Divine Failure--The Heathen--Unchangeable Love--Union of Four
Attributes--Eternal Wisdom--A Marvel of Coercion and Freedom--The Day
of Divine Power--An Unfathomable Mystery--Future Revelations--Coming
to Zion with Songs.


Since trying to see the relation of absolute Justice to the Idea of
Restoration, it has struck me that it may be well to take a glance at
some others of the Divine attributes, and see if they also sustain the
same theory. Any theory that is really true must be in harmony with the
Divine character. The trouble is, that our knowledge of all that
pertains to the Infinite is necessarily limited. At the same time, if it
seems that when any quality of the Divine character is contradicted or
disparaged by any theory of ours, that is a strong argument that the
theory is not true. But if, on the other hand, our theory is seen to
glorify the Divine character, that is strong evidence that the theory is
right. While well aware, then, of our limitations, in this direction, it
is fair to inquire if the Divine attributes, or any of them, appear to
sustain our theory.

We have dealt already with the attribute of Justice. Some have regarded
that as the fundamental quality of the Divine character. I am not sure
that it is so. I think Love and Wisdom are equally fundamental. In a
former age the idea of Divine Justice overshadowed all other conceptions
of God. But the fact that He is infinite in His being, seems to imply
that He is also infinite in His perfections. So we shall give our
attention for a little to the qualities of Power, of Wisdom, and of
Love, and try to combine them with the idea of Justice, at which we have
glanced already.