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In Accordance With The Divine Wisdom, Genesis Can Only Take Place Through Destruction, And Without Destruction Of The Individual Members Of The Species The Species Themselves Would Not Exist Permanently. Thus The True Kindness, And Beneficence, And Goodness Of God Is Clear.

An Ignorant Man Believes That The Whole Universe Only Exists For Him: As If Nothing Else Required Any Consideration. If, Therefore, Anything Happens To Him Contrary To His Expectation, He At Once Concludes That The Whole Universe Is Evil. If, However, He Would Take Into Consideration The Whole Universe, Form An Idea Of It, And Comprehend What A Small Portion He Is Of The Universe, He Will Find The Truth. There Are Many ... Passages In The Books Of The Prophets Expressing The Same Idea.

Even When A Person Suffers Pain In Consequence Of A Thorn Having Entered Into His Hand, Although It Is At Once Drawn Out, It Is A Punishment That Has Been Inflicted On Him, And The Least Pleasure He Enjoys Is A Reward; All This Is Meted Out By Strict Justice; As Is Said In The Scripture, "all His Ways Are Judgement" (deut. Xxxii. 4); We Are Only Ignorant Of The Working Of That Judgement.

Do Not Imagine That What We Have Said Of The Insufficiency Of Our Understanding And Of Its Limited Extent Is An Assertion Founded Only On The Bible: For Philosophers Likewise Assert The Same, And Perfectly Understand It,- Without Having Regard To Any Religion Or Opinion.