And then they go on to the other great mystery--how that
God comes forth out of himself to give life and light to all things
which he has made; and what is the bond between the Abysmal Father in
heaven, and us his human children, and the world in which we live:-
even Jesus Christ, God of the substance of his Father, begotten
before the worlds, and man of the substance of his mother, born in
the world.
Yes. The root and ground of all true philosophy lies in this
chapter. Its words are so deep that the wisest man might spend his
life over them without finding out all that they mean. And yet they
are so simple that any child can understand enough of their meaning
to know its duty, and to do it.
Remark, again, how short the sentences are. Each is made up of a
very few words, and followed by a full stop, that our minds may come
to a full stop likewise, and think over what we have heard before St.
John goes on to tell us more.
Yes. St. John does not hurry either himself or us. He takes his
time; and he wishes us to take our time likewise. His message will
keep; for it is eternal. It is not a story of yesterday, or to-day,
or to-morrow. It is the story of eternity,--of what is, and was, and
always will be.
Always has the Word been with God, and always will he be God.
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