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.
2. Now, the first thing to say is this: that God is the Fount of Very Peace and of all Peace, both in general and in particular, and that He joins all things together in an unity without confusion whereby they are inseparably united without any interval between them, and at the same time stand unmixed each in its own form, not losing their purity through being mingled with their opposites nor in any way blunting the edge of their clear and distinct individuality. Let us, then, consider that one and simple nature of the Peaceful Unity which unites all things to Itself to themselves and to each other, and preserves all things, distinct and yet interpenetrating in an universal cohesion without confusion. Thus it is that the Divine Intelligences derive that Unity whereby they are united to the activities and the objects of their intuition;4 and rise up still further to a contact, beyond knowledge, with truths which transcend the mind. Thus it is that souls, unifying their manifold reasoning powers and concentrating them in one pure spiritual act, advance by their own ordered path through an immaterial and indivisible act of spiritual intuition. Thus it is that the one and indissoluble connection of all things exists by reason of its Divine harmony, and is fitted together with perfect concord, agreement and congruity, being drawn into one without confusion and inseparably held together. For the entirety of that perfect Peace penetrates to all things through the simple, unalloyed presence of Its unifying power, uniting all things and binding the extremities together through the intermediate parts,
1 Contemplation, Act of Contemplation, and Object Contemplated all things being thus conjoined by one homogenous attraction. And It bestows even upon the utmost limits of the universe the enjoyment of Its Presence, and makes all things akin to one another by the unities, the identities, the communions and the mutual attractions which It gives them; for the Divine Peace remains indivisible and shows forth all Its power in a single act, and permeates the whole world without departing from Its own Identity. For It goes forth to all things and gives to all things of Itself (according to their kinds), and overflows with the abundance of Its peaceful fecundity, and yet through the transcendence of Its unification It remains wholly and entirely in a state of Absolute Self-Unity.1 are all united together, and so imply a fundamental Unity which exists ultimately in God.
2. Now, the first thing to say is this: God is the Fount of Very Peace and of all Peace, both in general and in particular. He joins all things together in a unity without confusion, by which they are inseparably united with no interval between them, and yet at the same time stand unmixed, each in its own form, neither losing their purity by being mingled with their opposites nor in any way blunting the edge of their clear and distinct individuality. Let us, then, consider that one and simple nature of the Peaceful Unity which unites all things to Itself, to themselves and to each other, and preserves all things distinct and yet interpenetrating in a universal cohesion without confusion.
It is thus that the Divine Intelligences derive the Unity by which they are united to the activities and the objects of their intuition,4 and rise still further to a contact, beyond knowledge, with truths that transcend the mind. It is thus that souls, unifying their manifold reasoning powers and concentrating them in one pure spiritual act, advance along their own ordered path through an immaterial and indivisible act of spiritual intuition. It is thus that the one and indissoluble connection of all things exists by reason of its Divine harmony, and is fitted together in perfect concord, agreement and congruity, being drawn into one without confusion and held together inseparably.
For the entirety of that perfect Peace penetrates to all things through the simple, unalloyed presence of Its unifying power, uniting all things and binding the extremities together through the intermediate parts,
1 Contemplation, Act of Contemplation, and Object Contemplated all things being thus conjoined by one homogeneous attraction. And It bestows the enjoyment of Its Presence even on the utmost limits of the universe, and makes all things akin to one another by the unities, the identities, the communions and the mutual attractions which It gives them; for the Divine Peace remains indivisible, shows forth all Its power in a single act, and permeates the whole world without departing from Its own Identity. It goes forth to all things and gives to all things of Itself (according to their kinds), and overflows with the abundance of Its peaceful fecundity; and yet, through the transcendence of Its unification, It remains wholly and entirely in a state of Absolute Self-Unity.1 are all united together, and so imply a fundamental Unity which exists ultimately in God.