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Rh under the form of good works, the virtues and powers which have been communicated to himself; that so the Divine life of love and wisdom may become fruitful, and continue in constant uninterrupted circulation from to man, from man to his neighbour, and from man and his neighbour back again unto god in devout and grateful acknowledgment.

I might now proceed to the consideration of several other particulars, respecting the heart and lungs of the human body, all of them tending to prove the close connection subsisting between those corporeal organs and the human will and understanding, and thus confirming what has been above observed concerning their figurative and significant character. But leaving these particulars to be discussed by those who are better acquainted than myself with the anatomy of the human body, I shall for the present quit the subject, leaving you to make your own reflections on what I have already written; not, however, without reminding you, that the more closely you fix your attention on your own body, its several parts, their wonderful construction, their connection with each other, their uses, and especially their figurative relation to your mind,—the more you will be convinced, to your wonder and your joy, that