The Wilmingtonian., 1824-01-15

season, seed dtime and harvest, and summer and s.
winter, who raiseh out of the earth food for man 81
md beast who fills every portion of the universe, o
With various forms of life, with innumerabe be. /
ngs, fearfully and wonderfully made; who hi ID
leth his face and they are troubled who iakethl Il
,way their breath and they return unto theirlt
dust who sendeth forth his spirit and they are Ii
created who prolongs, through vast succession, ID
the various tribes Of living creatures and whola
alternately blasts and renews the face ofthe eartht
Who is there that hath an arm like the Mosrl t
HIeH, or who can thunder with voice like HIS t
Who is there but the LoRD, that when he looketh
on the earth, it trembleth, and when he toucheth
the hills they smoke How amazing is that
strength which collected the waters Of the frma-
nent, and broke open the fountains Of the great
deep, and drowned the earth and its nhabitants
in the DELrGE How tremendous is that power,
which can set on fire the heavens, and melt hel
elements and burn up the earth, and raise new
and better fabric out of its ruins! How incom.
|prehensible is his dominion, who can turn thel
prosperity of the wicked to their destruction andI
cause all things to work together tor the good OIL
1.-THE righteous: who with equal ease can pursue
or suspend the laws of nature; can eflcctuate or
defeat the purposes Of others; can employ them
as his instruments, or do his will without them ::
Without whom we are nothing and "can do no.
thing;" in whose hand our breath is, and whose
are all our ways! With the LoRD JEHOVAH, there
Fis everlasting strength; all power beongeth un
Ito God the "Creator of the ends of the earth
fainteh not, neither is weary" "Who in the
TIheavens, can be compared TO the Lord, or who
among the SONS of the mighty can be likened IN.
TO our God'" From him, as from the fountain,
comes all other knowledge; from him, as from
the giver of every good and perfect gift, comes
all other wisdom from him, as from its source,
. proceeds all other power He dspenses these
. gifts in what manner, and what measure it SEEM
. eth to him good He worketh all things accord
ing to the counses of his own will" and giveti'
not account of any of his matters either to Angels
= or men. Glorious is the honour of his sacred ma
, iesty, and his greatness Is unsearchable, No
agents or advisers share with him in the honour
, of his government and all-wise administration
! for who hath .known the mind of the Lord, OF
3. who hath been his counsellor2" His empire is moi
: bounded by this mountain, or by that sea; ms
!, wide dominion is not limited within this age oi
lperod; all kingdoms rise within his territories
. and aggrandize his empire equally by their con
,tnuance or their fall AL! potentates are his tri
lbu,aries the meanest of their vassals are moi
more dependant on him. All nations arc bound
z TO come and worship before the Lord; yea al
!. worlds to attend on the intmations of his plea
:. sure. Angels the host of heaven, the highest or
ders Of the celestial host, thrones end principali
sites and powers, do homage al his ioots'ool' to
is all that is in the heaven above, and on the eart
o!beneath is his; all things serve him; he is tn
lgreatness, and the power, and the victory, ant
n the majesty. From the world in which we live
eIto the heaven of heaven, where his glory is mos
tldispaye,l, and where he more Immediately re
-Isides, all worlds obey him; from the dust o.
which we tread to the serapbim that stands befor
l. the throne; all creatures, willing or unwilling
e accomplish his purposes and contribute to bi
is glory the living and the dead are both alike I'm
=, der his government Unlimited and endless, hi
r. kingdom extends throughout immensely, and en-
e dures throughout all generations. The Lor
J, regneth let the earth tremble"
10 And now, if Sod be the ruler Of the world, an
at d,sposes all things according TO his pleasure, ho'
e strongly does this justify, and how loudly doe
10 zealously engaged in all the duties and exercise
of religion. Shall God reign over universal nj
lie ture and dispose all events for the benefit OF
a, subjects, and yet the proud and naughty slime
ut scorn to bend the knee at his tootstool, and M
il. one act of reverence and alteration be presente
in at his throne Should we forfeit the character
e. reason by such expressions of our reverence I
e l1'he holy inhabitants of heaven are represcnte
= Jas standing before God covering their faces wit
W their wings, and crying Holy, holy, holy is tn
Mt Lord Of hosts; the whole earth is filled with HI
a, glory" DO they appear to us mean and COZ
n. temp'ible in this' Surely, if God is the create
and the sovereign ruler of the universe, the hon
age of his intelligent creation should not be will
O. held from him. "The praise Of God should el
!, ldure forever" T..
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OIL From Captain Franklin's Journal.
a EXTRAORDINARY AFFECTION.
'r The Chipewyan Indians profess stron
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