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CONCLUSION. 



without deepened convictions of the littleness and 

 insignificance of Man, and enlarged conceptions of the 

 power, the wisdom, and the love of the Creator, God. 

 We cannot fail to perceive that there are millions of 

 creatures over which man has no control, and that do 

 him no homage ; that the " waste-places " of the 

 earth and ocean are full of beings which he has 

 never seen, and which live in a world of their own, 

 unconscious of his existence. It is equally obvious, 

 however, that these are the objects of creative skill 

 and providential care ; that the Almighty Father has 

 formed their organs with a most minute and accurate 

 adaptation to their wants ; and has watched over 

 their welfare with a most tender and incessant love. 

 Thus does the whole Creation, as with one voice, 

 bear eloquent testimony to the great truth recorded 

 in the pages of Revelation, that "Goo is LOVE;" 

 the Infinite Benevolence shown in the creation of 

 beings, endowed with a capacity for happiness, and 

 supplied with the means of enjoyment, being ex- 

 ceeded only by the inestimable love exhibited in the 

 Redemption of a fallen world. " The Lord is good 

 to ALL: and His tender mercies are over ALL His 

 works." 



"Lo, THESE ARE PARTS OF HlS WAYS I BUT HOW 

 LITTLE A PORTION IS HEARD OF HlM ! BUT THE 

 THUNDER OF HlS POWER WHO CAN UNDERSTAND ?" 



