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The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. /…The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. /…
The saints dignity and duty· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardness. / Delivered in several sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.The saints dignitie and dutie· Together with the danger of ignorance and hardnesse. / Delivered in severall sermons: by that reverend divine, Thomas Hooker, late preacher in New-England.
London: printed by G.D. for Francis Eglesfield, 1651
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I answer briefly, the voice of the Lord Jesus Christ is made known to us two ways: First, the word of God in the Scripture ever hath the voice of Christ in it: Whatsoever the word speaks, the Lord himself speaks. The Apostle Rom. 3.2. saith, that unto the Jews were committed the Oracles of God. What were those Oracles of God? Nothing but the Scriptures. So that this everlasting truth, this word of God rightly understood, and truly conceived, always carrieth the voice of Jesus Christ with it. And therefore Saint Peter speaking of the Scriptures in general, 2 Pet. 1.21. saith, that those holy men of God, that were the Penmen thereof, spake as they were moved or inspired by the Holy Ghost; thereby intimating unto us, that the Scriptures are the very inspirations of God, the very breath (as one may say) of the the Holy Ghost: So that look whatsoever it is that the Scriptures make known to us, God from heaven hath spoken it, even as truly, and as really, as though he had spoken it immediately; What the word saith, God himself saith.
I answer briefly, the voice of the Lord Jesus Christ is made known to us two waies: First, the word of God in the Scripture ever hath the voice of Christ in it: Whatsoever the word speaks, the Lord himself speaks. The Apostle Rom. 3.2. saith, that unto the Jewes were committed the Oracles of God. What were those Oracles of God? Nothing but the Scriptures. So that this everlasting truth, this word of God rightly understood, and truly conceived, alwaies carrieth the voice of Jesus Christ with it. And therefore Saint Peter speaking of the Scriptures in generall, 2 Pet. 1.21. saith, that those holy men of God, that were the Penmen thereof, spake as they were moved or inspired by the Holy Ghost; thereby intimating unto us, that the Scriptures are the very inspirations of God, the very breath (as one may say) of the the Holy Ghost: So that look whatsoever it is that the Scriptures make known to us, God from heaven hath spoken it, even as truly, and as really, as though he had spoken it immediately; What the word saith, God himself saith.