Xlii. t)eU8 per angelos suos homines punit
Xlii. t)eU8 per angelos suos homines punit
And before them is a table, fully spread with wings all around, which flies in the commandments of God; for the commandments of God lift it up, since before them is a secret full of divine judgments. This is also revealed according to God's will, when God wishes to make it known; in this knowledge, God writes certain hidden truths, which this depth examines with a single focus, because God has other, more secret plans in His hidden counsel, which the blessed spirits attentively observe. For when God sees people worshiping false idols and breaking His law, He stirs up fiery judgments from the heavens, igniting storms and thunder on the earth, causing famine, plague, and the incursions of wars to terrify the nations, thus leading the whole earth into a state of fear and turmoil.
Read the original Latin
Et coram ipsis tabula, pennis undique plena, est expansa, quae in praeceptis Dei volat; cum ipsa praecepta Dei elevant, quoniam ante eos secretum divinis judiciis plenum est.
Quod et secundum voluntatem Dei manifestatur, cum voluntas Dei illud manifestare voluerit; in qua scientia Dei quaedam arcana scribit, quae raultitudo haec studio uno inspicit, quia Deus in secreto consilio suo alia secretiora consilia habet, quae beati spiritus studiosissime attendunt.
Nam etiam cum Deus horaines idola colentes et alios legem suam praevaricantes viderit, per ignea judicia supernorura civiura, in araore ejus ardentiura, pennas ventofum saepissirae excitat, ac fulgura et tonitrua in terrara raittit, ac fame et pestilentia et incursibus bellorum populos terret, et sic totam terram in terrorem commotionis ducit.
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