SECTION X

From the Theological Elements of the most holy Hierotheus.

Deity of the Lord Jesus,—the Cause and Completing of all, which preserves the parts concordant with the whole, and is neither part nor whole, and whole and part, as embracing in Itself everything both part and whole, and being above and before—is perfect indeed in the imperfect, as source of perfection, but imperfect in the perfect, as superperfect, and pre-perfect—Form producing form, in things without form, as Source of form—formless in the forms, as above form,—Essence, penetrating without stain the essences throughout, and superessential, exalted above every essence—setting bounds to the whole principalities and orders, and established above every principality and order. It is measure also of things existing, and age, and above age, and before age—full, in things that need, superfull in things full, unutterable, unspeakable, above mind, above life, above essence. It has the supernatural, supernaturally,—the superessential, superessentially. Hence, since through love towards man, He has come even to nature, and really became substantial, and the Super-God lived as Man (may He be merciful with regard to the things we are celebrating, which are beyond mind and expression), and in these He has the supernatural and super-substantial, not only in so far as He communicated with us without alteration and without confusion, suffering no loss as regards His superfulness, from His unutterable emptying of Himself—but also, because the newest of all new things, He was in our physical condition super-physical—in things substantial, super-substantial, excelling all the things—of us—from us—above us.