalmist, when, in a strain of unequalled 

 eloquence, he calls upon the hosts of heaven, 

 the stars of light, the great waters, and 

 stormy winds, mountains, and all fruitful 

 trees, cattle, and flying fowl, to join with 

 him in praises to the Great Jehovah, whose 

 glory is above the heavens and the earth. 

 The mind of him who has not been taught 

 to acknowledge the Creator in things created, 

 is unequal to comprehend the beauty and 

 magnificence of the material system ; the 



