Taking  a  general  view  of  the  men  of  this  present  world,  I  consider
that  though  they  amount  to  ffreat  multitudes,  they  are  all  created
and  produced  by  the  great  God  ;  having  been  produced  by  God,
they  are  also  supported  by  God  :  for  every  article  of  food  and
clothing  they  must  depend  upon  the  great  Grod,  who  is  the  univer-


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sal  Father  of  all  mankind.  Life  and  death,  happiness  and  misery,
are  all  determined  by  him  ;  whatever  men  eat  or  wear  is  produced
by  him.  When  I  look  up  to  heaven,  I  perceive  that  the  sun  and
moon,  the  stars  and  planets,  the  thunder  and  rain,  the  wind  and
clouds,  are  all  the  wondrous  eiTccts  of  his  mighty  power :  when  I
survey  the  earth,  I  perceive  that  the  hills  and  fountains,  the  rivers
and  lakes,  with  the  birds  and  beasts,  plants  and  fishes,  are  all  the
marvelous  productions  of  his  mighty  energies  :  all  plainly  exposed
to  view,  all  easy  of  discernment :  for  this  he  may  be  considered  the
true  Spirit ;  for  this  every  man  throughout  the  world  ought  every
morning  to  worship,  and  every  evening  to  adore,  him.
