XXXVIII. Quod sanguis Christi virginitatem sibi conjunxit.
XXXVIII. Quod sanguis Christi virginitatem sibi conjunxit.
The innocent blood of Christ and His martyrs joined together the betrothal of virginity, and the Devil was ashamed because he was completely confounded; against all this, he sought out caves to deceive, arming vices against virtues. There, he also attempted to overturn the commandments of God with perverse doctrine, saying within himself: "Since I have the ability to do what I want, I will rebel against God with all my might, because He wants to oppress me." jd
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Innocens quippe sanguis Christi et martyrum suorum desponsationem virginitatis sibi conjunxit, et unde Diabolus erubuit, quod totus confusus erat, et contra omnia haec speluncas quaesivit, ut ea deciperet, cum vitia adversus virtutes armavit; ubi etiam praecepta Dei cum perversa doctrina evertere tentavit, in semetipso dicens: « Quando quidem possibiiitatem habeo facere quod volo, omni oonatu Deo rebellabo, quia me opprimere vult. jd
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