Excerpt from Monotheism Versus Priestcraft The Supreme Father is omnipotent for good by this we mean that he is able to compass every thought, every circumstance, whether good or evil, or of good or evil tendency, and to grant his assistance, or to withhold it, as his perfect wisdom may resolve on doing, without in any way so acting, refraining, or interfering, as regards the free-will of his creatures, that they are made more responsible, less responsible, or irresponsible beings for even a moment. God is able to bring good out of evil, holding, as he does, the master-key of the universe though this will never be accepted by him as an excuse from spirits or men for their sinful or foolish actions of any kind, to any degree whatsoever. Nothing can be thought of, attempted, or done in any part of the universe that God does not know of. Even ages before thought or action by a creature on any matter has taken place, he knows of it, and of all the circumstances in connection with it. Sight and perception are his in an infinite de gree. By the wise men of the first ages God was thought of as the Eye of the universe and again, as having eyes, but not ears. They believed that he observed the deeds, thoughts, and motives of all that by these they would be judged and placed also that it Would be impossible in any case that his strict and ineffable justice should be influenced by the explanation or supplication of any creature whatsoever. God is perfect not only in and of himself, but is the source from whence all kinds of spirit ual perfections are derived as the sun is the source of all material lights whatsoever on this earth. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.