tShall  those  things  be,  and  God  not  know  it  ?

Shall  he  know,  and  not  be  in  thcni  ?  shall  he  see,  and  not  be  among  them  7

And  how  can  thej-  be  otherwise  than  as  he  knoweth  ?

Tnily,  the  Lord  is  in  all  thinjrs  ;  verily,  ho  workcth  in  all.
Think  thus,  and  thy  thoughts  are  firm,  ascribing  each  circumstance  to

Him  :
Yet  know  surely,  and  believe  the  truth,  tliat  God  Vy-il!eth  not  evil :
For  adversities  are  blessings  in  disguise,  and  wickedness  the  Lord  ab-

horretli :
Thut  he  is  in  all  things  is  an  axiom,  and  thut  he  is  righteous  in  all ;
Ascribe  holiness  to  Him,  while  thou  musest  on  the  mystery  of  sin,  ,

For  infinite  can  gra.-p  that  which  finite  cannot  compass.
In  works  of  art,  think  justly  :  what  praise  canst  thou  render  unto  man  ?
For  he  made  not  his  own  mind,  nor  is  he  the  scource  of  contrivance.
If  a  cnnning  workman  makefh  an  engine  that  fashioneth  curious  works,
Which  hath  the  praise,  the  machine  or  its  maker, — the  engine,  or  he  that

franied  it  ?
And  could  he  frame  it  so  subtly  as  to  give  it  a  will  and  freedom,
Endow  it  with  complicated  powers,  and  a  glorious  living  soul,
Who,  while  he  admireth  the  wondrous  imderstanding  creature,
Will  not  pay  deeper  homage  to  the  Maker  of  master  minds  "^
Otherv/ise,  thou  art  senseless  as  the  pag'an,  that  adoreth  his  own  handi-
work ;
Voa,  while  thou  boastest  of  thy  wisdom,  lliy  mind  is  as  the  mind  of  the

savage,
For  he  l.oweth  down  to  his  idols,  and  thou  art  a  worshipper  of  self,
(living  to  t!ie  reasoning  macliinc  the  credit  due  to  its  Creator.
The  kcvstone  of  thy  mind,  to  give  tliy  thoughts  solidity.
