Introduction. 
much real, substantial happiness, by 
not more intimately contemplating 
and acquainting ourselves with these 
things ? SØT, 
Let the philosopher say, for what 
other purpose have such astonishing 
productions been formed by the boun- 
tiful hand of unerring Wisdom and 
Goodness ; if not to afford an inex- 
haustible source of the purest and 
most innocent pleasure—worthy the 
enjoyment of creatures truly rational. 
And if that be the case, as most un- 
questionably itis; then doubtless the 
more the thought is cherished in the 
human bosom, the more that bosom 
must dilate in gratitude to such an 
infinitely beneficent Creator. 
Such is the pleasure, which we flat- 
ter ourselves we have at least in some 
small measure enjoyed ;—such the 
happiness we would offer to our 
