Ver. 16. _Christ the Author and the End of Creation._

+I. The Author.+--1. _The extent._ "All things." The universe,

natural and moral.

2. _The variety._--"Visible and invisible." The near and the distant,

the vast and the minute, the material and the spiritual.

3. _The orders._--"Whether they be." Scale of being. Gradations in

all classes.

+II. The end.+--1. _Heaven was created for Him._ As the place of His

special residence and as the home of His people.

2. _Angels were created for Him._--Messengers of His mercy,

executioners of His vengeance.