A dictionary of miracles : imitative, realistic, and dogmatic ... / by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer.

  • E. Cobham Brewer
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1884
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    i The following seven have been also suggested :—Conscientiousness, courage, justice or justness, modesty, reverence, and sympathy. (See The Seven Virtues.) (vi.) The Four Symbols. There are four symbols or formularies acknowledged in the [Roman] Catholic Church. 1. The Symbol of the Apostles, called by us “The Apostles’ Creed,” because each of the twelve clauses is attributed to one of the apostles. 2. The Symbol of Nice, called by us “ The Nicene Creed,” because it was formulated in the famous Council of Nice, in a.d. 325. This creed was especially directed against Arianism. 3. The Symbol of Constantinople, so called because it was formulated at the Council of Constantinople, a.d. 331. It is the same as the Nicene Creed, with one exception, viz. the Holy Ghost “ pro- ceeding from the Father and the Son.” In the [Roman] Catholic Church this is the creed recited by the priest in mass. 4. The Symbol of St. Athanasius, called by us “The AthanasianCreed,” supposed to formulate the teaching of Athanasius against Arianism. It did not exist till a.d. 670, nearly three centuries after the death of Athanasius, who died a.d. 373. (vii.) The Four Vows of the Order of St. Francis of Paula. Poverty, chastity, obedience, and the quadragesimal life [or Lenten fast]. (viii.) The Five Christian Verities. 1. The Child Jesus, conceived in the womb of the Virgin Mary, and called Jesus, was verily and indeed the Son of God, and the Second Person of the Trinit}'. 2. This Jesus is true God, one with the Father and the Holy Ghost. 3. The two perfect natures coexist in one only Person. The divine nature re- ceived from God the Father; the human nature from His mother Mary. 4. All that pertains to the Person of Christ as a substance is unique; but all that pertains to His nature is double. 5. The Virgin Mary is veritably and properly the mother of God.—Mgr. Gudrin, Vies des Saints, vol. iii. pp. 625, 026. (ix.) The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy. To bury the dead, clothe the naked, feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, to harbour the harbourless, visit the imprisoned, and administer to the sick. (x.) The Seven Spiidtual IVor/is of Mercy. To admonish sinners, to bear wrongs patiently, to comfort the afflicted, counsel the doubtful, forgive offences, instruct the ignorant, and pray for the living and the dead. (xi.) The Seven Deadly Sins. Anger, covetousness, envy, gluttony, lust or luxury, pride, and sloth. In Oal. y. 19-21 St. Paul enumerates seventeen sins, anil ends with and such like.” Pride and sloth are omitted in St. Paul’s list. The small capitals given below are the synonymous words in the seven deadly sins.” Adultery (lust), drunkenness (glut- tony), emulations (covetousness), envyings (envy), fornication (lust), hatred, heresies, idolatry, lasciviousness (lust), murder, revellings (gluttony), seditions, strife (anger), uncleanness (lust), variance, wrath (anger), witch- craft. (xii.) The Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost. Counsel, the fear of the Lord, fortitude, piety, understanding, wisdom, and know- ledge. The distinction between understanding, wisdom, and knowledge is not very plain, but they are three degrees: (1) understanding, (2) wisdom, and (3) knowledge. Philip said to the eunuch, Understandcst thou what thou rcadest?” Tho very first stop in religion is to understand what it is tlrnt God has revealed. The next step is wisdom. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. This is an advance on under- standing. The wise man not only understands what the Bible teaches, but honours that understanding by fear- ing God and keeping His commandments.” Wisdom, therefore, is understanding carried into practice. Knowledge is one step higher still. I know whom'jl have believed, and am persuaded that He is able to keep that which I hnve committed unto Him.” A child may be wise unto salvation, but only the man in Christ Jesus ” can know the length and breadth, the height and depth, of God's love, which is tho fruit of long experience. Samuel could be taught by Eli to understand the priestly duties; when a mere child he was wise in his duties; but he was a prophet taught by experience before he knew tho whole will of God. (xiii.) The Seven Joys of Mary. The Annunciation, the Visitation, theNativity, the adoration of the wise men, the pre- sentation in the temple, finding Christ amongst the doctors, and the Assumption. (xiv.) The Seven Sorrows of Mary. Simeon’s prophecy, the flight into Egypt, Christ missed, the betrayal, the cruci- fixion, the taking down from the cross, and the Ascension when she was left alone. It will be observed that the “ resurrection ” is omitted from the Joys of Mar)', to make room for the assump- tion. (For “the seven sorrowsjot Christ, see art CHRISTS Sorrows,” p. 382.) (xv.) The Seven Orders of the Anglo- Saxon Church. 1. The Ostiary, a kind of sexton, whose duty was to ring the bells and keep the church doors. 2. The Exorcist, whose office was by certain prayers to cast out devils,