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88 Tut. And our thankfulness should rise still higher, when we reflect that these living creatures are designed for our use. This consideration should induce us te treat the brute species with lenity : cruelty to them is íngratitade to God, who formed í heim. On the contrary, we ought to take all proper care of them, and give them whatever is necessary for their support ; and never injure the in by to severe labour and fatigue. ** A rigłrto, ,:s wı:ın r»şyavdeth the liğe of his beasi.” Prop. 13ut of what use are the wild beasts of tho fr, rest ? Tit. They are all serviceable in some degree soute for food, others for clothing. The ravenous beasts oil prey may revent the too great increase of other noxious animais : the wild beasts of the forest inay also prevent mati front retiu ing into deserts, and banishing łıiıus !! froţum society atiwi frota usęłıłııesș. They serve also to show us the greatuess and variety of God’s works, otwi the fine gradation there is, from the smallest of the “minotti i rive up to the iion, the elephant, and the rhinoceros ; and to show us that Provisience extends its care even to the inhabitants of the wilderness. Pup. Hqw many kinds of animals are tliere ? Tui. There av seven, and they are characterized from the number, the situation, and the structure of their to:th. Pup. What animais come under the first kind ? Tut. This order contains the human race ; apes, including baboons, monkeys, and the ourang-outang, the lemur, and the bat tribes: and they are characterized by having four parallel front teeth, and two nectoral mammæ.