A large, elaborate woodcut headpiece featuring symmetrical acanthus scrollwork and floral motifs, centered around a decorative bowl or vase overflowing with fruit and flowers.

KIND READER.

Decorative historiated initial 'N' featuring a winged cherub or putto seated amidst climbing vines and foliage.It is necessary that you live not only as a human, nor as an Angel, but as if another GOD, if you wish to live according to the standard of Divine Faith, which is always becoming of a true Christian. The sublimity of faith raises you above the common state of man—provided that you faithfully follow this elevation—and joins you so closely to GOD Himself that you possess one life and a shared way of acting original: "operationem conformem"; suggesting that the believer's actions align perfectly with God's will with Almighty GOD (let him who reads understand). To you alone and individually, as to all other Christians throughout the world, the living Truth says:

(a) Matthew 5, verse 48.

(a) "Be you therefore perfect, as your Father also is perfect" A direct quotation of the Vulgate Latin: "Estote ergo vos perfecti..."—so that you may be children of your Father, who is in Heaven. Behold! Truth reveals of its own accord the reason why it demands such a high and Divine perfection from us: That you may be children of your Father, who is in Heaven: Children of the Most High, Divine Children.

Through kindly grace, the Almighty Creator of our nature has given Himself to us as a Father, making us partakers The Latin text ends on a partial word "partici-", which would complete as "participes" (partakers or sharers) of His Divine nature and of an adopted sonship.