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Be they present or absent, near us, or afar off, this beauty shines, and will attract men many miles to come and visit it. Plato and Pythagoras left their country, to see those wise Egyptian priests: Apollonius travelled into Ethiopia, Persia, to consult with the Magi, Brachmanni, gymnosophists. BE THEY PRESENT OR ABSENT NEAR US OR AFAR OFF THIS BEAUTY SHINES AND WILL ATTRACT MEN MANY MILES TO COME AND VISIT IT PLATO AND PYTHAGORAS LEFT THEIR COUNTRY TO SEE THOSE WISE EGYPTIAN PRIESTS APOLONIUS TRAVELLED INTO ETHIOPIA PERSIA TO CONSULT WITH HIM AJI BRACHMANI GYMNOSOPHISTS
s person that she did embrace and reverence, but, with a platonic love, the divine beauty of [4564]his soul. Thus in all ages virtue hath been adored, admired, a singular lustre hath proceeded from it: and the more virtuous he is, the more gracious, the more admired. No man so much followed upon earth as Christ himself: and as the Psalmist saith, xlv. 2, He was fairer than the sons of men. Chrysostom Hom. 8 in Mat. Bernard Ser. 1. de omnibus sanctis; Austin, Cassiodore, Hier. in 9 Mat. interpret it of the [4565]beauty of his person; there was a divine majesty in his looks, it shined like lightning and drew all men to it: but Basil, Cyril, lib. 6. super. 55. Esay. Theodoret, Arnobius, &c. of the beauty of his divinity, justice, grace, eloquence, &c. Thomas in Psal. xliv. of both; and so doth Baradius and Peter Morales, lib de pulchritud. Jesu et Mariae, adding as much of Joseph and the Virgin Mary,—haec alias forma praecesserit omnes, [4566]according to that prediction of Sibylla Cumea. UNG LADIES LAUGHED AT HER FOR IT SHE REPLIED THAT IT WAS NOT HIS PERSON THAT SHE DID EMBRACE IN REVERENCE BUT WITH A PLATONIC LOVE THE DIVINE BEAUTY OF HIS SOUL THUS IN ALL AGES VIRTUE HATH BEEN ADORED ADMIRED A SINGULAR LUSTRE HATH PROCEEDED FROM IT AND THE MORE VIRTUOUS HE IS THE MORE GRACIOUS THE MORE ADMIRED NO MAN SO MUCH FOLLOWED UPON EARTH AS CHRIST HIMSELF AND AS THE PSALMIST SAITH FOURTEEN TWO HE WAS FAIRER THAN THE SONS OF MEN CHRYSASTEM HOMILY ATE ON MATTHEW BERNARD DE OMNIBUS SANCTUS AUGUSTINE CASSIODORE INTERPRETED OF THE BEAUTY OF HIS PERSON THERE WAS A DIVINE MAJESTY IN HIS LOOKS IT SHINED LIKE LIGHTNING AND DREW ALL MEN TO IT BUT BASIL CYRIL THEODORE IT ARNOBIUS ET CETERA OF THE BEAUTY OF HIS DIVINITY JUSTICE GRACE ELOQUENCE ET CETERA THOMAS ON THE PSALMS FOURTEEN OF BOTH AND SO DOTH BARADIUS AND PETER MORALIS LIBERDE PULCHRITUDINE YEA ZOOD MARIAI ADDING AS MUCH OF JOSEPH AND THE VIRGIN MARY HYCALIUS FORMA PRICES SERET OMNES ACCORDING TO THAT PREDICTION OF SIBYLLA CUMEA
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