XX. Quod Deus elementa in potestate sua tenet.
XX. Quod Deus elementa in potestate sua tenet.
He also suppresses the powers of the elements, which are above the earth, on the earth, and beneath the earth, with His feet, because God holds the harshness of the elements, which thrives in the higher, inner, and lower creatures, firmly in His power, which is strong against all, and which carries all things, so that they do not shake before the time that has been appointed and established for them by Him, nor tremble, and cause terror to other creatures.
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Ipse quoque vires elementorum, quae supra terram et in terra et subtus terram sunt, pedibus suis deprimit, quoniam Deus austeritatem elementorum, quae in superioribus et in interioribus ac in subterioribus creaturis viget, •) in potestate sua, quae contra omnes fortis est, et quae omnia portat, firmiter tenet, ne ante tempus quod eis et propositum et institutum ab ipso est, concutiantur, aut tremant, et terrorem aliis creaturis inferant.
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