REFLECTIONS

ON

THE WORKS OF GOD;

AND OF

HIS PROVIDENCE

THROUGHOUT ALL NATURE.

TRANSLATED BY

THE REV. DR. BALFOUR,

FROM THE GERMAN OF C. C. STURM.

GIFT

LONDON:

PRINTED BY THOMAS DAVISON, WHITEFRIARS.

The Human Countenance

Gravity of Bodies

Many Effects in Nature proceed from the same Cause

Of some Diseases of Plants

Means of Subsistence which Nature provides for

Animals

Meditation upon the Works of Nature

Varieties of Stature in Men

Vegetation of the Stalk of Wheat

Dog-days

Sleep

Divisibility of Matter

External Structure of Insects

Comparison between the Senses of Men and those of

Animals

Thunder

Contemplation upon a Meadow

Mischiefs caused by Animals

Variety of Colours

Habitations of the Beavers

Manner in which the Nutrition of the Human Body is

Nature considered in different Points of View

Damages which may be occasioned by Rain

Cares of Animals for their Young

Sensibility of Plants

Fear of Storms

Summer presents us with Images of Death

Causes of the Heat of the Earth

Of the Nature and Properties of Light

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Structure of Birds

Reflections upon the Sky

Moral Reflections upon a Field of Corn

Thanksgiving for God's providential Care of his Crea-

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Division of the Earth

Hymn in Praise of the Most High

The Omnipresence of God

The Beauty and Variety of Butterflies

The Growth of Trees

The Ant-lion

Conformity between Plants and Animals

The Nature and Properties of Sound

The Mysteries of Nature

Eyes of Animals

Fish

Of the Propagation of Animals

Influence of the Moon upon the Human Body

The Mineral Kingdom

Exotic Plants

The Strength of Man compared with that of Animals.

Instinct of the Butterfly in the Propagation of its

Species

The Vine

Hymn to celebrate the Works of the Creation

Wonders which God daily effects in the Creation

Digestion of Food

The Prevalence of Good in the World greater than

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