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40 OKWU OKWU NA OKPUKPE.

Ihe na-adịghị mkpa, onye nwere ike ịghọta izu oke dị nsọ, ma mara oke oke nke ikpe ziri ezi na ebere nke Chineke. N'akụkụ anyị, anyị nwere onwe ya dị n'elu ike anyị ime ya. Na ebe a, iji okwu nke Witsius a ma ama, "Mgbe ụfọdụ amara Chineke na-eme sokọta ndi arọputara na Kraist, site na eri di nkpa nke-uku; ma nke kachasị ire ọkụ nke ịhụnanya nye Chineke, na ọtụtụ ezi ọchịchọ ime ihe na-atọ ya ụtọ, nwere ike ọkụ n'ime nkpuru-obi ahu nke nwere ma ihe-ọmuma di nma nke isiokwu nke okwukwe. Na onye ọ bụ, na-enweghị mkpebi siri ike nke Chineke, n'onwe ya nwere ike ikpebi. j nke m nke kacha nta n'ime edemede ọ bụla, nke Ụlọikpe Chineke dị oké mkpa ịkwado. kwuru."*

5. Ihe ekwuru gbasara okpukpere chi, na isiokwu ndị dị mkpa nke ya, nwere ike igosi ya nka na sayensị ndị ọzọ. Ònye, dịka ọmụmaatụ, mgbe ọ bụla gwara anyị kpọmkwem, ole eziokwu dị mkpa 6e mara, iji nweta nwoke aha na mgbagha, ma ọ bụ mgbakọ na mwepụ, ma ọ bụ iwu? Ma ọ bụ onye ekpebiela Ọnụ ọgụgụ nri ziri ezi, ma ọ dịghị ọzọ, ya bụ dị mkpa iji kwado ndụ? Ma ọ dịghị nnukwu ihe egwu nke ịbụ agụụ na-agụ anyị maka enweghị nke a ihe ọmụma. Ma ọ bụ onye gwara anyị ole ụdị nri, na ụdị nsị ole n'ebe ahụ nọ n'ụwa? Ma n'amaghị ya, anyị nwere ike were nri anyị na nchekwa zuru oke, yana zuru oke kpachara anya ka a ghara imebi ya. Ma gịnị kpatara na ọ gaghị eme

  • Wits, in Symb. Apost. Exercit. II. § 15.