Author : Thomas Sherlock
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333972790
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (727 download)
Book Synopsis The Works of Bishop Sherlock, Vol. 1 by : Thomas Sherlock
Download or read book The Works of Bishop Sherlock, Vol. 1 written by Thomas Sherlock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-17 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Bishop Sherlock, Vol. 1: With Some Account of His Life, Summary of Each Discourse, Notes, &C Peared in greater splendor and with more visible power. One thing is certain, that the majesty of God is not to be approached by human eyes; therefore when it descends to treat with men, it must be veiled under such representations as they can bear but, it may be said, is there no medium between his immediate presence, and so vile a state both of life and death? No doubt there are many degrees of visible glory, in any of which Christ might have appeared; but none in which he could have come with greater advantage to religion this shown to be the case. But, it may be said, though he came not with worldly state and temporal dominion, he might at least have exhibited some visible manifestation of his divine authority: in answer to this, his miraculous works are enumerated, than which higher signs of a divine commission cannot be required under all the meanness of his appearance therefore, the evidence of his divine authority is the same as it would have been had he come in the greatest pomp and power. To us, who are removed at a distance from the scene of action, the evidence is much greater. Had he come in surprising glory, we might have suspected the relations of men who saw. And heard every thing while their faculties were lost in astonishment: but now we have the evi dence of those who lived with him familiarly, and saw his mighty works without astonishment, being reconciled to them by daily use, and the long-experienced gentleness and love of their master: from his poverty and meanness therefore arises the stability of our faith, which standeth not in the words or works of man's wisdom or power, but in the power and wisdom of him who knows how to produce strength out of weakness.60 summary OF. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
