Short prayer. they die, and make them, through Christ the Redeemer, to walk with the angels in light, in thine own bright presence for ever! Amen. 28* LECTURE IX. GOD DOES AS HE PLEASES. "He doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth.". DANIEL iv. 35. Things great-Things bright-ancient-NiagaraWise men-Death-Mind governs-Men govern cattle-why?-God's right to do as he pleases-A painter -West's picture-Why his property-A new islandWhose property-No creature may complain-The insect-The farmer-The rock and the sun-Why a child should obey—Our dependence on God-Pharaoh -King of Babylon-God bought us-All are sinners -How we were bought-God uses the right to do as he pleases-Proved by his creating-by his keeping the world sending his Son-by every child-Story of the little girl-The inference from the story-God's making and altering his laws, shows that he does as he pleases The law of the sun-of the Sabbath of baptism-Extent of God's laws-Law of fire-of the lion-Destruction of Jerusalem-God punishes for .... Things great. Bright things Ancient things. breaking his laws just as he pleases-gives and takes away as he pleases - One thing to be remembered – The rose-bush-The fair flower-Walking the streets -Why not envy-Story of the sick stranger-The discontented boys-Why God pleases to do as he does - What a Being is God — Conclusion. You have seen things great,-such as the ocean, the earth on which we live, the heavens, the sun, the moon, and the stars;-but He who made them all, must be greater than all. You have seen things bright,-such as the sun-rise and early dawn,— the summer's evening sky,-the light which fills creation; but we know that He who made all that is beautiful, must be more glorious than all. You have seen things ancient,-such as the wilderness, the solitary rock, the high mountain, and the old, roaring ocean; but we know that He who is from eternity, is more ancient than all these. You have seen things powerful,such as the cannon,- the lightning which leaps from cloud to cloud, and the thunder which follows,-and you have heard of the great falls of Niagara, where the waters, from several great Lakes, go thundering down more than a hundred feet; but we know that He who calls these his servants, is more powerful than all. You have seen wise men,-men who could rear the lofty marble building,make and navigate the great ship over the mighty waters, or with their long telescopes, could watch and measure the heavens; but we know that He who |