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| Egino Weinert, Cologne |
For
as the Apostles' story testifies: "while the days of PENTECOST were fulfilled and all the disciples were together in the
same place, there occurred suddenly from heaven a sound as of a violent wind
coming, and filled the whole house where they were sitting. And there appeared
to them divided tongues as of fire and it sat upon each of them. And they were
all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the
Holy Spirit gave them utterance." Oh! how swift are the words of wisdom. and
where God is the Master, how quickly is what is taught, learnt.
No
interpretation is required for understanding, no practice for using, no time
for studying, but the Spirit of Truth blowing where He wills, the languages
peculiar to each nation become common property in the mouth of the Church. And
therefore from that day the trumpet of the Gospel-preaching has sounded loud:
from that day the showers of gracious gifts, the rivers of blessings, have
watered every desert and all the dry land, since to renew the face of the earth
the Spirit of God "moved over the waters," and to drive away the old
darkness flashes of new light shone forth, when by the blaze of those busy
tongues was kindled the Lord's bright Word and fervent eloquence, in which to
arouse the understanding, and to consume sin there lay both a capacity of
enlightenment and a power of burning.
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