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Poona stupet quod in peena Sit, Joannes sine pena Bullientis olci.

Hic naturis imperat Ut ct saxa transferat In decus gemmarum : Quo jubente riguit, Auri fulvum induit Virgula silvarum. Hie infernum reserat, Morti jubet, referat Quos venenum stravit : Obstruit quod Ebion, Cerinthus et Marcion Perfide latravit. Volat avis sine meta Quo nec vates," nec Pro- heta Evolavit altius : Tam implenda, quam im- pleta Numgquam vidit tot secreta Purus homo purius. Sponsus rubra veste tec- tus, YVisus sed non intellectus, Redit ad palatium : Aquilam Ezechielis Sponse misit que de covlis Referret mystcrium.

Dic, dilecte, de dilecto, Qualis sit, et ex dilecto Sponsus sponse nuncia : Die quis cibus Angelorum, Gus sint festa superorum

@ sponsi praesentia,

Veri panem intcliectus, Coonam Christi supra pectus Christi sumptam resera : Ut cantemus de patrono,


death. Nay, the vel’ crea- ture that was prepared to tor- ture him—the boiling oil— stood wondering at his fecling not its eruel power to pain. .

Nature is obedient to him. He bids the stones be gems, and they obey: he bids the branch of a tree turn its phant fibres into the precious metal of gold, and it obeys.

e bids the sepulchre and death yield back them whom poison had made their victims; they obey. He stops the bias- phemous howlings of Ebion, Cerinthus, and Marcion,

He is the Eagle, soaring to the infinite; nor Scer, nor Prophet, passed him in his flight. No pure mind ever saw more clearly than he so many mysteries, already past or yet to come.

Jesus, the Bridegroom, clothed in his scarlet robe, after being scen by men, but not understood, returned to his palace above: he sent to his Bride the Eagle of Eze- chiel, that he might relate to her the mystery seen in hea- ven.

O Beloved Disciple! speak to us of thy Beloved : tell the Church the beauty of this thy Jesus, who is her chosen Spouse: tell her, who is the Bread of the Angels : tell her, what feasts her Spouse's pre- sence causcs to the citizens of heaven.

Speak to her of that Bread which feeds the soul with truth ; reveal to her that Sup- per of thy Lord taken on the

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