peal is forbidden； because the science of which we have to treat；
proposes itself to furnish the proof （not indeed of the abstract Truth of the doctrine； but） of its
correctness as pared with facts。 The truth； then； that a Providence （that of God） presides over
the events of the World — consorts with the proposition in question； for Divine Providence is
Wisdom； endowed with an infinite Power which realises its aim； viz。 the absolute rational…design of
the World。 Reason is Thought conditioning itself with perfect freedom。 But a difference — rather a
contradiction — will manifest itself； between this belief and our principle； just as was the case in
reference to the demand made by Socrates in the case of Anaxagoras's dictum。 For that belief is
similarly indefinite； it is what is called a belief in a general Providence； and is not followed out into
definite application； or displayed in its bearing on the grand total �