The Love of God. 129

or fpiritual meaning, which will I hope be my juf-
tification for dwelling fo long on the fubje@t, and
my beft introduction to a ftory of a ferious though
not of a melancholy character. But firft, my dear
little readers, let me call upon you in the words
which you hear in church:

“¢ Lift up your hearts !”

and I would have you anfwer,
* We lift them up unto the Lord,”

For it is indeed of Him—the Lord of all Lords,
that I now with to fpeak to you. He made the
Sun and Stars and the great mountains of our
earth ; but He made alfo the fmalleft infe&s that
crowd the air and water, and which are invifible
to our imperfect eyes.

He rules the nations by His word, and “ binds
kings in chains, and nobles with links of iron,” as
the pfalm expreffes it; but alfo not a f{parrow falls
to the ground without His knowledge and confent.
Angels and Archangels worfhip around His throne,
but His ears are equally open to the prayer of the
youngeft child who lifts up its little heart to Him |!

The univerfe is at His feet, but the fmalleft
events of our lives are under His efpecial fuperin-
tendence and care. Yes! nothing, however finall
and infignificant, that is connected with the pre-
fent or future welfare of the fmalleft and moft
infignificant of his creatures, is beneath the notice
of God !

Ah! here is indeed a leffon for the fancied Gi-

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