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If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me? - De Magistro (ch. X, 23) [Formula] God is best known in not knowing him. [Ger., Deus scitur melius nesciendo.] - De Ordine (II, 16) [God] The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood. [Lat., Anima certe, quia spiritus, in sicco habitare non potest; ideo in sanguine fertur habitare.] - Decretum (IX, 32, 2) [Soul] Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe, that thou mayest understand. - In Ioannis Evangelium [Understanding] We make a ladder for ourselves of our vices, if we trample those same vices underfoot. [Lat., De vitiis nostris scalam nobis facimus, si vitia ipsa calcamus.] - Sermon 3--De Ascensione [Vice] The spiritual virtue of a sacrament is like light; although it passes among the impure, it is not polluted. [Lat., Spiritalis enim virtus sacramenti ita est ut lux: etsi per immundos transeat, non inquinatur.] - Works (vol. III) [Corruption] Displaying page 3 of 3 for this author: << Prev 1 2 [3]
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