Man the Image of God. 53 



If they ask us to grant the creation of a germ 

 that in myriads of ages should develop into man, 

 we answer that if we accept their method of crea- 

 tion, we require the same power to produce the 

 ilt. If they ask us to believe that a germ of 

 low type developed into higher tvpes until in ages it 

 came to be man, we answer that the very first prin- 

 ciples of belief forbid it. It is asking us to believe 



in an effect produced without an adequate cause. 



Among the assertions of the Bible, we find this 

 in the very first chapter, that God created the 

 heavens and the earth. If matter is eternal, cer- 

 tainly all its relations in constituting this world are 

 heir i-d to His wisdom and power. Kvery 



order of creature was made by Him, and last of all 

 man, fashioned in his own image. If this is true, 

 and if God is such a being as He is set forth to be 

 in the Bible, the: rrtain things that we should 



naturally expect to find in the universe. If we 

 failed to find them, we should so far be led to doubt 

 the truth of the record, unless the record itself gave 

 notice of the defect and gave a satisfactory reason 

 for its occurrence. 



1. If man is the image of God, then he will be 

 able in some measure to enter into His plans and 

 comprehend His character. 



2. If God is infinite in all His attributes, it would 

 naturally be expected that some of His plans would 

 be too vast for man to comprehend fully, embracing 

 too much of space and requiring too much time for 

 their completion. 



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