II. The Effects Which This Immensity Often Produces On Men.

Very commonly in old days it led to actual idolatry, bowing down before these calm, unreachable bright-nesses. In our days it too often leads to forgetting God altogether, and not seldom to disbelief that man can be of any account in such a universe. We are told that the notions of a covenant, a redemption, or that God cares about us are presumptuous. We all know the talk of men who are so modestly conscious of their own insignificance that they rebuke God for saying that He loves us, and Christians for believing Him.