XLV. Verba Job de eodem.

XLV. Verba Job de eodem.

God, against whose wrath no one can stand, and under whom those who bear burdens are bent down. His sense is such. God, who created all things and in whose power all things exist, is so great and powerful in His judgments that no strength can be found in angels or humans that can withstand His examination, when He reveals His vengeance against wrongdoers with just judgment. For the wrath of God is the only thing that always opposes the evil of iniquity, and it has no connection with evil, but rather completely overcomes it, just as it did with the angel and with man. For God has established His judgments in such a way that He offers justice to iniquity and correction to the guilty; this is where a sinner is justified through repentance, namely when he judges himself while repenting, when he places himself on the cross of repentance, and when he wounds himself with tears, confessing his sins to God through the priest; because the high priest, namely the Son of God, offered Himself on the cross, where He wiped away many sins of humanity with His poured-out blood. No one can resist God in this way, because He alone is God and the only just judge, discerning all things justly and arranging everything well. They are subject to His commands, who possess this virtue from Him, as they carry the world, namely that circle in which the universe exists, doing so according to both the order and the design of God. These are the sun and the moon, along with the other planets and stars, which, with their fiery force, sustain the wheel of the world, and they draw in the waters and drink them, so that the same world doesn’t wither in their heat; but in the same way, it shines through the water. These also frequently serve the judgments of God, because they are with humans in their service, and they feel their actions, nor do they act otherwise than what is commanded to them. These things, however, are arranged by the supreme Creator in such a way that He orders and disposes all things according to what is rightly suited and well-ordered for each individual. But whoever has a desire for life should take these words to heart and let them resonate in the inner chamber of the heart. <) these A, W. or these? — deadly iid. — Job. I, 13. — for those who have sinned. — in the cross and in these things. And behold, I saw others from that multitude who were shouting, saying: Who is the Lord? Lucifer is the Lord, and there is no other. And they demonstrate pride to people, and they persuade them to think of themselves as better than others.