elevating mental act, because of the immensity of the Object. “Behold the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee,” said the awe-struck Solomon. “God is a most pure spirit, immutable, immense,” says the Creed. Reflection upon that which is infinite tends of itself to enlarge and ennoble. Meditation upon that which is immense produces a lofty mood of mind. This is true even of merely material immensity. He who often looks up into the firmament, and views the great orbs that fill it, and the great movements