Christs miracles delivered in a sermon. By Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of…Christes miracles deliuered in a sermon. By Arthvr Dent, preacher of the word of…

Secondly, the Lord useth creatures in working miracles, to support and ⟨image 12⟩uphold mans weakness, who is not able to look on his Majesty, when he worketh himself. This is plain in the example of the Israelites. Exod. 19. when they came to Mount Sinai, to hear the Lord, there was such thunder and lightning, and the sound of a Trumpet exceeding loud, and the Mount all of a smoke, because the Lord came down by fire, they were so bereft of their senses, and were so afraid, that afterward they desired the Lord not to speak to them himself any more, but that they might have Moses to speak unto them, and they would hear him.

Secondly, the Lord vseth creatures in working miracles, to support and ⟨image 12⟩vphold mans weaknesse, who is not able to looke on his Maiestie, when hee worketh himselfe. This is plaine in the example of the Israelites. Exod. 19. when they came to Mount Sinai, to heare the Lord, there was such thunder and lightning, and the sound of a Trumpet excéeding lowd, and the Mount all of a smoake, because the Lord came downe by fire, they were so bereft of their sences, and were so afraide, that afterward they desired the Lord not to speake to them himselfe any more, but that they might haue Moses to speake vnto them, and they would heare him.

Thirdly the Lord useth means for the trial of our faith, of our religion, and conscience, whether we will ascribe the work that is wrought to the worker thereof, or to the means, or partly to the worker, and partly to the means, or as some do, all to the means, and none to the worker. The Lord trieth whether we will be constant, to ascribe the power that is in miracles unto his Majesty, for in ⟨image 13⟩