Danger in the Dark - ZseZse
Danger in the Dark - ZseZse
Danger in the Dark - ZseZse
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DANGER IN THE DARK. 165<br />
of God, because it has not enlightened all men, and<br />
made <strong>the</strong>m virtuous and happy-upon a parity of<br />
reason<strong>in</strong>g, nature is a failure, and <strong>the</strong>refore not of<br />
God. Every philosopher knows, that <strong>the</strong> volume of<br />
nature is full of wisdom, and throughout its ample<br />
pages, replete with lessons of profitable <strong>in</strong>struction to<br />
reflect<strong>in</strong>g m<strong>in</strong>ds; yet undoubtedly, as few are charmed<br />
by <strong>the</strong> voice of nature, and attracted by <strong>the</strong> beauties<br />
of creation, as by <strong>the</strong> excellencies of Ohristianity and<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>spired word of God. Many who prof, 8 a<br />
belief <strong>in</strong> div<strong>in</strong>e revelation, enterta<strong>in</strong> xceed<strong>in</strong> ly n r-<br />
row and unworthy views of its heav nly pr<strong>in</strong>ciples,<br />
teach<strong>in</strong>gs and requirements, but <strong>the</strong> same class have<br />
equally narrow, limited and silly notions of <strong>the</strong> mate-<br />
rial Universe. What do <strong>the</strong>y know about <strong>the</strong> extent<br />
of <strong>the</strong> empire of worlds ~ All <strong>the</strong> astronomers that<br />
live, could never conv<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>m, even by <strong>the</strong> clearest<br />
demonstrations, of <strong>the</strong> revolutions, velocity and mag-<br />
nitudes of <strong>the</strong> planets. The Catholic Bishop who<br />
pronounced sentence of death upon Galileo, for teach-<br />
<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>the</strong> earth revolved round <strong>the</strong> sun, evidently<br />
comprehended <strong>the</strong> system of nature as little as he<br />
did that of revelation."<br />
"My <strong>in</strong>cl<strong>in</strong>ation to unbelief, I regret to say, Mr.<br />
Norwood, extends fur<strong>the</strong>r than you seem to imag<strong>in</strong>e;<br />
could I stop after discard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Bible, I would be com-<br />
paratively satisfied, but despite all I can do, I f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
with<strong>in</strong> my m<strong>in</strong>d a fearful proclivity toward universal<br />
skepticism-a disposition to doubt of <strong>the</strong> existence of<br />
God and <strong>the</strong> soul's immortality! J, however, try to