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                    <TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><text><body><div xml:lang="lat" type="edition" n="urn:cts:latinLit:stoa0238.stoa005.perseus-lat2"><div type="textpart" n="3" subtype="section"><l n="281">ignem deminuat? quando Pater et Deus et lux</l><l n="282">non lucis Deus et Pater est? qui, si Pater olim</l><l n="283">non fuit, et serum genuit post tempora Natum,</l><l n="284">fit novus, inque novum ius proficit, absit, ut umquam</l><l n="285">plenus proficiat, qui non eget incremento. </l><l n="286">et Deus et genitor lumenque et gloria semper</l><pb n="p.142"/><l n="287">ille fuit, nec post sibi contulit ut Pater esset,</l><l n="288">sic fit ut aeternum credamus cum Patre Christum,</l><l n="289">illo auctore satum, cui nullus praefuit auctor,</l><l n="290">haec tu si dubitas Nati mysteria Christi, </l><l n="291">perdite, catholica non es de plebe, sed unus</l><l n="292">de grege turifero, venerator Deucalionum,</l><l n="293">devotus cippo, ficulni stipitis unctor.</l><l n="294">quin potius scrutare Dei signacula in ipso</l><l n="295">fonte vetustatis, percurre scrinia primi </l><l n="296">scriptoris, quem non bardus pater aut avus augur,</l><l n="297">fabula nec veteris famae, nec garrula nutrix,</l><l n="298">nec sago clangore loquax et stridula cornix</l><l n="299">rem docuere Dei, sed coram proditus ipse,</l><l n="300">ipse Deus trepidum mortalem mitis amico </l></div></div></body></text></TEI>
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