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against Providence through all the arguments of Epicurus.'[1] The Bible, according to Milton, is perfect not in spite but because of its variety; it is like the rugged 'mountains of God,' not like the symmetrical works of human art. But Milton has also reminded us that a fool may misuse even sacred Scripture.

  1. Prose Works, ed. Bohn, ii. 69.