LX. Quod fur Diaholo assimilatur.
LX. Quod fur Diaholo assimilatur.
But the one who is a nocturnal insidiator resembles the devil in his deceptive ways, for the Devil conceals his will with a certain art so that it may not be seen, because he does not dare to openly deceive a person, and he does this so that he may take away the treasure of righteousness from the heart of man. For he hates the happiness of human salvation. But God removes everything that is unjust, and He does not allow that person's will to reach the fullness of their wickedness, just as it is written:
Read the original Latin
Sed et iile qui nocturnalis insidiator est, diabolicae deceptioni assimiiatur, quoniam Diabolus voluntatem suam quadam arte ne videatur velat, quia manifeste hominem decipere non audet, et hoc ideo facit, quatenus thesaurum juslitiae de corde hominis auferat.
Nam felicitatem salvationis hominis odit.
Deus autem omne quod injustum est aufert, nec voluntatem illius ad plenitudinem nequitiae suae pervenire permittit, quemadmodum scriptum est:
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