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LIFE OF DEAN BUCK LAND. 
[CH. VIII. 
standing with a profound and sensible perception of the 
‘ high veneration man’s intellect owes to God.’ 1 
“ The Earth from her deep foundations unites with the 
celestial orbs that roll through boundless space, to declare 
the glory and show forth the praise of their common Author 
and Preserver ; and the voice of Natural Religion accords 
harmoniously with the testimonies of Revelation, in ascrib¬ 
ing the origin of the universe to the will of one eternal 
and dominant Intelligence, the Almighty Lord and supreme 
First Cause of all things that subsist—‘ the same yesterday, 
to-day, and for ever,’ ‘ before the mountains were brought 
forth, or ever the Earth and the World were made, God 
from everlasting and world without end.’ ” 2 
1 Boyle. 
2 Bridgewater, vol. i., chap. xxiv. 
