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We ought not to conclude, however, without 

 a thankful recognition of that adorable Being 

 who made " the seas and all that is therein." 

 How true it is that " God is love ! " Every 

 examination of his works, as the Creator, 

 furnishes illustrations of this fact, and may 

 prepare us to acknowledge with gratitude that 

 pre-eminent exhibition of his kindness, which 

 he made in the gift of an Almighty Saviour. 

 " In this was manifested the love of God toward 

 us, because that God sent his only begotten 

 Son into the world, that we might live through 

 him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, 

 but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the 

 propitiation for our sins," 1 John iv. 9, 10. 

 The same gracious disposition which was 

 evinced in this gift — a gift which the apostasy 

 of our race had rendered necessary — had been 

 previously displayed in the multiplication of 

 objects adapted to promote man's earthly hap- 

 piness. How wonderfully conducive to our 

 Avellare are the qualities which the Creator has 

 imparted to the roaming tenants of the waters ! 

 The'amount of nutritious food, agreeable to the 

 palate and diversified in flavour, some adapted 

 for the digestive powers of the robust, and some 

 for the delicate stomach of the invalid, derivable 

 from rivers, lakes, and seas, is incalculable ; 



