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146 man two faculties adapted to His reception, viz., the and the ; the  to receive all the blessing of the, and the  to receive all the light of the.

Now, allowing the truth of the above axioms, I think you will find no difficulty in apprehending, not only that the heart and lungs of man have a figurative character, but also what that character is. For that the heart stands in some relationship with the affections of the mind, thus with the love principle of man, is evident from the application of the term by the best writers, and also from its use in common conversation. Thus we hear and read perpetually of a hard heart, as denoting want of affection; of a tender heart, as denoting its abundance; of a brave heart, as implying courage; of a broken heart, as implying extreme affliction; and of a light heart, as applied to one who has no sorrows; not to mention a hundred other cases of similar figurative application. In regard to the lungs indeed, it is not so easy to point out their significant meaning, either from books or from common conversation, if we except, that is to say, ; and the language of all languages, that is to say, the language of the. In that, however, and in that , I am of opinion that every attentive