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 director in all his spiritual and temporal affairs. The understanding of this man is bright and luminous—his knowledge end perception of truth is rational and clear! To him the mercies of the Lord are new every morning; and the Divine faithfulness is experienced every night. In fact, all his affections, principles, faculties, and powers, are created anew, and all the world of mind and soul, shines with a glory and a splendour surpassing all power of description. This renewal of the interior affections and thoughts, and the consequent preparation of man for an eternal state of bliss, is the sole work of the Lord the Creator. The Lord alone is the great former and regenerator of man; and to the God of heaven, every human being is indebted for all that is good and true, and for every blessing consequent upon a renewed state and life.

It is then, the spiritual creation, the renewal of those interior affections, principles, and powers, that we are especially invited to consider—to lift up our eyes on high, and behold Him who hath created these things. Unless we have a distinct, and clear view of the great Being who creates all things, both external and internal, we may mistakenly ascribe those things to the agency of man, which in reality belong to the Lord alone.

To lift up the eyes, is a phrase frequently made use of in the Holy Word, and it denotes an elevation of the understanding to contemplate spiritual and divine things, and consequent thought, reflection, and meditation thereon. It is this thought, reflection, and meditation, when grounded in love to the Lord, that make us acquainted with the Divine operation, and