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'The Spirit of wisdom fills with peace and gives the fruit of salvation; he saw, and numbered, and measured both in the gift of God' (Sir. 1:18, 9). CHAPTER 75. On their common modesty. There is the modesty of the Father, the modesty of the Son, the modesty of the Holy Spirit. Concerning the Father, in Jeremiah: 'O God, who in your holy modesty have established all things, I beseech you to give your servants grace in the sight of the king of Babylon, to whom for our sins and the sins of our fathers you have delivered us' (Baruch 2:14). Concerning the Son, to the Corinthians: 'Now I beseech you, brethren, by the meekness and modesty of Christ' (2 Cor. 10:1). Concerning the Holy Spirit, in the Epistle of the apostle Peter: 'Let it not be the outward adorning of plaiting the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the more elaborate fashion of garments.'

but rather that hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a quiet spirit, which is precious before God (1 Peter 3:4). CHAPTER 76. On the common act of sending. The Father sends, the Son sends, the Holy Spirit sends. Of the Father, in the Apostle: God sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh (Romans 8:3). Of the Son, in the Gospel: I sent you to reap where you have not sown (John 4:38). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Acts: while Peter hesitated about the vision, the Holy Spirit said to him, Arise, go with them, for I have sent them (Acts 10:20). CHAPTER 77. On the common protection. The Father protects, the Son protects, the Holy Spirit protects. Of the Father, in the eighty-third psalm (verse 10):

O Protector, behold now upon the face of thy Christ. Of the Son, in the sixteenth psalm (verse 8): Keep me, O Lord, as the apple of thine eye; under the shadow of thy wings protect me. Of the Holy Spirit, in Solomon: The Spirit of the Lord is a protection, and the support of strength (Ecclesiasticus 34:19). CHAPTER 78. On the common finger of the Trinity. The finger of the Father, the finger of the Son, the finger of the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in Exodus: The magicians said to Pharaoh the king, This is the finger of God (Exodus 8:19). Likewise there: And Moses received two tablets written with the finger of God (Exodus 31:18). Of the Son, in the Gospel: And Jesus, bowing himself down, wrote with his finger upon the ground (John 8:6). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Gospel:

If I by the finger of God cast out demons, then surely the kingdom of God has come near to you (Luke 11:20). In another place: If I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then has the kingdom of God come upon you (Matthew 12:28). CHAPTER 79. On the common faith. The faith of the Father, the faith of the Son, the faith of the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the Epistle to the Romans: For what if some of them did not believe? Shall their unbelief make void the faith of God (Romans 3:3)? Of the Son, in the Apostle: But in that I now live in the flesh, I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me (Galatians 2:20). Of the Holy Spirit, in the same place: Having the same spirit of faith, as it is written, I believed, therefore have I spoken (2 Corinthians 4:13). CHAPTER 80. On the common foretelling.

The Father foretold, the Son foretold, the Holy Spirit foretold. Of the Father, in the Acts: But God, the things which he foretold by the mouth of his holy prophets concerning his Christ, he hath thus fulfilled (Acts 3:18). Of the Son, in the Gospel: And tell his brethren that he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him; lo, I have foretold it to you (Matthew 28:7). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Acts: Then Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice and said: Men and brethren, the Scripture must needs be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit foretold by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who was the guide of those who took Jesus (Acts 1:16). CHAPTER 81. On the common teaching. The Father teaches, the Son teaches, the Holy Spirit teaches. Of the Father, in the seventieth psalm (verse

17): Thou hast taught me, O God, from my youth. And in the hundred and forty-third (verse 1): Blessed be the Lord my God, who teacheth my hands to fight, and my fingers to war. Of the Son, in the Gospel: And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues (Matthew 4:23). And again: When he had sat down, he opened his mouth, and taught them (Matthew 5:2). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Gospel: But when that Paraclete is come, the Spirit of truth, he will teach you all truth (John 16:13). CHAPTER 82. On the common rule. The Father rules, likewise the Son, likewise the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the second Epistle of Peter:

For if ye do these things, ye shall not err, but there shall be ministered unto you an entrance into the everlasting kingdom of God (2 Peter 1:10-11). Of the Son, in the Gospel: Thou deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him (Mark 9:25). And: He commanded the wind and the sea, and there was a great calm (Matthew 8:26). Of the Holy Spirit, in Job (Job 38:29): By the Spirit of the Lord ice is given upon the earth. And below: By his command he makes the snow, by his power he encircles the heaven round about in the round of his glory (Job 37:6). CHAPTER 83. On the common discipline. The discipline of the Father, the discipline of the Son, the discipline of the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in Solomon:

My son, despise not the discipline of God, nor faint when thou art rebuked by him (Proverbs 3:11). Of the Son, in the seventeenth psalm (verse 36): Thy right hand hath upheld me, and thy discipline shall teach me, and thy doctrine shall direct me unto the end. Of the Holy Spirit, in Solomon: For the spirit of discipline will flee deceit, and will withdraw itself from thoughts that are without understanding (Wisdom 1:5). CHAPTER 84. On the common in-breathing. The Father breathes in, the Son breathes in, the Holy Spirit breathes in. Of the Father, in Genesis: And God made man after his own image, and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). Of the Son, in the Gospel:

And he breathed upon the face of his disciples, saying: Receive the Holy Spirit (John 20:22). Of the Holy Spirit, in Ezekiel: Thus saith the Lord: Come, O Spirit, from the four winds, and breathe upon these slain, and they shall live again (Ezekiel 37:9). CHAPTER 85. On the common filling. The Father fills, the Son fills, the Holy Spirit fills. Of the Father, in Jeremiah: Thus saith the Lord God of Israel: I fill heaven and earth (Jeremiah 23:24). Of the Son, in the Apostle: And the Lord fill your hearts with every good work and word (2 Timothy 2:16 cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:17). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Acts: Suddenly there came a sound as of a mighty wind, and it filled all the place where they were sitting (Acts 2:2).

CHAPTER 86. On the common gift. The gift of God the Father, the gift of the Son, the gift also of the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the Apostle: By grace ye are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God (Ephesians 2:8). Of the Son, in Solomon: Since no one can be continent unless God grant it; and this very thing was of wisdom, to know whose gift this was (Wisdom 8:21). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Acts: Do penance, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38). CHAPTER 87. On the common speaking. The Father speaks, the Son speaks, the Holy Spirit speaks. Of the Father, in the sixty-first psalm (verse 12): God hath spoken once, these two things have I heard. And:

God hath spoken in his holiness (Psalm 107:8). Of the Son, in the Gospel: While Jesus yet spake to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him (Matthew 12:46). Likewise there: I speak to you, and ye believe not (John 10:25). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Apostle: It is the Spirit that speaks mysteries (1 Corinthians 14:2). CHAPTER 88. On the common requital. The Father will requite, the Son will requite, the Holy Spirit will requite. Of the Father, in the Apostle: If yet it is a just thing with God to repay tribulation to them that trouble you; and to you that are troubled, rest (2 Thessalonians 1:6-7). Of the Son, in the Apostle: Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord (Romans 12:19).

Of the Holy Spirit, in the book of Judges: For if they gather themselves together into one, and come to the borders of Jerusalem, and besiege you, I will send my Spirit, and it shall requite to them the things which they themselves have requited to you. CHAPTER 89. On the common regard. The Father regards, the Son regards, the Holy Spirit regards. Of the Father, in Genesis: God had regard unto Abel and to his gifts; but unto Cain and his gifts he had no regard (Genesis 4:4-5). Of the Son, in the Gospel: Jesus, regarding their thoughts, said: Why do ye think evil in your hearts (Matthew 9:4)? Of the Holy Spirit, in the Apocalypse: These are the seven spirits which look upon the whole earth (Revelation 5:6). CHAPTER 90. On the common good pleasure.

It pleased the Father, it pleased the Son, it pleased the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the Apostle: When it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, to reveal his Son in me (Galatians 1:15-16). And in the psalm: It shall please God above a young calf that bringeth forth horns and hoofs (Psalm 68:32). Of the Son, in the sixty-seventh psalm (verse 17): The mountain in which it hath pleased God to dwell therein; yea, the Lord shall dwell in it unto the end, etc. Of the Holy Spirit, in the Acts: It hath pleased the Holy Spirit and us to lay upon you no further burden (Acts 15:28), etc. CHAPTER 91. On the common understanding. The Father gives understanding, this the Son, this the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the fifteenth psalm (verse 7):

I will bless the Lord, who hath given me understanding. Of the Son, in the Apostle: Understand what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding (2 Timothy 2:7). Of the Holy Spirit, in the same place: Therefore we also, from the day we heard it, have not ceased praying for you and entreating, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding (Colossians 1:9). CHAPTER 92. On the common cleansing. The Father cleanses, the Son cleanses, the Holy Spirit cleanses. Of the Father, in Ezekiel: And he will save them from all their dwelling-places wherein they have sinned: I will cleanse them, and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; my servant David shall be king over them, and shall be the shepherd of them all (Ezekiel 37:23-24).

Of the Son, in the Gospel: Having his fan in his hand, he will cleanse his threshing-floor, and gather his fruit into his garners, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire (Matthew 3:12). And: The flesh and blood of his Son cleanseth us from all sin (1 John 1:7). Of the Holy Spirit, in Isaiah: And the Lord shall cleanse away the filth of the sons and daughters of Zion, and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof, by the spirit of judgment and the spirit of burning (Isaiah 4:4). CHAPTER 93. On the common illumination. The Father illumines, the Son illumines, the Holy Spirit illumines. Of the Father, in the seventeenth psalm (verse 29): Thou wilt light my lamp; O Lord my God, enlighten my darkness. Of the Son, in the Apostle:

But when the Lord cometh, he will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the thoughts of their hearts (1 Corinthians 4:5). And again: Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light (Ephesians 5:14). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Apostle: That the illumination of the Holy Spirit may shine in them (cf. 2 Corinthians 4:4). CHAPTER 94. On the common appearing. The Father appeared, the Son appeared, the Holy Spirit appeared. Of the Father, in the Acts: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia (Acts 7:2). Of the Son, in the Epistle of John: The Son himself appeared, that he might destroy the works of the devil (1 John 3:8). Of the Holy Spirit, in Job: And a spirit appeared before mine eyes:

and the hair of my flesh stood up, and I beheld neither the face nor the form, but I heard only a voice (Job 4:15-16). CHAPTER 95. On the common truth. The Father is truth, the Son is truth, this also is the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the thirtieth psalm (verse 6): Thou hast redeemed me, O Lord, God of truth. Into thy hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. Of the Son, in the Gospel: I am the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6). Likewise he himself to the Father: Thy word is truth (John 17:17). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Epistle of John: The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6). CHAPTER 96. On the common command. The Father commands, the Son commands, this also the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the sixty-seventh psalm (verse 29): Command, O God, strength to thy power.

And he hath commanded his covenant for ever (Psalm 110:9). Of the Son, in the Gospel: These things I command you, that ye love one another (John 15:17). Of the Holy Spirit, in Isaiah: Yet keep ye my ordinances, which I command you concerning my Spirit, saith the Lord. CHAPTER 97. On the common inspiration. The Father inspires, the Son inspires, and the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the book of Job: The Spirit that made me, and the inspiration of Almighty God that teacheth me (Job 32:8). Of the Son, in the seventeenth psalm (verse 14): At thy rebuke, O Lord, at the inspiration of the spirit of thy wrath. Of the Holy Spirit, in the Gospel: The Spirit breatheth where it will, and thou hearest its voice (John 3:8), etc. CHAPTER 98.

On the common signifying. The Father signifies, the Son signifies, this also the Holy Spirit. Of the Father, in the fifty-ninth psalm (verse 6): O God, thou hast cast us off, and thou hast led us forth. And below: Thou hast given a token to them that fear thee, that they may flee from the face of the bow. Of the Son, in the Apocalypse: The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to make known to his servants, and he signified it, sending by his angel to his servant John (Revelation 1:1). Of the Holy Spirit, to the Hebrews: Not without blood, which he offereth for himself and for the ignorance of the people, the Holy Spirit thus signifying (Hebrews 9:7-8). CHAPTER 99. On the common evangelizing. The Gospel of God the Father, the Gospel of the Son, the Gospel of the Holy Spirit.

Of the Father, to Timothy: And if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine, which is according to the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God (1 Timothy 1:10-11). Of the Son, to the Ephesians: Slaying the enmity in himself, and coming he preached peace (Ephesians 2:16-17). Likewise there: For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the Gospel of his Son (Romans 1:9). Of the Holy Spirit, in the Epistle of Peter: But unto you they have ministered these things, who have preached the Gospel unto you in the Holy Spirit (1 Peter 1:12). CHAPTER 100. Where the Trinity shone forth. The Father shone forth, the Son shone forth, the Holy Spirit shone forth. Of the Father, in the Apostle: For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shone in your hearts (2 Corinthians 4:6).

Of the Son, in the hundred and seventeenth psalm (verses 26-27): Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; the Lord is God, and he hath shone upon us. Of the Holy Spirit, in the prophet: Neither will I hide my face any more from them, for that I have poured out my Spirit upon all the house of Israel, saith the Lord (Ezekiel 39:29).