THE NEW ORDER 



The Augustinian theology was im- 

 bued with a deeply theistic view of Na- 

 ture, a view which the modern Church 

 professes but does not profoundly be- 

 lieve nor live by. As shown by Aubrey 

 Moore, Augustine was entirely sound 

 in counselling the entire separation of 

 these two great lines of thought, the 

 natural and the spiritual: 



"It very often happens," says Au- 

 gustine, "that there is some question 

 as to the earth or the sky, or the other 

 elements of this world . . . respecting 

 which one who is not a Christian has 

 knowledge derived from most certain 

 reasoning or observation" [that is, a 

 natural philosopher], "and it is very 

 disgraceful and mischievous and of all 

 things to be carefully avoided, that a 

 Christian, speaking of such matters as 

 being according to the Christian Scrip- 

 tures, should be heard by an unbeliever 



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