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Immaculate Conception of the blessed Virgin Mother;
yet it is necessary now to interpret
it in relation to the
mystery of the descent of the Queen of angels after the
Ascension of the Lord. Let it not be objected that there
is a contradiction or repugnance in these different appli
cations; for both of them are legitimately founded on
the literal text of the Scriptures, and there can be no
doubt, that the divine Wisdom can comprehend in the
same and identical words many mysteries and sacraments.
As David said : In one word we can include more than
one thing, and God certainly included a double meaning
in the same words without equivocation or contradiction
(Ps. 61, 12). This is one of the sources of the difficul
ties found in holy Scripture, and one that was necessary
in order to make it more pregnant and precious in its
meaning and in order that the faithful may study it with
greater humility and reverence. That it should be so full
of enigmas and metaphors is necessary,
since in that
style and wording, the sacred mysteries, which would be
strained by the more proper terms, can be expressed much
more fully.
15. This will be better understood in the mysteries
now under consideration, for saint John says that "he
saw the holy city of the new Jerusalem, prepared and
adorned as a bride, descending from heaven," etc. There
is no doubt that this metaphor of a city refers truly to
the most holy Mary, and points out her descent after
having ascended with her most blessed Son. At the
same time it also refers to her descent in the divine mind
by her Immaculate Conception, in which She was formed
as the new earth and the new heaven, as explained on in
the first part. The Evangelist included both these sacra
ments, when he speaks of this event in the twenty-first
chapter. Therefore it will be necessary to explain
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