IN RELIGION. 157 change which they are made to believe is to extirpate them. New converts, who once valued themselves on their incredulity, have become credulous to excess ; and those who were previously indifferent to sober religion, are led to swallow the wildest perversions of Chris- tianity, to adopt opinions which she as heartily rejects as she did their former unbelief. Some subjects are placed out of the reach of the human mind. Presumptu- ous spirits lose themselves by attempting to pierce through forbidden bounds ; by endeavouring to explain things beyond the limits of created comprehension, they subvert the truth they pretend to serve, they involve themselves in the very difficulties they undertake to clear. The humble Christian, like the seraphim, " covers his face" before the infinite Majesty of Heaven; and exclaims, " 0 the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God !"
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