There is, however, a very deep interest attached to viewing the truth of God objectively, as having an historical basis; for facts, whether divinely communicated or gathered in a merely human way, are objective before they can be subjective; that is, they have a value and an importance entirely independent of the way in which they concern ourselves, or in which they are apprehended by us. There is a real source of edification, and a matter for praise to God, in tracing historically how He has watched over and cared for His word. His glory is indeed involved therein, and we shall see that He has not been unmindful of it.