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 yourself—a true knowledge of which will unravel all other mysteries. Let the will and understanding be lifted up in ardent prayer to Him who is the giver of all good; open these wide, and you will soon have them filled with that good treasure in the heavens which faileth not. But we are all called upon to provide these bags for ourselves. We may provide them for ourselves, but we cannot create them for ourselves; this is a distinction that it is important to observe. If we do not use these precious gifts to our own honour, and to the glory of the Giver, by cultivating every heavenly affection of love, tenderness, goodness, charity, and mercy, and improving in all knowledge, intelligence, and wisdom, which regard the soul and life eternal, then we trample upon these best of gifts; we close our faculties against these heavenly treasures, and provide not that for ourselves which would make us rich indeed.

MNIPRESENCE, Omniscience, and Omnipotence, are the exclusive attributes of Deity, and they are somewhat difficult of comprehension, because mankind are too apt to suffer time and space to step in, and thus disturb their mental studies. Another difficulty we have to encounter in considering these subjects, arises from the inability of the finite mind to comprehend how the Divine Being can be fully,