Sentence:  This conclusion is based on two propositions : that man by the use of his reason can ascertain <WSD>God</WSD> 's purpose in the universe and that God makes known His purpose by certain `` given '' physical arrangements . 
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