Without divine Faith, no one can acquire Knowledge original: "Scientiam," referring here to a deep, systematic understanding of spiritual truths of high things, which are beyond the boundaries of nature, by any amount of study. Instead, such a person is not unlike those who strive to cross the vast Ocean without a ship: if they travel even a little way, exhausted in hands and feet, they are immediately overwhelmed by the storms. Likewise, all those who rely on human reason in Divine Mysteries Truths of the Christian faith that are considered beyond full human comprehension, such as the Trinity, before they have acknowledged the truth, suffer a miserable shipwreck. Thus says ST. CHRYSOSTOM John Chrysostom (c. 347–407 AD), an influential Early Christian father and Archbishop of Constantinople, famous for his eloquent preaching. Original Latin: "Sine Fide divina nullus potest Scientiam de rebus altis... triste naufragium patiuntur." in various places.

DIVISION OF THE WORK.

THE ADMIRABLE ESSENCE

OF DIVINE FAITH,

PART ONE.

ITS

WONDROUS OPERATION,

PART TWO.

The author divides his study into two sections: the first examines what faith is (its essence), while the second examines what faith does (its operation or effects) within the soul of the believer.