588 THE WONDERS OF GEOLOGY. Lect. V. 



that ere man was called into existence, this planet was the 

 object of the Almighty's care, and teeming with life and 

 happiness. 



Thus Geology reveals the sublime truth, that through 

 periods of incalculable duration, our globe was the abode of 

 myriads of living creatures, enjoying all the blessings of 

 existence, and which at the same time were the destined 

 instruments for the elaboration of the materials, by which 

 the surface of the earth was rendered, in the course of 

 innumerable ages, a fit temporary abode for intellectual 

 and immortal beings ! 





