Sentence:  But , as Scripture everywhere reminds us , God does have need of his creatures , and the church , a fortiori , can ill afford to do without the talents with which the world , by <WSD>God</WSD> 's providence , presents it . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions