Note 3 — Chapter XX · THE CONTRADICTION IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.
George Eliot translation
“Thou hast not to complain that thou art less experienced than was Abraham or Isaac. Thou also hast appearances.... Thou hast holy baptism, the supper of the Lord, the bread and wine, which are figures and forms, under and in which the present God speaks to thee, and acts upon thee, in thy ears, eyes, and heart.... He appears to thee in baptism, and it is he himself who baptizes thee, and speaks to thee.... Everything is full of divine appearances and utterances, if he is on thy side.”—Luther (Th. ii. p. 466. See also on this subject, Th. xix. p. 407). ↑