_Jeremiah_ xxxi, 37--“Thus saith the Lord, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar, the Lord of Hosts is His name. If these ordinances depart from before me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever. Thus saith the Lord: if heaven above can be measured, and the _foundations_ of the _Earth searched out beneath_, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel.” From the above it will be seen that God’s promises to his people could no more be broken than could the height of heaven, or the depths of the Earth’s foundations be searched out. The fathomless deep beneath--upon which the Earth is founded, and the infinitude of heaven above, are here given as emblems of the boundlessness of God’s power, and of the certainty that all his ordinances will be fulfilled. When God’s power can be limited, heaven above will no longer be infinite; and the mighty waters, the foundations of the earth may be fathomed. But the scriptures plainly teach us that the power and wisdom of God, the heights of Heaven, and the depths of the waters under the Earth are alike unfathomable; and no true philosophy ever avers, nor ever did nor ever can aver, a single fact to the contrary. In all the religions of the Earth the words “up” and “above” are associated with a region of peace and happiness. Heaven is always spoken of as _above_ the _Earth_. The scriptures invariable convey the same idea:-- _Deut._ xxvi., 15--“Look _down_ from Thy holy habitation, from Heaven, and bless Thy people Israel.” _Exodus_ xix., 20--“And the Lord came _down_ upon Mount Sinai.” _Psalm_ cii., 19--“For he hath looked _down_ from the height of his sanctuary: from Heaven did the Lord behold the Earth.” _Isaiah_ lxiii., 15--“Look _down_ from Heaven, and behold from the habitation of Thy holiness and of Thy glory.” _Psalm_ ciii., 11--“For as the Heaven is high _above the Earth_.” 2 _Kings_ ii., 11--“And Elijah went _up_ by a whirlwind into Heaven.” _Mark_ xvi., 10--“So then after the Lord had spoken unto them he was received _up into Heaven_.” _Luke_ xxiv., 51--“And it came to pass, while He blessed them, He was parted from them, and carried _up into Heaven_.”