author of the world, n.All

The Author of the world (n.) may ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠or may not stand behind living things — we can judge neither yes nor no — yet our nature lets us think them only as the work of an intelligent being.