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"Whether it be the Soul itself, or God in the Soul, that shines by Lov, or both, it is difficult to tell: but certainly the Lov of the Soul is the sweetest Thing in the world." (Thomas Traherne, Centuries 4:83).

Saturday, April 03, 2010

"The Cross of Christ is the Jacob's ladder"

Thomas Traherne, Centuries: 1, 60

1: 60
The Cross of Christ is the Jacob's ladder by which we Ascend into the Highest Heavens. (...) That Cross is a Tree set on fire with invisible flame, that Illuminateth all the World. The Flame is Lov: the Love in His Bosom who died on it. In the light of which we see how to possess all the things in Heaven and Earth after His similitude. For He that Suffered on it was the Son of God as you are: tho He seemed only a Mortal Man. (...)

Trad.:

A cruz de Cristo é a escada de Jacob pela qual ascendemos ao mais alto dos Céus. (...) Essa cruz é uma árvore em fogo com uma chama invisível que ilumina todo o mundo. A chama é o amor: o amor no seio daquele que nela morreu. À Sua luz vemos como possuir todas as coisas do Céu e da Terra à Sua semelhança. Pois Aquele que sofreu sobre ela era o Filho de Deus como vós o sois: embora parecesse apenas um homem mortal. (...)

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