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whichholdseach elementofthewholeinitsrelative
place, andguidesallintheirinfinitepaths.
The Word declares that, even as men have now
found, theearth hangson nothing. "He stretcheth
outthenorthovertheemptyplace,andhangeththe
earthuponnothing." Job 26

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7. Butitisjustasex-
   plicit in declaring thatthe earthis nevertheless up-
   held. Furthermore,itdeclaresthatallthingsaswell
   areupheld. Anditevenaffirmshowtheearthandall
   things areupheld. Scientistsare rightinattributing
   thisworktoaforce. SotheBibleattributesit;but
   theBiblegoesastepfarther,andgivesthecauseand
   origin ofthis force,ascribing itto theword of al-
   mightyGod. ''Upholdingallthingsby thewordof
   Hispower" Heb.i:3.
   Whenwe readthescripturesinIsaiahwhereGod
   is represented as measuring the waters, metingout
   theheavens,comprehendingthedustoftheearth,and
   weighingthemountainsandthehills;when weread
   thatHenotonlymeasuredthese,butdeterminedtheir
   specificgravityandtotalweight (Job28:25;38:4-7;
   Hab. 3:6),—weare sostruck withthe greatnessof
   theCreator,thatallotherideasintheScripturesseem
   tofadeoutofview. Wefinditsogreatarevelation
   ofGod,thatwestopwiththatrevelation,and gono
   farther. Butthatisnotallthereisinthedisclosure.
   As wehave seen,thefundamentaltruthofuniversal
   gravityis includedinthegreaterrevelation ofGod.
   When,ontheotherhand,westudywhatsciencehas
   done,weseeonlythegreatrevelationofgravity;and
   lookingnofarther,wefailtoseearevelationofGod