On the Divine Names
Mystical-theological treatise on the names attributed to God, attributed to Dionysius the Areopagite, emphasizing that theology must proceed from Sacred Scripture.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter I: On the Excellence, Necessity, and Fruit of Sacred Scripture
— Dionysius quoted at length from chapter 1 on proceeding from Sacred Scripture as a principle
"ought it be presumed to say or think anything about the super-substantial and most secret divinity, beyond what the sacred oracles have handed down to us"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light
— Cited (Part I, ch. 4) on thirty-four properties of light fitting for God; light as a living image of God
"See St. Dionysius, On the Divine Names, Part I, ch. 4, where he lists thirty-four properties of light and fire, wonderfully fitting for God and divine things."