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 eyes than a grain of sand is in ours. Let us adore him, let us merit his mercies; but attempt not to scrutinise his ways!

By this mode of reasoning, and by various reflections which occurred to my mind, I attributed the extraordinary circumstances which had happened to me entirely to chance. I know not but they were the effect of chance; but I cannot deny that what is so called, has the greatest influence on what passes in the world.

Now rest awhile:—my history and reflections are finished; make what you can of them. If it is your intention that what I have written should pass