Supplement to the Sacred Anthologies

leaves, by the light of the moon, & of the Stars. The Sun is Christ, the Moon is the Angel, the Stars are Mary; which Stars are interpreted. St. Thomas Aquinas, Sermon on the feast of Easter.

Light, God saw the light that it was good. Gen. 1. that is, the angelic nature. The same on the feast of All Saints.

Wall. By the Wall, Cant. 1. is signified angelic protection - Therefore in the cave the wall dwells (the Church) which is surrounded on all sides by the protection of Angels. The same, in Cant. c. 2.

Reapers, He who sows the good seed is the Son of man; the field however is the World: but the good seed are the children of the kingdom, - but the reapers are the Angels. St. Greg. the Great, homily 12. on the Gospel.

Ministers of our Salvation. St. Cyprian to Pope Cornelius.

Mountain. Angels are mountains, St. Thom. in c. 6. Apoc.

Musicians of GOD. Sophron. cit.

Ships, sailor. Sophron. cit.

Clouds, St. Dion. the Areopagite, ext. hier. cap. 15.

S. 7.

Sheep. St. August. in ps. 8.

Paranymph. The Guardian Angel is a faithful mediator between the soul, & GOD, a paranymph; seeking not his own, but the Lord's grace. St. Bernard Sermon 3. on the Canticles.

He calls the Angels rulers of the seven Churches. St. Bonav. Sermon on St. Michael.

Kings, Leaders, Nobles, Barons of Paradise, will associate her (the soul) & will lead her to heaven. St. Vinc. Ferrer. Sermon 4. on the Epiphany.

Morning star, Apoc. 2. is the Guardian Angel. At the end, when man is at the point of death, God sends the morning star, that is, the Angel; who leads the soul to Christ, like a star, Matth. 2. St. Vinc. Ferrer. Sermon 1. on the Epiphany.

Temple of GOD. O happy Alleluia in heaven! where the Angels are the temple of GOD. St. August. Sermon 18. on the Alleluia.

TITLE VII.
THE SOUL ACCORDING TO ITSELF.

Young woman Cant. 6. are Souls. St. Thom. here.

Field. The man, who sows mustard seed in his field, is understood by many to be the Savior, who sows in the souls of Believers. St. Hieron. apud St. Thom. in Cat. aur. on Matth. c. 13. By the name of treasure we must spiritually understand the love of the heavenly homeland - the field, in which the hidden treasure is found, is us: if indeed the desire for the heavenly remains in us. Haymo hom. on the feast of the Virgin.

I am a husbandman of thy wandering flock: turn me into thy fold O Lord. St. Ephr. Sermon on the sinful woman.

Golden, silver vessel. In gold, & silver, and the garment of the Egyptians, is signified doctrines - or precious souls, as silver, & golden vessels, with their own bodies, which the garments signify. St. Isid. of Seville c. 16. in Exodus.

Bethlehem, every faithful soul is. St. Ambros. l. 5. epist. ep. 18.

Chamber, our soul is. St. Thom. serm. 2, on the feast of St. Thomas.

Hemp. Just as hemp, and the species of flax, is not suitable for the finest threads to be made from it, unless it is worked for a long time - so also the soul devoted to GOD, undergoing many temptations, is rendered purer for the spiritual work of humility. - For just as a newly made vessel, not tested by fire, is unsuitable for human uses: or just as an infant is inept at handling the things of the world - so also souls, if they have been made partakers of divine grace, while they are nourished by the sweetness of the Spirit, not yet tested by various temptations - are not yet suitable for the kingdom. St. Ephrem Tome 1. on patience.

It is a city: whose king is the intellect. Aponius l. 4. Com. in Cant.

Daughters. Certain Gentiles said that souls are the daughters of the greatest king. Arnobius against the Gentiles l. 2. in the middle. Daughter of the eternal king. St. Vinc. Ferr. 5. on the Innocents.

Image of the Most Holy Trinity. Thus St. Thom. proves extensively in his work on love 16. otherwise 61. degree 10. The human mind is an unequal image of the Most Holy Trinity; but yet an image. St. Aug. l. 10. on the Trinity c. 12. ibid. c. 11. he teaches, that the image consists in this; because the soul has one memory, intellect & will.

Infant. See above Hemp.

Guest of the Body. You have a noble guest O flesh! very noble; & all your salvation depends on its health. Give honor to such a guest - attend diligently, what the presence of this guest bestows: for he it is, who grants sight to the eyes - Finally his departure proves, what his presence conferred: for immediately upon the soul departing the tongue will be silent - I ask you, what rustic person, if perhaps some noble and very powerful person wished to lodge with him, would not willingly lie down in a corner of his House, yielding the better place to your guest, as is worthy? say to your guest: for the Lord will remember you, and will restore you, to your former rank; and do you remember me. Gen. 40. St. Bernard. l. 6. in adv. Dom.

Lamp. The mind of man is like a lamp of GOD lit by divine light St. Thom. in ps. 17. The lamp in us is the intellectual nature. St. Chrysost.

Moon. It is compared to the Moon in the shining night: