Salomon saith, There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, that all knowledge was but remembrance; so Salomon giveth his sentence, that all novelty is but oblivion.
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God has, in fact, written two books, not just one. Of course, we are all familiar with the first book he wrote, namely Scripture. But he has written a second book called creation.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Francis Bacon suggests that both Scripture and the natural world reveal divine truth.
In this quote, Francis Bacon emphasizes the belief that God communicates with humanity through two distinct sources: the Scriptures, which are the written words of faith, and creation, which encompasses the natural world and its wonders. This idea suggests that both religious texts and the observable universe hold valuable insights into the nature of God and existence, urging us to explore and appreciate both aspects to gain a fuller understanding of truth.
Themes
ScriptureCreationGodTruthNature
In practice
Example use cases
During a sermon, a pastor might refer to this quote to illustrate the duality of divine revelation.
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