Calvinism - pagina 188

CALVINISM AND SCIENCE.

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1

find

condemned

stands

ours,

in

In

self-delusion.

as

other words, the Normalist wishes to wrest from us the

very

thing,

which,

and

holiest

highest

of gratitude

a

calls

in

lie

and certain

consciousness of

the

which a continual stream

souls that which

us than our

to

is

from our hearts to God.

own

our

self-consciousness,

for

gift,

up

wells

our

in

He

more precious

is

With royal pride our

life.

and the indignation of our heart

faith,

We

rise

up against

fate

of being slighted and oppressed in the world, but

we

this.

all

refuse to be dictated to

of our

We

heart.

do

ourselves

resign

by any one

not

the

assail

in

to the

the sanctuary

hberty of the

Normalist to build a well construed science from the

own

premises of his •hberty

to

defend,

if

The the

do the same thing we are determined needs be, at any

parts are

principal

upon

as

consciousness, but our right and

cost.

now exchanged.

positions

axioms

Not so very long ago of Abnormalism were looked

for all sciences in almost all universities,

and the few Normalists, who

at that time

principle

of their antagonists, found

a

First

chair.

after

that

are the fill

is,

were

most

it

persecuted,

tolerated.

But

per that

cent of

the

all

opposed the

difficult to find

then

outlawed,

at present the}-

masters of the situation, controU

ninety

result

they the

at

to

all

influence,

professorial chairs,

Abnormalist,

who

and the

has been forced

now obliged to look for a Formerly we place, where he may lay down his head. showed them the door, and now this sinful assault upon out of the

their

by

official

liberty

is

house,

is

by God's righteous judgment avenged

their turning us out into the street,

and so

it

becomes

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