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How all things live in that tree, and consequently in Christ. Chapter VIII.
Christ is the support of all things. Chapter IX.
Why not all things are supported by him. Chapter X.
How he was exalted from the earth. A reference to the Crucifixion as an "exaltation," following John 12:32. Chapter XI.
How, being exalted, he drew all things to himself. Chapter XII.
How the virtues and deities original: numina. Here, the author likely refers to the various spiritual powers or celestial beings recognized in ancient philosophy. seemed to be diffused into many things. Chapter XIII.
Christ, liberating the human race from this calamity, cast down that three-headed beast. This likely refers to the "beast" of sin or the devil, or perhaps a mythological symbol like Cerberus representing the triple power of death, sin, and hell. Chapter XIIII.
How he called to himself all other deities. Chapter XV.
This dominion obtained, and the attraction of all deities to himself, are proven by evident fact. Chapter XVI.
The same things are confirmed by prophecies. original: vaticiniis Chapter XVII.
How he will finally remove all distracting things, so that he may completely draw all things to his one self. Chapter XVIII.
That he will finally draw all who are to be drawn. Chapter XIX.
OF THE THIRD TONE
What a priest is, and his office. Chapter I.
That Christ was a true priest, and filled with all things that pertain to a true priest and High Priest. High Priest: summum Pontificem, a title used both for the Jewish high priest and the Pope, here applied to Christ as the ultimate spiritual authority. Chapter II.
All priestly things are owed to Christ as to the true priest. Chapter III.
What the vestments of a priest are. Chapter IIII.
What these vestments conferred upon the priests and the High Priest. Chapter V.
How these figurative garments The author views the Old Testament priestly robes as "figures" or symbols pointing toward a deeper spiritual reality. pertain to the priests of Christ. Chapter VI.
How all those garments relate to Christ, whom they especially prefigured. Chapter VII.
Christ is a priest forever. Chapter VIII.
Why Christ was a priest by an oath. Chapter IX.
How Christ was a priest according to the order of Melchizedec. Melchizedec was a mysterious king and priest in the Book of Genesis; in Christian theology, he is the primary "type" or precursor to Christ's priesthood. Chapter X.
How much greater and better a priest Christ was than Aaron, and all the legal priests. legal priests: those who served under the "Law" of Moses in the Old Testament. Chapter XI.
Christ was the true victim, and every kind of sacrifice and offering. Victim: hostia, the sacrificial offering placed on the altar. Chapter XII.
How Christ was the true lamb. Chapter XIII.
Concerning the rod of Moses and the cross. A common theological comparison where the miracle-working staff of Moses is seen as a symbolic precursor to the power of the Cross. Chapter XIIII.
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