Excerpt from Sermons on Various Subjects, Preached at the Church in Barton Square, Salem, Mass NO sound and reflecting mind can for a moment doubt the existence of a God. Nature every where proclaims him. The creation determines the being of the Creator; and the countless new existences, which are every where and constantly springing into life, demonstrate his active agency and power. The in visible things of Him are understood by the things that are made. But the want which most Oppresses the human mind is to know more of the divine nature and Character to learn something on which it may securely repose its trust and hopes. Man lives, but life is not the fruit of his own will or power. It is a gift imparted by some one else. That must be God in whom all things had their origin. Man's life is sustained from day to day, but not by his own pleasure. All that he can do is to exercise some humble instrumentality in supplying the outward means of sustenance. His life ceases at the will of another. Who is this invisible Being on whom he is thus absolutely dependent for every effort of the body and every exercise of the mind; for what he is; for all he has; for life, for death? Who is this great Being with whom he stands connected in this intimate relation of life and depend ence? In a word, who is God, from whom all things proceeded, by whom all are sustained, to whom all are subject? The want of this knowledge is that, which rests more heavily than any other upon the human heart the desire of this knowledge is that, which, more than any other, burns in the thoughtful mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.