Pantheism's destruction of boundaries - pagina 40

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Pantheism" s Dt'stnictlon of Boundarks. that ye are not he; tell me somethinj^ about liiiu." Ami wiih a loud voice they exclaimed, "It is lie who hath made us! "

In the grandeur of the faith Augustiuu was now another man, and therefore lie heard differentlv and tlioii<rht dilYerently. Then also he heard the voice of God addressing him and our circle holds this in common with in the Scriptures Monica's great son. "We also bow ourselves before that Word and therefore that Woixl also draws the boundary line between us who camp behind our line and tliose who live beyond it. AYc are often told that w^e cannot hold this opinion in sincerity the pious housewife may, but not the man of science. And he M-ho throws away his respect exclaims, "Ye are deceivers!" Of course, they who are not stupid must agree with such wisdom or else have their integrity suspected. We are familiar with such ways. But this much must be granted faitli in tl)e Scriptures can never be the result of criticism, for then no one could ever have believed, as criticism is not yet a finished science. Moreover, how could the Scriptui-es ever excite faith among ;

;

;

:

the

humble

it is

laity

who understand nothing of

criticism

very true that in the Scriptures there arise

many

?

If then

ditiiculties

and objections which have by no means been straightened out, this does not delay us, this does not trouljle us, since we stand on other ground. In 170-i it was Kant himself Avho denounced die Keckheit der Kraftgenies^'' yA\\Q\x deemed itself to have ^''

outgrown

this

norm

of faith, and added these weighty words

Scriptures which we now have should lose their authority, a similar authority could never more arise, for a miracle like that of the Scripture authorit}^ caimot repeat itself, simp! v because the loss of the faith i.i the Scriptures which was mi'.intained for so many centuries would render faith impossible in any new authority. If ever the

And

the deep significance of these words was felt by us yeai's

ago when

first

we

read them.

In the Scriptures we have a

cedar of spiritual authority which for eighteen centuries has

been putting forth its roots in the life-soil of our hununi conand beneath its shadow the religious and nioi-al life of humanity have increased inconceivably in worth and merit. Now hew this cedar down, and for a little while green leaves wnll still appear upon its downcast trunk; but who will give another cedar for the children of our people? who guarsciousness

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KIKTU SEUIES, VOL.

I.X.

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