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Rh over his head being heaven and the abode of angels, cannot be correct—he is at first pained at the reflection. He is as one waked from a pleasant dream, and before whom a sweet illusion has been dissipated. It is well. Let him turn, then, his thoughts to that world where there is no illusion, where all is real and is what it appears; where the real and true heavens ever shine in resplendent beauty, and where, if found worthy of a place there, he may not only be able to look forth and behold those celestial worlds scattered all around him, star beyond star in endless succession, and in countless multitudes—as he beholds the stars of this firmament, now—but he may also perhaps be allowed to visit them, and roam from world to world, and from galaxy to galaxy, in that spiritual firmament,—till his mind is filled with a knowledge and a delight, far surpassing all the treasures and pleasures of earthly science.

Contemplating, now, the joys and glories of the spiritual world, and the life eternal—as they have been thus imperfectly sketched—what conclusion remains to be drawn in reference to the great point, which is the aim of all our remarks,—the existence of a Divine Creator, and His Power, Wisdom, and Goodness. In our First Chapter, we presented an outline view of the Material Universe, and called attention to its beauty, richness, order, and immensity, and to the proofs of exquisite skill, wondrous wisdom and power, and tender goodness, everywhere discernible. In the preceding Sections of this Second Chapter, we adduced instances of wisdom, goodness, and happiness in man as he exists in this world,—as being visible manifestations and certain proofs of the Wisdom and Goodness of