The Wisdom of God, the Word of God, our Lord Jesus Christ is everywhere Present: for the Trueth is everywhere, and Wisdom is everywhere. One Man understandeth Righteousness in the East: an other understandeth Righteousness in the West. And doth the one of them understand one Righteousness, and the other, an other? So likewise, and somewhat near to the manner of Chrysostoms speech, Origen speaketh, Et hodiè in hac Congregatione Dominus loquitur:1 & non solùm in hac, sed etiam in alio Coetu, & in toto orb docet Jesus, quaerens organa, per quae doceat. And even this day, in this Congregation the Lord speaketh: and not only in this, but also in an other company, and in the whole world Jesus teacheth, seeking instruments, by which he may teach. In this sort is Christ Present at the holy Ministration, because his Truth, his Wisdom, his Righteousness, his Word is there Present, as the face is Present in the Glass: not by any Bodily, or Fleshly Presence. In this manner S. Ambrose writeth: Coelum aspice: Jesus illic est. Terram intuere:2 Jesus addest. Si Ascenderis in Coelum, Jesus illic est: si descenderis ad Infernum, adest. Hodie, cum loquor, mecum est: intra hunc punctum, intra hoc momentum. Et, si in Armenia nunc loquatur Christianus, Jesus adest. Nemo enim dicit Dominum Jesum, nisi in Spiritu Sancto. Look up into the Heaven: there is Jesus. Behold the Earth: Jesus is there. If thou Mount up into Heaven, there is Jesus: If thou go down into Hell, Jesus is present. Even now, while I speak, Jesus is with me: even at this Hour, even at this Minute. And, if any Christian man speak now in Armenia, so far hence, Jesus is with him. For no man saith, The Lord Jesus, but in the Holy Ghost. And such kind of Presence at one time in sundry places, is avouched by S. Chrysostom, not only of Christs Body, which is Immortal, & Glorious, but also of any other godly Mortal Man. For thus he writeth:3 Vidistis Chari•a•is excellentiam, quemadmodum unum hominem inexpugnabilem reddat, & multiplicet: & quemadmodum unus in multis locis esse possit: idem & in Perside, & Romae. Nam quod Natura non potest, potest Charitas. Nam eius hoc quidem hîc erit, hoc autem illic. Quin potiùs integer hîc, & integer illic. Itaque▪ simile habeas amicos, vel duo millia, perpende, quorsum possit potentia peruenire.
The Wisedome of God, the Woorde of God, our Lorde Iesus Christe is euerywhere Present: for the Trueth is euerywhere, and Wisedome is euerywhere. One Man vnderstandeth Righteousenes in the East: an other vnderstandeth Righteousnes in the Weast. And dooth the one of them vnderstande one Righteousnes, and the other, an other? So likewise, and somewhat neare to the manner of Chrysostomes speache, Origen speaketh, Et hodiè in hac Congregatione Dominus loquitur:1 & non solùm in hac, sed etiam in alio Coetu, & in toto orbe docet Iesus, quaerens organa, per quae doceat. And euen this day, in this Congregation the Lorde speaketh: and not onely in this, but also in an other companie, and in the whole worlde Iesus teacheth, seekinge instrumentes, by whiche he may teache. In this sorte is Christe Present at the holy Ministration, bicause his Truthe, his Wisedome, his Righteousnes, his Woorde is there Present, as the face is Present in the Glasse: not by any Bodily, or Fleashely Presence. In this manner S. Ambrose writeth: Coelum aspice: Iesus illic est. Terram intuere:2 Iesus adest. Si Ascenderis in Coelum, Iesus illic est: si descenderis ad Infernum, adest. Hodie, cum loquor, mecum est: intra hunc punctum, intra hoc momentum. Et, si in Armenia nunc loquatur Christianus, Iesus adest. Nemo enim dicit Dominum Iesum, nisi in Spiritu Sancto. Looke vp into the Heauen: there is Iesus. Beholde the Earth: Iesus is there. If thou Mounte vp into Heauen, there is Iesus: If thou goe downe into Hel, Iesus is present. Euen now, while I speake, Iesus is with me: euen at this Houre, euen at this Minute. And, if any Christian man speake now in Armenia, so farre hence, Iesus is with him. For no man saith, The Lorde Iesus, but in the Holy Ghost. And suche kinde of Presence at one time in sundrie places, is auouched by S. Chrysostome, not onely of Christes Bodie, whiche is Immortal, & Glorious, but also of any other godly Mortal Man. For thus he writeth:3 Vidistis Chari•a•is excellentiam, quemadmodum vnum hominem inexpugnabilem reddat, & multiplicet: & quemadmodum vnus in multis locis esse possit: idem & in Perside, & Romae. Nam quod Natura non potest, potest Charitas. Nam eius hoc quidem hîc erit, hoc autem illic. Quin potiùs integer hîc, & integer illic. Itaque▪ si mille habeas amicos, vel duo millia, perpende, quorsum possit potentia peruenire.
- 1Origen. in Lucam homi. 32.
- 2Ambros. in Lucam li. 2 ca. 1.
- 3Chrysost. ad populum Antiochen. homil. 51.
