XXII. Leus hostem antiquum omnino destruet
XXII. Leus hostem antiquum omnino destruet
But that same man, through another work he accomplished, namely through the human being he created, was strengthened against his enemies, and in that strength began to fight again against the arrows and malice of the deceitful enemy. The banner of this battle will be the Word, which became flesh, and this struggle will last until the number of the blessed brothers is fulfilled. For the strongest battle, that same man will fight again with this enemy, just as he fought before in heaven with him; and he will completely destroy him, because he stood idle in the face of sin, and because he sat in the power of all deceit and wickedness. But whoever does not want to do this is blessed, so that his happiness will not fail.
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Sed idem vir, per aliud opus quod operatus est, videlicet per hominem quem fecit, super inimicos suos confortatus est, in qua fortitudine contra jacula et malitiam dolosi hostis denuo pugnare coepit.
Cuius praelii « Verbum, quod caro factum est,» vexillum deinde portabit, et haec pugna sic durabit, donec numerus fratrum, scilicet beatorum, impleatur.
Nam fortissima pugna idem vir cum hoste isto iterum praeliabitur, sicut prius in coelo cum eo pugnavit; ac eum omnino destruet, quoniam in otio peccatorum stetit, et quoniam in potestate totius doli et malitiae sedit.
Sed qui hoc facere noluit, beatus est, ita quod beatitudo ejus non deficiet.
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