assuredthattheycontributetothegreatergoodofthosewhosufferthem; andthisistruenotonlytheologically, butphysicallyalso, , butineffectgood, , , , andnothinghappierandsweeterthantruth.
[8] Further, werealizethatthereisaperpetualandamostfreeprogressofthewhole
universeinfulfillmentoftheuniversalbeautyandperfectionoftheworksofGod, , evennowagreatpartofourearthhasreceivedcultivation, , oraredestroyedagainandoppressed, thismustbeunderstoodinthesamesenseasIjustnowinterpretedthemeaningofaffliction, namely, thatthisverydestructionandoppressioncontributestoachievesomethinggreater, sothatinsomewaywereceiveprofitfromourveryloss.
[9] Totheobjectionthatmayperhapsbeofferedthatifthisweresotheworldwouldlongagohavebecomeaparadise, theanswerisathand: althoughmanysubstanceshavealreadycometogreatperfection, yetowingtotheinfinitedivisibilityofwhatiscontinuous, therealwaysremainintheabyssofthingspartsthatareasleep, andtheseneedtobeawakenedandtobedrivenforwardintosomethinggreaterandbetter — inaword, .
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; andhowthereliesinHimnotonlytheefficientbutalsothefinalcause; andhowfromHimproceedsthereasonnotonlyofthegreatnessorpotencythatthereisinthemechanismfortheuniverseasnowestablished, butalsoofthegoodnessorwisdominvolvedintheestablishingofit.同样明显的是，上帝不仅按照自然法则行动，而且还自由地行动，从上帝那儿不仅可以找到直接原因，而且还可以找到最终原因；上帝不仅是现存的宇宙机制巨大力量的源泉，而且还是建立这一机制的行动所涉及的仁慈和智慧的源泉。
: 形而上学的
: causepainorsufferingin
:(Latin) involvingdeductivereasoningfromageneralprincipletoanecessaryeffect
: advanceevidencefor引证
: lackinginterestorsignificance
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