On the Divine Names and the Mystical Theology — trans. C. E. Rolt
The translator’s English as printed (C. E. Rolt). The original-language text is not held; names are romanised as the translator printed them.
Concerning “Power,” “Righteousness,” “Salvation,”
“Redemption”; and also concerning “Inequality.”
I. NOW since the Sacred Writers speak of the Divine Truthfulness and Supra-Sapient Wisdom as Power, and as Righteousness, and call It Salvation and Redemption, let us endeavour to unravel these Divine Names also. Now I do not think that any one nurtured in Holy Scripture can fail to know that the Godhead transcends and exceeds every mode of Power however conceived. For often Scripture attributes the Dominion to the Godhead and thus distinguishes It even from the Celestial Powers.! In what sense, then, do the Sacred Writers speak of It also as Power when It transcends all Power? Or in what sense can we take the title Power when applied to the Godhead?
Concerning “Power,” “Righteousness,” “Salvation,”
“Redemption”; and also concerning “Inequality.”
1. Now, since the Sacred Writers speak of the Divine Truthfulness and Supra-Sapient Wisdom as Power and as Righteousness, and call It Salvation and Redemption, let us try to unravel these Divine Names as well. I do not think that anyone nurtured in Holy Scripture can fail to know that the Godhead transcends and exceeds every mode of Power, however conceived. For Scripture often attributes Dominion to the Godhead, and so distinguishes It even from the Celestial Powers. 1 In what sense, then, do the Sacred Writers speak of It also as Power, when It transcends all Power? Or in what sense can we take the title Power when it is applied to the Godhead?