Natural law in the spiritual world / by Henry Drummond.

  • Henry Drummond
Date:
1888
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Credit: Natural law in the spiritual world / by Henry Drummond. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ The earth is cram’d with heaven, And every common bush afire with God.” How much of the Spiritual World is covered by Natural law we do not propose at present to inquire. It is certain, at least, that the whole is not covered. And nothing more lends confidence to the method than this. For one thing, room is still left for mystery. Had no place remained for mystery it had proved itself both unscientific and irreligious A Science without mystery is unknown ; a Religion without mystery is absurd. This is no attempt to reduce Religion to a question of mathematics, or demonstrate God in biological formulae. The elimi- nation of mystery from the universe is the elimina- tion of Religion. However far the scientific method may penetrate the Spiritual World, there will always remain a region to be explored by a scientific faith. “ I shall never rise to the point of view which wishes to ‘raise’ faith to knowledge. To me, the way of truth is to come through the know- ledge of my ignorance to the submissiveness of faith, and then, making that my starting place, to raise my knowledge into faith.” 1 Lest this proclamation of mystery should seem alarming, let us add that this mystery also is scien- 1 Beck : “ Bib. Psychol.,” Clark’s Tr., Pref., 2nd Ed. p. xiii.
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