396 THE HAPPINESS OF SEPARATE SPIRITS. [DISC. II. by thedifferent constitution of the body, the frame of the brain, and the various texture of the nerves, or may be ascribed to the coarser or finer blood, and corporeal spi- rits ; as well as to different forms of education and cus- tom, . &c. These may be able to.produce a wondrous variety in the tempers and turns of inclination, even thoughall souls were originally the same : But I dare not assert that .there:is_no- dif ere.nce betwixt the souls them- selves, at their first creation and union with the body. There are some considerations would lead one to be- lieve, that there are real diversities of genius among the spirits themselves in their own nature. God, the great Creator, bath seemed to delight him- self in arichvariety of productions in all his worlds which we are acquainted with. Let us make a pause here, and stand :still and survey the overflowing riches of his wis- dom, which are Iaid out on this little spot of his vast do- minions, this earthly globe on which we tread ; and we n aÿ imagine the sable variety and .riches overspreading all those upper worlds which we call 'planets or stars. 'What an amazing mùltipli.city of kinds of creatures dwell on this earth ? If we search the animated world and survey it, we shall find there are sárne that fly, some that creep or.slide,.and some walk on feet, or run ; and every sort of animals cloathed with a proper covering some of them more gay and magnificent in their attire than. Solomon in all his glory; and each of, them fur- nished with limbs, powers, and properties fitted for their own support, convenience and safety. How various are the kinds of birds and beasts that pass daily before our eyes ! The fields and the woods, the forests and: the .de- serts,, have their different inhabitants. The savage'and the domestic' animals how numerous they are ! and the fowl both wild and .tane! What riches of dress and dra- peryare provided to cloathe them in all their proper ha- bits of nature ? . What an infinite number of painted insects fill: the air, and overspread the ground ? : What bright spangles adorn their little , bodies and their wings, when they appear in; their summer livery ? What inter- woven streaks of scarlet beauty,. mingled with green and gold ? We behold a strange profusion of divine Wisdom. yearly in our own climate, in these little animated crumbs of clay, as well-as in -the animals of larger size, And yet ,
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