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Chapter 23LiVM.2.23

XXVII. Sanctitas in Christo futura declaratur.

XXVII. Sanctitas in Christo futura declaratur.

The left wing has two pages, because the same rationality, strong in the old Law through divine protection, has presented two displays of righteousness, one green and the other of silver color; for the green represents the justice of God’s work, which He Himself produced; just as the earth brings forth all greenery, so the old Testament demonstrated every seed and every flower of future equity. And this is also revealed in the silver foundation of pure knowledge, which declared that pure holiness will be in Christ in the future. From this, you see that this same thing is written on this green page, because the flourishing display of divine teaching shows that Noah obeyed through the ark him who has neither beginning nor end, and who even restored the man perishing in the water, whom he later also established through baptism to be renewed to life. I. — just as also W. It is evident that God proposed hardness to humanity in the old Law, because they had hardness and not softness, while later in the new Law their hearts were softened to receive divine words. In the incarnation, the Son of God felt no loss, for He dwells in pure hearts. In the book of the right hand, there are also two pages, because reason in the New Testament, having the protection of supreme happiness, converts itself into two demonstrations, where it reveals one Lord God and man in the Son of God. There is one sapphire and one golden color, because virginity shines like a sapphire in Christ, who was born of a virgin nature; I taught chastity so that all who wish to imitate him may cherish chastity. Therefore, the golden brilliance shines in Him, as the faithful believe in Him, the true God, begotten of God the Father, who created all things together with the Father. In the beginning, when all things were created, the Son of God was in His fullness, as He was before the ages, and He did not suffer any deficiency when He brought forth creation, for He who was not made, made all things. Yet, in becoming incarnate, He did not experience any loss of His divinity. You see that it is written on a page of sapphire color. For with a certain manifestation, the Virgin gave birth to a pure man in her pure virginity, when the Word, with a gentle mission, destined the Lord of all for those who believe.

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Et sinistra ala est, duas paginas habet, quoniam eadem rationalitas, in veteri Lege per divinam defensionem vigens, duas ostensiones rectitudinis protulit, quarum altera viridis, altera argentei coloris est, quia viridis viriditas justilia in materia operis Dei est, quam ipse Deus produxit; quoniam ut terra omnem viriditatem profert, sic vetus Testamentum omne germen et omnem florem futurae aequitatis demonstravit.

Et hoc etiam in argenteo fundamento purae scientiae, quod puram sanctitatem in Christo futuram declaravit, manifestatur.

Unde hoc idem in hac viridi pagina scriptum vides, quia florens ostensio divinae erudilionis demonstrat, quod Noe per arcam illi obedivit, qui nec initium nec finem habens, etiam in aqua pereuntem hominem restauravit, quem postmodum quoque conslituit per baptismum ad vitam reformari.

I. — quemadmodum quoque W. nifestatur, quod Deus in veteri Lege duritiam hominibus proposuit, quia ad eiim duritiam et non mollitiem habebant, cum postea in nova Lege emolliia corda eorura divina verba perciperent.

XXVIIL /n Tncarnatione nuUum detrimentum Filius Dei sensit, qui in mundis cordibus habitat, 37.

In libro quoque dextrae alae etiam duae paginae sunt, quoniam rationalitad in novo Testamento, protectionem supemae beatitudinis habens, in duas demonstrationes se convertit, ubi unum Dominum Deum et hominem in Filio Dei manifestat.

Et una saphirini et una aurei coloris est, quia virginitas, ut saphirus, in €hristo resplenduit, cum ipse ex virginali natura natus, castitatem docuii, ita quod omnes qui eum imitari volunt, castitatem diiigant.

Unde etiam aureus fulgor in eo sic effulget, cum fideles ipsum verum Deum ex Deo Patre genitum credunt, qui omnia cum Patre condidit.

In principio enim creaturarum Filius Dei in plenitudine sua erat, ut ante aevum fuit, nec ullum defectum sustinuit, cum creaturas prodire fecit, quoniam qui factus non est, omnia fecit.

Nec incarnatus ullum detrimentum Divinitatis sensit.

Quod etiam in pagina saphirini coloris scriptum vides. quia certa manifestatione Virgo purum hominem in pura virginitate genuit, cum Verbum suum suavi missione Dominator cunctorum credentibus destinavit.

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