II. Hesponsum Dei.

II. Hesponsum Dei.

But the same man replied, "I will cleanse you with my scourges, and I will sometimes torment you until you return to me." At that time, I will prepare many hearts according to my heart. And whenever you are able, I will cleanse you with the pain of those who pollute you. Who can make me lesser? The vitality also withers away because of the wicked superstition of a perverse crowd, which establishes every cause according to its own desires and says, 'Who is the Lord that we have never seen?' To them I respond: Don’t you see me both by day and by night? Don’t you see what you’ve sown when the seed is watered by rain, so that it grows? Every creature tends toward its Creator, and it clearly understands that one made it; however, man is rebellious and divides his Creator among many creatures. But who created the volumes in wisdom? In those things, seek out who created you. As long as the creature carries out its duties in your service, you won't experience full joy. After the creature has failed in dryness, the chosen ones will see the highest joy in the life of all joys. But even in the aforementioned cloud, where various kinds of vices were present, as has been said, I also saw the seven vices along with such images. For the first image had a face resembling that of a woman, whose eyes were fiery, and it was smeared with mud, and its mouth was closed. However, he lacked arms and hands, but on each shoulder there was a wing resembling that of a bat, so that the right wing stretched toward the east, while the left wing extended toward the west. He had a strong chest, and his legs and feet were like those of a locust, so that they were attached to his belly and back. But I saw neither the head nor the rest of his body covered with hair or any clothing, except that it was entirely fixed in the aforementioned darkness, except for what appeared like a golden thread, as if a golden circle, hanging from the top under his chin on the surface of both jaws. If. Words of Pride. And the same image said, "I cry out from the mountains." And who is there that can be compared to me? I spread my cloak over the hills and regions, and I don't want anyone to conquer me; I know of no one like me. me. I responded to the soldiers. And I heard a voice from the turbulent cloud that was extending from the south to the west, responding to this image: 'I am the pillar of cloud.' And why do you suffer such terrible injuries if the Creator descended from heaven to draw humanity to Himself? I lived in the heights with the Creator, and I descended with Him to the earth, and thus I dwelled in all the ends of the earth. I cannot speak transient words falsely, so that I might say this, and this is what I am. If I were to say this, the sun would not be here to illuminate the darkness. I pass through all darkness with God. Therefore, no storm can disturb me, because I am in full goodness with God. > But I saw another creature having a form resembling a man, whose head, shoulders, and arms were similar to those of a human; except for the hands, which were like those of a bear. However, its belly and back had the shape of a human in its bulk; and its loins and lower parts were again like those of a man, except that it had wooden feet. And his head was fiery, and he emitted flames from his mouth. However, he had other garments, but he was completely fixed in the aforementioned darkness. And the right hand held a spoon of the sacrifice.