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were in the country ; but he had sense enough 

 to know that they were exactly what suited 

 him, and he used them as soon as he could 

 get them." 



"Then, Uncle Philip, you think that the 

 bird has reason ?" 



" No, boys, I do not : but you have reason, 

 and I have something to say to you about it. 

 It is this : as GOD has given you reason, and 

 so made you better than the poor dumb ani- 

 mals, he expects more from you. That is 

 fair, is it not?" 



" Yes, Uncle Philip ; very fair." 



" Then what I wish you to remember is 

 this : that you must use your reason in such 

 way as to glorify GOD. He gave it to you 

 to learn his will and his commandments, and 

 to live accordingly. So now you see the 

 things which our conversations about the 

 animals can teach us. In the first place, we 

 see the goodness of God ; in the second place, 

 we see the power of God ; in the third place, 

 we see the wisdom of God : and we see in 

 ourselves that God has done more for us than 

 he has done for them, and therefore we ought 

 to love and serve him : we ought to believe 

 what he says in his Word ; we ought to pray 



