World's cresset., 1909-12-09
BIBLE POINISDISDUSSED.
CHAPTER
CHAPTER 8.
There is msn whos say there is no God.

and consider more largely in other space Let us pro-
ceed inquire concerning KnJwe1ge Of exsance
lo things aud how it We say then that We
have tn knowledge Of nturtirewe know
0 the exsance OF God by demonstration A to exis
tnce eve IT, plainly from sensation and certainly
that needs proof For there he nothing evident
IL, u.s. than exsance. We hintwe feel
pleasure; and especially feel pain Aud wn know that
fed pinye then know that xperince then teach
ms that exist Onr reasoning faculty teach have
exs'auce II burt we know that burt VIII ca
proves To that we have being MiN KNOWS
Aud that he substance W. think il beyond question
tu4t has a clear idea of his beng As have Spid
certainly knows that ne is something IT preend
b. skepc deny his rx>ance; let bin for NY part
pnj,y his beloved happiness Of beng nohng until hunger
other pain him the contrary Su& will pn
him by the liberty of doubling And possession of
the Snowdga at they exist; they then ~i also know Moth
ing proaaGc being Therefore they duty bound 10
know there something eternal in the place all
men knows by Etutivc ccrtany that bare nothing
produce any being right angles
And must that il knows not that nonent"
TIA" r all beng not be equal 10 two right ang
would be impossible for him to hn"w demonstration in light
Hence if we know there is rea he:ng and that nonpry
produce being Then becomes evident fact that from
eternity tnere ha, been something And since tce is beings
Which from eternity And that which had being
from eternity would of had to be produced by something else
which existed from eternity Ana tint eternal Being woud have
powerful And thru this power living man.
that then finds in himself perception and knowledge And
from this stand point of view must confess that before
had alwiSc nteiGtut
for all have admit that trr time whcn did
else theY will have admit t, has
nifty II Iat not eterni shea there is
ecrnal Beng bel For rep that inp,s
,ring fo, tn something ana that something
Intelligent ing rnus, from TIL" cnnSd of selves
what find ,titu.uns leads
the knowledge Of this certain evident truth, and that
there is eternal, most pow ru and most knowing B x
any calls him God 1t hut little the
ding evident: nevertheless any should be
tisSy suppose atom knowing and wise and
yet the product OF ignorance ana chance Under such
concu~n would have to icaY" him under the rebuc of
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.umd .ay ~ IN hid IT, Rom
i What can be silly and nj becomiog than for n
think. that he has suca great mind and Understanding him.
But yet all the universe beside hin. there such thing
Being with such knowledge Aad vet beyond his knoN
there things visible eye
dorsand comprehend the meaning The earth quake,
floods power beyond the man.
from knowledge safely thar is God Nay
We presume may ta, moro certainly tla, there
a God, than that there is any thing els" with ont
Matter not coe,crnal with an eternal mind-Ot'rers
would have matter to be eternal notwithstanding that hc allow
an eternal, cogitatvc immacral being. This though tax"
away the Being Of God vet denies and the
first great tccn OF his workmanship, the creation lot
slider little Matter be allowed eternal Why? because
lyon conceive how be made nothing Why
not also think Yourself eerna You will perhaps because
You what ta YOU is which began then to BE-
telmo The reofyou began he;
for IT did, then eternal but began together
IN such fashion and frame make. body but that
frame o particles Is not makes not that thinking Thing
you Uor have to do wi who allows
mmatera thinking Being. but would hay un'hnkn matter
eerna too) therefore when did thai thinking thrg b.
II it did begin to be- hav Won BEEN thick ng
thing IRON eternity; the absurlity whe of need cnfue
l meet with who is void of understanding
Ii therefore allow thinking thing made out of
nothing is all things that why as can
you not allow IT possible for material being out OF
no.ng by equal but that have experience
The one In view and not Of the other though when consider
led creation OF spirit will he found require less powe
han the creation Of matter Nay possibly we would enamel
pate ourselves from vulgar notions, End thoughts Az
far they wou! reach contemplate of things we
might be able 10 aim at and seeming me conse.on
how matter might 81 made begin the ,ow
lof that eternal dst heng but beginning Being to
|sirit would be found cevabe onnipoen
tpower But this Being what woud perhaps us too r f.
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