Parva Naturalia and Ambigua

Therefore, when the Savior had completed the dispensation original: oikonomia; This term refers to God's "household management" or plan for the salvation of humanity through the life and work of Christ. concerning us, and had spoken to his disciples about the Kingdom of Heaven and made his ascent into the heavens, the apostles went about the inhabited world preaching the Gospel; and the teachers of the Church imprinted what had been handed down by them upon the souls of the faithful. Wherefore? also? the? divine? apostle Paul?, writing? to? the? Corinthians?, says?: “You? are? our? letter?, written? in? our? hearts?, known? and? read? by? all? men?; it? being? made? manifest? that? you? are? a? letter? of? Christ?, ministered? by? us?, written? not? with? ink?, but? with? the? Spirit? of? the? living? God?, not? on? tablets? of? stone?, but? on? tablets? of? human? hearts.”? A quotation of 2 Corinthians 3:2-3. The author uses this to show that initially, the faith was written on people's hearts rather than in books. Since? the? writings? of? the? holy? men? were? deposited? in? the? souls? of? the? hearers?, but? the? books? of? the? heretics? and? those? opposed? to? the? truth?—many? and? of? every? kind?—were? springing? up? against? the? Church?, it? was? deemed? necessary? for? those? defending? the? truth? to? strengthen? the? pious? faith? through? written? records? and? to? refute? the? inventions? of? the? heretics?.

This being the case, it? is? necessary? for us also?, following? in? their? footsteps?, to? set? forth? with? all? diligence? those? things? contributing? to? the? benefit? of? the? many?. And? first?, we? must? treat? the? knowledge? of? God?; then? the? creation? of? the? world? and? the? fashioning? of? man?...

This section continues the theological discussion on the left folio's second column, specifically addressing the nature of the soul and the divine essence.

... the? operation? and? grace? of? the? Holy? Spirit?... in? the? divine? scriptures?...

Regarding the things in the world and the nature? of? beings?, how? they? were? brought? forth? by? the? Creator?, and? what? order? they? received?, must? not? be? neglected?. For? God? made? all? things? in? wisdom original: sophia; in Christian theology, this often refers to the Logos or the pre-existent Christ through whom all things were made., and? nothing? did? He? bring? into? existence? randomly? or? by? chance?. But? just? as? the? craftsman original: technites; here used as a metaphor for God as the Architect of the Universe. before? the? work? carries? the? model? within? himself?...

At that time, when? all? things? were? brought? forth? from? non-existence? into? being?, the? divine? power? was? present? with? those? things? coming? into? being?...

The text continues with a detailed explanation of the creation and the hierarchy of created beings.