I will now remember the works of the Lord, and I will declare the things I have seen. By the words of the Lord are his works.16 The sun giving light hath looked upon all things, and full of the glory of the Lord is his work.17 Hath not the Lord made the saints to declare all his wonderful works, which the Lord Almighty hath firmly settled to be established for his glory?18 He hath searched out the deep, and the heart of men: and considered their crafty devices.19 For the Lord knoweth all knowledge, and hath beheld the signs of the world, he declareth the things that are past, and the things that are to come, and revealeth the traces of hidden things.20 No thought escapeth him, and no word can hide itself from him.21 He hath beautified the glorious works of his wisdom: and he Is from eternity to eternity, and to him nothing may be added,22 Nor can he be diminished, and he hath no need of any counsellor.23 O how desirable are all his works, and what we can know is but as a spark!24 All these things live, and remain for ever, and for every use all things obey him.25 All things are double, one against another, and he hath made nothing defective.
Remember, or publish. He praises God and the great men of his nation, to the end of the book, (Calmet) or to chap. l. 29. (Haydock) — By. Literally, “in.” (Haydock) — I have only abridged what the sacred Scriptures relate.
Signs. Literally, “sign,” the order of the stars, &c. (Haydock) — Yet God does not study these things, to discover what will happen. He is the author of nature. (Calmet) — From his works we are to form some idea of his greatness, Job xxxviii., &c. (Worthington)
Another. By this opposition the world subsists, according to Linus, Epimenides, &c. Hanc Deus et melior litem natura diremit. ([Ovid,] Met. i.) See chap. xxxiii. 16.
Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.3 Sing to him a new canticle, sing well unto him with a loud noise.4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all his works are done with faithfulness.5 He loveth mercy and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were established; and all the power of them by the spirit of his mouth:7 Gathering together the waters of the sea, as in a vessel; laying up the depths in storehouses.8 Let all the earth fear the Lord, and let all the inhabitants of the world be in awe of him.9 For he spoke and they were made: he commanded and they were created.
The rule of truth which we hold, is, that there is one God Almighty, who made all things by His Word, and fashioned and formed, out of that which had no existence, all things which exist. Thus saith the Scripture, to that effect "By the Word of the Lord were the heavens established, and all the might of them, by the spirit of His mouth." And again, "All things were made by Him, and without Him was nothing made." There is no exception or deduction stated; but the Father made all things by Him, whether visible or invisible, objects of sense or of intelligence, temporal, on account of a certain character given them, or eternal; and these eternal things He did not make by angels, or by any powers separated from His Ennoea. For God needs none of all these things, but is He who, by His Word and Spirit, makes, and disposes, and governs all things, and commands all things into existence,-He who formed the world (for the world is of all),-He who fashioned man,-He [who] is the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, above whom there is no other God, nor initial principle, nor power, nor pleroma,-He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we shall prove.
And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho, with his disciples, and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of Timeus, sat by the way side begging.47 Who when he had heard, that it was Jesus of Nazareth, began to cry out, and to say: Jesus son of David, have mercy on me.48 And many rebuked him, that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David, have mercy on me.49 And Jesus, standing still, commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying to him: Be of better comfort: arise, he calleth thee.50 Who casting off his garment leaped up, and came to him.51 And Jesus answering, said to him: What wilt thou that I should do to thee? And the blind man said to him: Rabboni, that I may see.52 And Jesus saith to him: Go thy way, thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he saw, and followed him in the way.†
(in Matt. tom. xvi. 13) As if he said, Those who were foremost in believing rebuked him when he cried, Thou Son of David, that he might hold his peace, and cease to call Him by a contemptible name, when he ought to say, Son of God, have pity upon me. He however did not cease; wherefore it goes on: But he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy upon me; and the Lord heard his cry; wherefore there follows: And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. But observe, that the blind man, of whom Luke speaks, is inferior to this one; for neither did Jesus call him, nor order him to be called, but He commanded him to be brought to Him, as though unable to come by himself; but this blind man by the command of our Lord is called to Him. Wherefore it goes on: And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise, he calleth thee; but he casting away his garment, comes to Him. It goes on: And he casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. Perchance, the garment of the blind man means the veil of blindness and poverty, with which he was surrounded, which he cast away and came to Jesus; and the Lord questions him, as he is approaching. Wherefore there follows: And Jesus answered and said unto him, What will thou that I should do unto thee.
(ubi sup.) Again, it is more worthy to say Rabboni, or, as it is in other places, Master, than to say Son of David; wherefore He gives him health, not on his saying, Son of David, but when he said Rabboni. Wherefore there follows: And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed him in the way.
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