Psalm 139 — same substantial presence in heaven and on earth
Ps 139: no flight from God — heaven, Sheol, seas.
Not twistable to power/knowledge only without missing the aim.
Highest and lowest places: same substantial presence.
Latin
XV. Nec minus illam naturae divinae omnipraesentiam probant verba Prophetae: Psal. 139. Quo ibo a spiritu tuo, & quo a facie tua fugiam? Si ascendero in caelum, tu illic es. Si stratum posuero in inferno, ecce ades. Si assumam alas aurorae, & ultra maria andeam: ibi quoque manus tua inveniet me, & dextera tua me comprehendet. Quae verba docent Deum tam esse in terra quam in caelo, & in summa nullum omnino locum esse ubi non adsit. Nec verba ista ad solam Dei potentiam & cognitionem detorqueri possunt quin recedatur a scopo Prophetae. Nam cum duae sint rationes, quibus ita quis occultari possit, ut non videatur ab alio, una, si sit in eo loco ubi alter non sit; altera, si sit quidem in eodem loco, sed visum impediant tenebrae, neutram sibi prodesse posse Psaltes affirmat. Et prius quidem illud removet verbis citatis, ubi docet a nullo loco Deum abesse. Posterius vero verbis sequentibus, ubi affirmat Deo esse perinde tenebras atque lucem. Nec etiam verba Prophetae patiuntur istud interpretamentum. Nam quum de loco supremo dicit Propheta, Si ascendero, tu illic es, & verborum proprietas, & rei veritas exigit ut intelligamus substantiae divinae praesentiam. Sed manifestum est, quam postea de loco infimo subjungit, ecce ades, illum de eadem praesentia loqui, & dicere velle Deum ita praesentem esse in terra ut in caelo: adeoque illic etiam secundum suam substantiam adesse.
About this text
Louis Le Blanc de Beaulieu - Sedan Theological Theses, newly rendered from the 1675 London Latin. Covers De Theologia through Angelorum & Hominum Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII and Pars Secunda (Reformata) I-XL. Not the collected folio.
English follows locked Pitt Latin through Imaginum CLOSED + Sanctorum Cultu Romana CLOSED + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL. 1675 PDF ~384-390 (book ~370-376); Vision OCR + pdftotext + tess. No modern English. This slice densifies Sanctorum Pars Secunda I-XL. Next: Pars Secunda XLI–fin (~CI). Claim stays claimed (book densify not done).
Catalogue & scope
ESTC R17887; Wing L802. IA bub_gb_eOkHAW4G0-wC (+ EEBO 1675 for gap leaves). Densify through Sanctorum Cultu Romana I-LXXVII + Pars Secunda Reformata I-XL (Pars Secunda not closed; not whole folio).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Theologia I-XLIII (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
- Checked print Internet Archive PDF of the 1675 Pitt folio (Latin)
- Checked print pdftotext of De Theologia pages (Latin)
- Checked print Internet Archive DjVu OCR of the 1675 Pitt folio (Latin)
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Fide I-XXII (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Authoritate Scripturae Pars I I-XLVII + Pars II I-XXXV + Pars III I-VIII (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
- Copy-text Locked Latin, De Scripturae plenitudine densify (Pitt 1675) (Latin)
This is an AI-assisted study translation. Source fidelity and completeness have not been independently certified. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.