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and only consulted with Flesh and Blood, They had not stood on the Punctillio's of Time and Place; but very much rather upon the Equity of a most rational Disobedience. What? must the work of Purification be tyed precisely to a Day? Or must not the holy Child Iesus be either presented, or redeem'd, until he hath punctually attain'd the fortieth day after his Birth? May we not stay a little longer, until the wayes and the weather are more inviting? or may we not go a little sooner, before the Noise of a Messias awake the Iealousie of a sleeping, but furious Tyrant? Or may we not huddle it up at Home, to save a very tender Mother, and her more tender Babe, at once the Hardship and the Risque of so long a Iourny? shall we confine the Omnipresent within the Walls of Ierusalem? or think Ubiquity it self can be pen't up within a Temple? or believe there can be Holiness in a consecrated Fabrick of Wood and Stones? Admit Ierusalem is the greatest, yet (since the Birth of the Messias) Bethleem sure is not the least among the Cities of Iudah. And when the Antient of Days becomes the Babe to be presented, It may be fitter that the Temple should come to Him, or at least that his Presence should make a Temple. (Just as the Presence of the King (wheresoever he is) does create a Court, whereas the Pallace of the Court cannot either lessen or raise the King.) Besides; |
and only consulted with Flesh and Blood, They had not stood on the Punctillios of Time and Place; but very much rather upon the Equity of a most rational Disobedience. What? must the work of Purification be tied precisely to a Day? Or must not the holy Child Iesus be either presented, or redeemed, until he hath punctually attained the fortieth day After his Birth? May we not stay a little longer, until the ways and the weather Are more inviting? or may we not go a little sooner, before the Noise of a Messias awake the Jealousy of a sleeping, but furious Tyrant? Or may we not huddle it up At Home, to save a very tender Mother, and her more tender Babe, At once the Hardship and the Risque of so long a Journey? shall we confine the Omnipresent within the Walls of Ierusalem? or think Ubiquity it self can be penned up within a Temple? or believe there can be Holiness in a consecrated Fabric of Wood and Stones? Admit Ierusalem is the greatest, yet (since the Birth of the Messias) Bethlehem sure is not the least among the Cities of Iudah. And when the Ancient of Days becomes the Babe to be presented, It may be fitter that the Temple should come to Him, or At least that his Presence should make a Temple. (Just as the Presence of the King (wheresoever he is) does create a Court, whereas the Palace of the Court cannot either lessen or raise the King.) Beside; |
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Clementè Romano tamen Judice, NONLATINALPHABET Clem. Rom. in Ep. ad Cor. pag. 53. |
Clementè Romano tamen Judice, Clem. Rom. in Epistle ad Cor. page. 53. |
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