Encyclopedia of sacred theology - pagina 448

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§ 76.

INSPIRATION IN

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ously, and as result of the judgment, bring about the destruc-

tion as well of soul,

body and cosmos

in hell,

then

it

follows

that the signs of salvation must run parallel with the signs of the destruction,

which merely form the shadow alongside

of the light.

these kinds of miracles, however strongly con-

If Ijotli

trasted with each other, bear one and the same character at heart,

it is

entirely different with the real miracles,

which do

not take place as ensamples (ruTri/cw?), but invade the world Only think of the birth of Isaac, of the birth of of reality.

Holy The motive of these miracles, which form an entire class by themselves, lies elsewhere, even in this, that the re-creation of our race could not be wrought simply by Christ, of his resurrection, of the outpouring of the Spirit, etc.

the individual regeneration and illumination of the several

but must take place in the centrum of the organism of humanity. And since this organism in its centrum also does elect,

not exist psychically only, but at the same time physically, the re-creation of this centrum could not be effected, except

by the working being both psychical and physical, which is most vividly felt in the mystery of the incarnation. The incarnation is the centrum of this entire central action, and all miracles which belong to this category tend to inaugurate this incarnation, or are immediate results of

resurrection.

must be

it,

like the

All clearness in our view of the miracles

lost, if

one neglects to distinguish between this

category of the real-central miracles and the category of or if it be lost from both these real as well as these typical miracles stand in immediate connection with the all-embracing miracle that shall sometime make an end of this existing order

the typical miracles in the periphery

;

sight, that

of things. If, is

now,

it is

asked to what category inspiration belongs,

it

evident at once that inspiration bears no typical, but a real,

and belongs not to the periphery but to the cenby nature, it must^ meanwhile, reveal working in the physical domain as well (1) because the

character,

trum. its

persons

Itself psychical

:

whom

it

chose as

its

instruments existed physically

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