Calvinism - pagina 152

CALVINISM AND SCIENCE.

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the entire cosmos,

by means of God's fore-ordination? If you

our Calvinistic belief in

want

understand

to

secured

effectually

is

you

this

have to go back from This

predestination to God's decree in general.

on the contrary,

a matter of choice;

predestination

Belief in

nothing but the penetration

is

own personal

of God's decree into your prefer

of

life; or, if

God's

decreeing

of words,

but

confession,

in

It

satisfied

we are

in

existence.

stand by our

to

willing

and the

life

life

our expressions concerning the unity of

of high

suspicion

proceed

to

tence and

courage,

of

because

it

high-mindedness.

But

if

else

It

you now

does God's

mean, than the certainty that the

course of

all

things,

/.

e.

is

you under

brings

what

of God,

the decree

fore-ordination

to

proof of honesty, unmovable firmness

God's Will, and the certainty of His operations.

the

It

with a mere profession

regard both to this a

is

and sohdity

that

your own

to

will

means that we are not

a deed

you

the personal heroism to apply the sovereignty

it,

come.

be done.

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it

not

is

exis-

of the entire cos-

mos, instead of being a plaything of caprice and chance,

obeys law and order, and that there exists a firm

which carries

Now

history.

out

its

do you

desi2:ns

not

upon our mind the

forces

both

in

agree with

will

nature and in

me, that this

indissoluble conception of

one all-comprehensive unity, and the acceptance of one principle

by which everything

is

governed.

upon us the recognition of something hidden

and yet expressed

Yea,

forces

it

upon us the

in

that

that

which

It

forces

is

general,

is

special.

confession, that there

be stability and regularity ruling over everything.

must

Thus

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