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words. AndthisiswhattheBibledoesforus. The
Bible contains thegreat principles that concern our
salvation. We may study the facts of the natural
world;butwhenweseektoformulateaprinciplethat
affectsman'srelationtohisCreator,weatoncecome
withinthejurisdictionoftheWordofGod.
Andweassert,withoutfearofsuccessfulcontradic-
tion,thatwhereverandhowevermendrawconclusions
regardingtherelationbetweenGodandHiscreation,
rightthere,alwaysand forever, willbe foundsome-
thingfromGod'sWordconfirmingordenyingthehu-
manconclusion.
Thisisinfalliblytrue.
Factisconformitytotruth. WhenGodstatedthe
infinite truth of theWord, Hesaw allthe facts of
theuniversethatlaywithinthemeaningofthattruth,
andGod'sstatementdidnotcontradictasingletruth,
andthere wasnot a factinthe universeleftunex-
plainedbythetruth. Truthisconformitytofact,and
factisconformitytotruth. TheBibleis''thetruth,"
andnature consists offacts; and sothere is perfect
conformitybetweentheBible andnature. The facts
of nature illustrate the truth of the Bible, and the
Bibleguidesusinourcontemplationofnature. Thus
eachilluminatestheother.
TheBiblegivesus, ifyouplease,theworkinghy-
pothesisregardingallthefieldsofknowledge. Ifwe
attempttounitetruthwith error,orgoodwith evil,
thestatementsof theWorddrive a lineofcleavage
between thetwo,separating them forus. Thus we
arekept from being ensnared. Weare saved from