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1. Contemplation of the works of God.-2. Bad weather.3. State of some animals during winter.-4. Winds and tempests.-5. The Aurora Borealis.-6. Minute bodies. -7. The gradual disappearance of winter.-8. External parts of the human body.-9. The hope of spring.-10. Hoar Frost.-11. Means employed by Providence to fertilise nature.-12. Advantages derived from the sea.-13. Difference between animals and vegetables.-14. Uniformity and diversity in the works of nature.-15. Seeds.16. Magnitude and distance of the sun.-17. Our imperfect knowledge of nature.-18. The utility of vegetables. -19. Structure of the human heart.-20. Change of seasons.-21. Things in nature which appear useless.-22. Harmony between the physical and moral world.-23. Nature and properties of air.-24. Nothing new under the sun.-25. Caverns in mountains.-26. Circulation of the sap in trees.-27. Our ignorance of our future fate.-28. Insensible approaches of night.-29. Magnificence of God in his works.--30. Arrangement of the seasons in other planets.-31. Paternal care of Providence in the preservation of our lives.

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MAY 1.1823.

STURM'S REFLECTIONS.

MARCH 1.

INVITATION TO THE CONTEMPLATION OF
THE WORKS OF GOD.

O
YOU, my
brethren! who adore with me the
Lord of heaven and earth, come and consider
his works, behold the wonders which he per-
forms, confess and adore his love. Of all the
knowledge you can possess, this is the most
important, the most agreeable, the most easy to
be acquired. You could easily do without
many of those sciences which cost you so much
labour and pains; but the knowledge of God
and his works is absolutely indispensable, if
you wish to fulfil the ends of your creation, and
thereby secure your happiness both for time and
for eternity. You do well to seek an acquaint-
ance with him, such as he is revealed to us by
his divine word; but you will never embrace
this revelation with an entire conviction of
heart, if you do not behold in him the creator
of every thing which exists, of every thing that
is grand, beautiful, and wonderful if you do
not look upon him as your father and benefac-
This is the best preparation for under-

tor.

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