Excerpt from The Light by Which We See Light: Or Nature and the Scriptures, a Course of Lectures Delivered Before of Lectures Delivered AntThe general title chosen for this little book is regarded as, more than any other, suggestive of its pervading thought. The study of nature alone is ever revealing more mysteries than it solves. At every step the dark ness grows faster than the light. Endless links, endless adaptations, ever terminating in the physical - endless repetitions, in fact, of the same forms of force, -they never lead us out of the labyrinth, but only extend farther and farther, on every side, the limitless unknown. The soul cannot rest in this. It would know the meaning of nature. It earnestly asks: What is it all about? The inquiry itself is a religious one, and re ligion alone can furnish the answer. However dim or feeble this may be, it immediately elevates us above the depressing effects of mere physical knowledge. But religion without revelation, or faith in some kind of communion with the Infinite mind, is a shadow. Hence, the idea never lost sight of in these discourses: In Theology, in Christianity, in the Holy Scriptures, which we receive as the Word of God, there is a grandeur of thought unknown to any scheme of science, and which puts the humblest believer, however uncultured andunlearned, above the proudest intellect that is a stranger to any such influence. As Christians we should not hesitate to avow this, and firmly maintain it. We should appeal directly to Christian experience, as a mzlgr/zzfy fact which science has no right to overlook. God's Word, if it be indeed God's Word, must be a kéyog Cam mic évepyfig, a living power. It is not to be merely defended, or made the subject of tame apologies. It is to be carried with us, not as an obsolete relic, carefully enclosed in a guarded ark, but as our banner in front of the host. With this we conquer. Without it the 'most ingenious argumentation can only yield a seeming victory. The Majesty and Glory of God beaming in the Scriptures, as some of our older divines were fond of calling it, this is to be our Refuge and our Strength.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.