And I saw: and behold in the midst of the throne and of the four living creatures, and in the midst of the ancients, a Lamb standing as it were slain, having seven horns and seven eyes: which are the seven Spirits of God, sent forth into all the earth.
Glossa Ordinaria
And behold in the midst of the throne. The Church, which by Christ is possessed as a throne, is pastured as the living creatures, is honoured as the ancients in the judgment of power; herself built upon Christ, in the seven horns of fortitude she is exalted with a kingdom, in the seven eyes she is enlightened with signs and virtues. As it were slain. Because although he died, yet by the power of God he lives. Or among his own he is as one slain, in whom he is daily mortified. Seven horns, etc. Because he gives the kingdom, which is noted in the horns. Eyes, because he enlightens. Or the horns are the more eminent saints, founded upon Christ their head, going beyond the flesh.
English is machine-translated from the public-domain Latin (Glossa Ordinaria, Migne, Patrologia Latina 113-114, 1852; digital text from Corpus Corporum, mlat.uzh.ch), since no public-domain English translation exists. It is not a scholarly translation. Please report errors.