WORD also signifies the Command of God, Misit verbum suum & sanavit eos: He Psal. cvi. 20. Psalm cxlvii. 18.sent forth his Word, and healed them; he said but one Word, and Health was restored to them: And elsewhere, He sendeth out his word, and melteth them; speaking of the Ice or Hail. One Word shall dissolve them. ‘Twas thus the good Centurion said Luke vii. 7.to Jesus Christ; Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come un-
ª ממרא דיוMemra Jehovah, Verbum Domini Genesis xxviii. 20.
to thee; but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
The Words of my Sins, the Words of a Lye, of Iniquity, of Songs; the Words of Knowledge, of Understanding, of Discipline, or Conduct, are Expressions that are easily understood. They may be explained, either of Sins, of a Lye, of Knowledge, &c. or of the Discourses that are uttered along with them.
Ecclus. xlvii. 9.Verbum regis, the Orders of the King, Verbum malum, a Scandal; Loquar verbis meis, I will tell my Reasons. Verbis tuis facite stateram; make a Balance for your Words, never speak them before you have well weighed what you have to say: Dedit confessionem excelso in verbo gloriæ. David praised the Most High by the Words of his Song, by Psalms, composed to his Glory. The Word of Promises, the Word of Faith, the Word of the Cross, the Word of Wisdom, the Word of Life, the Word of the Truth of the Gospel; a form of sound Words, Verbum sanum & irreprehensibile, are Expressions familiar to St. Paul, and easily understood. Sometimes the Term Word is redundant, as in this Passage: Posuit in eis verba signorum suorum. God put his Word of Prodigies in them; which is only saying, he made them the Depositaries of his Power to perform Miracles. Thus Verba Promissionis, only means Promises. The Word of the Cross is that Preaching which declares Christ crucified. The Word of Joy, is that which proclaims a Life to come, and which gives Life to the Soul. The sound Word, as opposed to vain, deceiving, dangerous lying Discourses of wicked Men and Heretics.