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i. Cuncti, etiam electi, tentationibus obnoxii sunt., - Eliu vim supernae dispensationis insinuans, de ■ electi uniuscujusque percussione intulit, dicens: Appropinquabit corruptioni anima ejus, et vita. illius mortiferis. Et dum tentatum hominem demonstrat unum; in qua tentatione sit positum humanum genus ostendit universum; dumque narrat quid specialiter agatur in singulis, liquido intimat quid gencraliter agatur in cunctis. Sic enim tentationem expressit quorumdam, proprie singulorum, ut possit intelligi et universaliter omnium. Cunctum quippe electorum genus in hac vita hujus taedio laboris alficitur. Unde et mox illic generali pestilentiæ generale subintulit remedium medicina;, dicens: '
一、眾人，甚至選民，都難免受試探。以利戶暗指那從上而來之安排的力量，論到每一位選民所受的擊打說：「他的靈魂必臨近敗壞，他的生命也臨近那些致死之物。」他一面指出一個受試探的人，一面顯明全人類被置於何等的試探之中；他一面敘述在個別人身上特別發生之事，一面清楚暗示在眾人身上普遍發生之事。因為他如此表述某些人、即個別人的試探，使人也能將之普遍地理解為眾人的試探。因為全體選民在今生都被這勞苦的疲憊所困。因此他隨即在那普遍的瘟疫之後，加上了一劑普遍的醫治良藥，說：
1. All, even the elect, are subject to temptations. Elihu, intimating the force of the supernal dispensation, spoke of the smiting of each one of the elect, saying: 'His soul shall draw near to corruption, and his life to those that bring death.' And while he shows one tempted man, he displays in what temptation the whole human race is set; and while he narrates what is specially done in individuals, he clearly intimates what is generally done in all. For thus he expressed the temptation of certain persons, that is, of individuals in particular, so that it can be understood also universally of all. For the whole race of the elect is in this life afflicted with the weariness of this labour. Whence also presently he there subjoined to the general pestilence a general remedy of medicine, saying: