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Rh also from the opinions and judgments of men which are in agreement with the eternal truth, is true glory; but the glory derived from the opinions and judgments of men which are in opposition to the eternal truth, is false glory.

From this idea of glory, it may be clearly seen what is meant by the glorification of science, or in what case science may be said to be glorified. It is glorified in proportion as it is in agreement with the eternal truth, but it is inglorious in proportion to its disagreement. The loudest plaudits, therefore, of human reputation cannot alone make any addition to the true glory of science, neither are we to look for that glory only on the laureled brows of the deep-read scholar, the profound philosopher, the splendid writer, the learned critic, or the sage historian. For if science does not receive from the eternal truth the deep stamp and impression of its glory, which is the only true glory, all its other marks and characters of honour are vain and fallacious, because superficial and perishable. , On the other hand, if human science be in connection and agreement with the eternal truth, the bright image of glory, which it thence receives, is as splendid and as durable as the divine source from which it proceeds.

Is it asked how science may attain its proper glorification? The answer is plain—let it attach itself to its Eternal Father, and learn to bow down and submit itself to His sovereign truth. Let it thus seek no longer its own glory, or suppose that it possesses any