It wants us to conceive of God as an uncontested god who through the power of his word or will creates the cosmos.

它希望我们构想一个毫无争议的上帝,他可以通过言语和意愿的力量创造宇宙。

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They don't think so much of language as a mediating force as an expressive force.

他们不觉得这多么言语,是一种调和的力量，是一种表达的力量。

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