are tame and others wild, some harmless and others fierce, such as the tiger: some feed on grass, and others on flesh; some are bold and courageous, others are timid and fearful; some are strong, and others weak; some are diligent, others idle and slothful. What a wonderful animal is the elephant! How useful and sagacious. There is also the camel, the mouse, the jackall, the horse, the cow, the dog. How many lessons man may learn from the beasts that perish. "The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib, but Israel doth not know, my people do not consider." The ant is pointed out for our instruction and imitation. The wise man saith, "Go to the ant, thou sluggard, and consider her ways and be wise." If you are possessed of a humble and teachable disposition, you will find that every creature, and even the falling leaf, preaches to us a living sermon. Thus God made all things, he adorned the earth with flowers and the trees with fruits, he filled the water with fishes, and the air with birds. He made the tiger that lives in the jungle, and the jackall that cries by the river side. He made the vulture that feeds on the

bodies that float in the river, and the large adjutant that picks up the bones in the streets of Calcutta. He made the cobra capella, the musquitoes, and the white ants.

IV. Consider the MANNER and STATE in which all these things were created. We find it was by the WORD of his POWER. How quick and powerful must the word of God be, that could in one day command such a brightness as to make the day and the night perfectly distinct from each other. Such a quantity of air, clouds, wind, and dew. Such vast bodies of water and tracts of land. Such numerous trees, herbs, plants, grapes, flowers and fruits. What a vast army of living creatures were created by his powerful word-fishes, birds and beasts. How simple and beautiful were the words, "Let there be light." How grand and magnificent the effect of those words," and there was light." By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth!

The STATE in which all things were made "And God saw

was GOOD, very GOOD: every thing that he had made, and behold

it was very good."

How could it be otherwise than good. These are his own words, he had ended all his works, and his wisdom approved of what his hand had created. It was good, and agreeable to his mind and will. Good, agreeable to the plan laid down by him. Good, just as he would have them, so were all things created. Good, because they would be serviceable to man, whom he had made Lord of the Creation. Good, because they were all created for himself and for his own glory; every thing answered the purpose for which it was made. All things were perfect, and wanted no improvement, no addition.' There have been many things said as to the time when God made all these things.. Some say they were created in seed time. Others in harvest time, because the trees and herbs bore seed on the day of their creation. - Moses tells us that it was " in the beginning;" that is enough, let us be satisfied with this. It was in the beginning of time when the clock of the Universe was first set agoing. Time began with those things that are measured by Time. Before Time was, there was none but GOD.

V. QUESTIONS ON THE SUBJECT.

1. What were the words of the text? The same as before.-Gen. 1 chap. 1 verse.

2. How many days work were spoken of in the first part of this Lecture? Two days work, the first and second day.

3. Why did God gather the waters together? That the dry land might appear.

4. Where did God gather these waters? Into one place.

5. What name did God give to the waters that were thus gathered together? He called them Seas.

6. What did God call the dry land? Earth. 7. What did God cause the earth to bring forth? Grass, the herb yielding seed and the fruit tree yielding seed.

8. How did God provide for the continuance of grass, fruits and trees in the earth? By commanding that each should yield seed in itself after its kind.

9. On what day did God make the seas, the dry land, the grass, herbs, and trees, with their seeds? On the third day.

10. What

did God make next

order? Sun, Moon and Stars.

11. What did God say? Let there be lights in the firmament of Heaven.

12. What was to be the use of these lights? To divide the day from the night, to be for signs and for seasons, and for days, and for years, and to give light upon the earth.

13. What kind of lights are they called? Great lights.

14. What are the names which we give these great lights? Sun and Moon.

15. Did God appoint them any particular time? Yes, the greater light, which is the Sun, to rule the day, and the lesser light, which is the Moon, to rule the night.

16. Did God make any other lights beside the Sun and Moon ? Yes, he made the Stars also. 17. What day were the Sun, Moon and Stars made? On the fourth day.

18. What were the next things that God made? The fishes of the sea, and the birds of the air.

19. Are any particular kind of fishes mentioned? Yes, great whales.

20, What was the blessing which God