I observe there is in Mr. Hooker no affected language; but a grave, comprehensive, clear manifestation of reason, and that backed with the authority of the Scriptures, the fathers and schoolmen, and with all law both sacred and civil. Richard Hooker More Quotes by Richard Hooker More Quotes From Richard Hooker God is no captious sophister, eager to trip us up whenever we say amiss, but a courteous tutor, ready to amend what, in our weakness or our ignorance, we say ill, and to make the most of what we say aright. Richard Hooker weakness ill ignorance The church is in Christ, as Eve was in Adam. Richard Hooker church christian christ He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well governed as they ought to be shall never want attentive and favorable hearers. Richard Hooker multitudes wells want Think of your child, then, not as dead, but as living; not as a flower that has withered, but as one that is transplanted, and touched by a Divine hand, is blooming in richer colors and sweeter shades than those of earth. Richard Hooker grief flower children Of Law there can be no less acknowledged, than that her seat is the bosom of God, her voice the harmony of the world: all things in heaven and earth do her homage, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power. Richard Hooker voice law heaven For men to be tied and led by authority, as it were with a kind of captivity of judgment, and though there be reason to the contrary not to listen unto it, but to follow like beasts the first in the herd, they know not, nor care not whither, this were brutish. Richard Hooker captivity men firsts See we not plainly that obedience of creatures unto the law of nature is the stay of the whole world? Richard Hooker obedience law world Man doth seek a triple perfection: first a sensual, consisting in those things which very life itself requireth either as necessary supplements, or as beauties and ornaments thereof; then an intellectual, consisting in those things which none underneath man is either capable of or acquainted with; lastly a spiritual and divine, consisting in those things whereunto we tend by supernatural means here, but cannot here attain unto them. Richard Hooker spiritual men mean Whatsoever is good; the same is also approved of God. Richard Hooker approved The reason why the simpler sort are moved with authority, is the consciousness of their own ignorance; whereby it cometh to pass that having learned men in admiration, they rather fear to dislike them than know wherefore they should allow and follow their judgments. Contrariwise with them that are skilful authority is much more strong and forcible; because they only are able to discern how just cause there is why to some men's authority so much should be attributed. Richard Hooker strong ignorance men So that every man lawfully ordained must bring a bow which hath two strings, a title of present right and another to provide for future possibility or chance. Richard Hooker titles men two Even ministers of good things are like torches, a light to others, waste and destruction to themselves. Richard Hooker torches waste light The reason why the simpler sort are moved by authority is the consciousness of their own ignorance Richard Hooker consciousness ignorance reason-why To live by one man's will becomes the cause of all misery. Richard Hooker misery causes men Words must be taken according to the matter whereof they are uttered. Richard Hooker taken matter Of two Evils we take the less. Richard Hooker two-evils evil two Angels are unsatisfiable in their longing to do by all means all manner of good unto all the creatures, ...especially the children of men. Richard Hooker inspirational mean children Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better. Richard Hooker worse without better change From here it sounds great to say we'll all get together soon, but all I know is this: you can call me fifty days or fifty years from now and I'll be glad to see you. Richard Hooker great me you together
