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Richard of Saint Victor

c. A.D. 1110–1173
Richard of Saint Victor · c. A.D. 1110–1173 1173
“judgment was given. those who persevere in Divine contemplation, who read every day the book of wisdom, transcribe, so to speak, in their hearts whatever they grasp by their clear insight of the truth. What else are the hearts of those who judge, divinely instructed in all truth, but a codex of the law? the judges to open the books of their decree in the presence of those who are to be judged signifies that they open their hearts to the gaze of all those who are below them, and that they reveal their knowledge in whatever pertains to the judgment.”
Historical Christian Faith commentaries database, on Rev 20:4 Source

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