§ 1. Different Theories concerning the Origin of the Universe. . . 550 1. The Purely Physical Theory. — 2. The Theories which assume Intelligence in Nature itself — 3. Scriptural Doctrine . . 553 8 2. Mediate and Immediate Creation 556
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§ 8. Proof of the Doctrine of a Creation ex nihilo 658
§ 4. Objections to the Doctrine of a Creation ex nihilo . . . 562
§5. Design of the Creation 665
Scriptural Doctrine as to the Design of the Creation . . .567 § 6. The Mosaic Account of the Creation 568
Objections to the Mosaic Account of the Creation — Geology and the Bible .570