Chapter 5
Volume 2: 2: Cosette · Book 7: 7: A Parenthesis I
5: Prayer
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THEY pray. To whom? To God.
Pray to God, what is meant by that? Is there an infinite outside of us? Is this infinite, one, inherent, permanent; necessarily substantial, because it is infinite, and because, if matter were wanting to it, it would in that respect be limited; necessarily intelligent, because it is infinite, and because, if it lacked intelligence, it would be to that extent, finite? Does this infinite awaken in us the idea of essence, while we are able to attribute to ourselves the idea of existence only? In other words, is it not the absolute of which we are the relative?