Among the many arguments to prove the penmen of the Scripture inspired by the Spirit of God, this is not the last and least- that the penmen of Holy Writ do record their own faults and the faults of their dearest and nearest relatives. For instance hereof, how coarsely doth David speak of himself: “So foolish was I, and ignorant; I was as a beast before Thee.” And do you think that the face of St. Paul did look the more foul by being drawn with his own pencil, when he says, “I was a murderer, a persecuter, the greatest of sinners,” etc?… Moses sets down the sin and punishment of his own sister, the idolatry and superstition of Aaron his brother, and his own fault in his preposterous striking the rock.

— Thomas Fuller (1608–1661), Geistlicher, Prediger, Gelehrter und Historiker

Topics: The Bible & the Word of God, Humility & Pride

Thomas Fuller

Thomas Fuller (1608–1661) war ein englischer anglikanischer Geistlicher, Prediger und Historiker, der unter anderem in London, Oxford und Cranford wirkte. In den Wirren des Englischen Bürgerkriegs vertrat er theologische Mäßigung und wurde durch kirchengeschichtliche Werke sowie geistreiche Schriften bekannt. Für heutige Bibelleser bietet er lebensnahe theologische Betrachtungen und Aphorismen über Glaubenspraxis, Geduld und christlichen Charakter.

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