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O look to the Lord Jesus Christ as the all-perfect; to behold him at once as the Creator of the universe of worlds, as well as the Redeemer of all people, who, but for His unwearied love, would have remained dead in trespasses and sin; to raise the eye of faith to Him as the sanctifier and regenerator of all who are willing to be led by His providence; to behold Him in His varied relationships towards His Church and people—is the readiest means of gaining correct views of that eternal kingdom; where, when the body has returned to the dust, the spirit shall inhabit a mansion suitable to, and prepared for, its residence. But not only should we look to the Lord in His divine character, we should also learn of Him in His divine qualities, by which we shall be the better enabled to follow Him in the work we have to do. God is love! God is light! but His love and light are infinite! they form the life and blessedness of all that live and move; and they form the beauty and harmony of all created things. But the love and light of God, which are in themselves infinitely good and pure, are yet so modified, that the various forms of life and beauty receive only that portion which adapts them for the sphere they fill; though, at the same time, they blend harmoniously with every other object that God has made. How varied are the powers of imagination in man! and how differently does the