ButitmustberememberedtherecanbenoGodwhoisnotpersonalandmaterial:andifpersonal,then,thoughinconceivablyvastincomparisonwithman,stilllimitedinspaceandtime,andcapableofmakingmistakesconcerninghisowninterests,thoughasageneralrulerightinhisestimatesconcerningthem。Where,then,isthisBeing?Hemustbeonearth,orwhatfollycanbegreaterthanspeakingofhimasaperson?Whatarepersonsonanyotherearthtous,orwetothem?Hemusthaveexistedandbegoingtoexistthroughalltime,andhemusthaveatangiblebody。Where,then,isthebodyofthisGod?AndwhatisthemysteryofhisIncarnation?
Itwillbemybusinesstoshowthisinthefollowingchapter。
CHAPTERVI
THETREEOFLIFE
AtheismdeniesknowledgeofaGodofanykind。PantheismandTheismalikeprofesstogiveusaGod,buttheyalikefailtoperformwhattheyhavepromised。WecanknownothingoftheGodtheyofferus,fornotevendotheythemselvesprofessthatanyofoursensescanbecognisant[sic]ofhim。TheytellusthatheisapersonalGod,butthathehasnomaterialperson。ThisisdisguisedAtheism。WhatwewantisaPersonalGod,thegloryofwhosePresencecanbemadeinpartevidenttooursenses,thoughwhatwecanrealise[sic]islessthannothingincomparisonwithwhatwemustleaveforeverunimagined。