Folio 95r - the adamas stone, continued.
Paul says of him, who alone has immortality and inhabits the inaccessible light in which the stone is found: 'Christ is in the Father and the Father in me' (see John, 14:10). Again: 'He that hath seen me hath seen the Father' (John, 14:9).
The fact that the adamant stone is not found in the light signifies that Christ hid his descent from the heavenly virtues and dominions and powers which, like luminaries, stand beside God. They did not know, therefore, of the righteous one, who bore the heavenly-assigned office of his descent and incarnation, to be fulfilled on earth. In the end, when he had performed all his wonders for the redemption of the human race and ascended into heaven, clad as a whole and perfect man, the ranks of the heavenly city seeing him said: 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah?' (see Isaiah, 63:1). Who is he who rises from blood and the red of his clothing from flesh?
The stone is found at night because Christ descended into the darkness of this world and gave light to the race that stayed in darkness and in the place of the shadow of death, just as David the prophet says, personifying the whole human race: ' For thou wilt light my candle, Lord; my God will enlighten my darkness' (Psalms, 18:28). Our Lord came therefore and, taking up the light which the devil had extinguished, that is, the soul and the body, he lit it with the splendour of his glory, giving it new life and taking it back with him.
The Apostle puts this more clearly, saying of this sacrament of such marvellous mystery: 'Without controversy, great is the mystery
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The adamas stone.
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From f.95r the quality of the parchment changes from firm and high quality, to soft and floppy. Bottom right quire mark "0". From f.95r - f.100v the margins change to include a narrow double margin on the opening edge.
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Paulus de se ipso, qui solus habet inmortalitatem\ et lucem habitat inaccessibilem, [gloriam dicit sicut\ ait apostolus Paulus de se ipso, qui solus habet inmorta\litatem et lucem habitat inaccessibilem.] I[i]n quo ipse\ lapis invenitur, id est: Christus in patre et pater in me est. Et iterum:\ Qui me videt videt et patrem. Quod lapis per hominem [luminem]\ non invenitur significat Christum celasse descensionem\ suam celestibus virtutibus et dominacionibus et potestati\bus qui tanquam luminaria dei assistunt. Non ergo scie\runt iustum celeste portantem ministerium descensionis\ eius et incarnacionis quod facturus erat in terris. Denique\ iam transactis omnibus mirabilibus eius que fecit pro huma\ni generis redempcione cum ascendisset in celos integrum\ atque perfectum hominem indutus videntes eum superne civi\tatis agmina dixerunt: Quis est iste rex glorie? Qui as\ cendit ex Edom, rubrum vestimentum eius ex Bosra? Quis\ est iste qui ascendit ex sanguinea [sanguine] et rubor vestimenti\ eius ex carne? Et quia [quod] nocte invenitur ille lapis, qui\ in istius seculi tenebris descendit et illuminavit omnem\ hoc genus quod sedebat in tenebris et in regione umbre\ mortis, sicut dicit David propheta ex persona tocius humani\ generis: Quoniam tu illuminas lucernam meam domine. Deus\ meus illumina tenebras meas. Venit ergo dominus noster et\ lucernam quam extinxerat diabolus, id est animam et corpus in se sus\cipiens illuminavit splendore glorie vivificans et repor\tans, manifestius dicente apostolo de tam admirabilis mis\terii sacramento. Etenim evidenter inquid magnum misterium\Translation
Paul says of him, who alone has immortality and inhabits the inaccessible light in which the stone is found: 'Christ is in the Father and the Father in me' (see John, 14:10). Again: 'He that hath seen me hath seen the Father' (John, 14:9). The fact that the adamant stone is not found in the light signifies that Christ hid his descent from the heavenly virtues and dominions and powers which, like luminaries, stand beside God. They did not know, therefore, of the righteous one, who bore the heavenly-assigned office of his descent and incarnation, to be fulfilled on earth. In the end, when he had performed all his wonders for the redemption of the human race and ascended into heaven, clad as a whole and perfect man, the ranks of the heavenly city seeing him said: 'Who is this that cometh from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah?' (see Isaiah, 63:1). Who is he who rises from blood and the red of his clothing from flesh? The stone is found at night because Christ descended into the darkness of this world and gave light to the race that stayed in darkness and in the place of the shadow of death, just as David the prophet says, personifying the whole human race: ' For thou wilt light my candle, Lord; my God will enlighten my darkness' (Psalms, 18:28). Our Lord came therefore and, taking up the light which the devil had extinguished, that is, the soul and the body, he lit it with the splendour of his glory, giving it new life and taking it back with him. The Apostle puts this more clearly, saying of this sacrament of such marvellous mystery: 'Without controversy, great is the mystery
