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 sees and acknowledges this truth as incontestable, that the Supreme Being is wise, and just, and good, and merciful. And from the observations he has made upon the animal part of the creation that is within his view and reach, he draws this general conclusion, that every creature must have its proper use and office, (however latent as to us;) and that the different powers, appetites, perfections, and even comparative, defects of different animals, are essentially necessary to answer the different purposes for which they were created, and to promote the common good of the whole. I shall not undertake to illustrate this particular, as it would carry me too far from my purpose; and as