The Divinity School Address

The first thing that I don't understand is why he says "in this refulgent summer it has been a luxury to draw the breath of life." He is a graduation speaker...therefore before summer?! I like the sentence "How wide; how rich; what invitation from every property it gives to every faulty of man! In its fruitful soils; in its navigable sea; in its mountains of metal and stone; in it forests of all woods; in its animals; in its chemical ingredients; in the powers and path of light, heat, attraction, and life, is it well worth the pith and heart of great men to subdue and enjoy it" This sentence is saying that we don't take advantage of the nature around us like it was made to do. How would Emmerson react to how we use it now?! I think Emmerson tries to hard to seem really smart or isn't explaining himself very well. "Every step so downward, is a step upward." I understand that he means that there is an upside to every closed door, but I can't agree with that. Not everything gives me a good lesson or is a character building. I love that he is religious but he knows the difference between religion and the corrupted church-goers. "It seemed strange that the people should come to church. It seemed as if their houses were very unentertaining, that they should prefer this thoughtless clamor." HA! His standings on the church is what got him kicked out from the Divinity School's property.