Germany's Welfare

than His creatures, which everyone can well grasp. Thus we see clearly that God created everything for the service of man, so that he should recognize the goodness of God and, in return, honor, fear, and thank the Creator and Giver of all good things for His gifts. But this, alas, happens with few, and the greatest part of mankind (like the unreasoning cattle) lives recklessly, quite wildly, and without knowledge or gratitude, and consumes and uselessly wastes the gifts of God. Which, however, since such is not only against the will and command of God and the entire course of Nature, but also directly contrary to the teaching and admonitions of all pious and