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He speaks of the true wisdom of man, viz. that by which he remembers, understands, and loves God; and shows that it is in this very thing that the mind of man is the image of God, although his mind, which is here renewed in the knowledge of God, will only then be made the perfect likeness of God in that image when there shall be a perfect sight of God.

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Book XIV.

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The true wisdom of man is treated of; and it is shown that the image of God, which man is in respect to his mind, is not placed properly in transitory things, as in memory, understanding, and love, whether of faith itself as existing in time, or even of the mind as busied with itself, but in things that are permanent; and that this wisdom is then perfected, when the mind is renewed in the knowledge of God, according to the image of Him who created man after His own Image, and thus attains to wisdom, wherein that which is contemplated is eternal.

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What the Wisdom is of Which We are Here to Treat. Whence the Name of Philosopher Arose. What Has Been Already Said Concerning the Distinction of Knowledge and Wisdom.

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There is a Kind of Trinity in the Holding, Contemplating, and Loving of Faith Temporal, But One that Does Not Yet Attain to Being Properly an Image of God.

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A Difficulty Removed, Which Lies in the Way of What Has Just Been Said.

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The Image of God is to Be Sought in the Immortality of the Rational Soul. How a Trinity is Demonstrated in the Mind.

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Whether the Mind of Infants Knows Itself.

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How a Kind of Trinity Exists in the Mind Thinking of Itself. What is the Part of Thought in This Trinity.

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The Thing is Made Plain by an Example. In What Way the Matter is Handled in Order to Help the Reader.

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The Trinity Which is the Image of God is Now to Be Sought in the Noblest Part of the Mind.

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Whether Justice and the Other Virtues Cease to Exist in the Future Life.

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How a Trinity is Produced by the Mind Remembering, Understanding, and Loving Itself.

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Whether Memory is Also of Things Present.

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The Trinity in the Mind is the Image of God, in that It Remembers, Understands, and Loves God, Which to Do is Wisdom.

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How Any One Can Forget and Remember God.

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The Mind Loves God in Rightly Loving Itself; And If It Love Not God, It Must Be Said to Hate Itself. Even a Weak and Erring Mind is Always Strong in Remembering, Understanding, and Loving Itself. Let It Be Turned to God, that It May Be Blessed by Remembering, Understanding, and Loving Him.

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Although the Soul Hopes for Blessedness, Yet It Does Not Remember Lost Blessedness, But Remembers God and the Rules of Righteousness. The Unchangeable Rules of Right Living are Known Even to the Ungodly.

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How the Image of God is Formed Anew in Man.

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How the Image of God in the Mind is Renewed Until the Likeness of God is Perfected in It in Blessedness.

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Whether the Sentence of John is to Be Understood of Our Future Likeness with the Son of God in the Immortality Itself Also of the Body.

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John is Rather to Be Understood of Our Perfect Likeness with the Trinity in Life Eternal. Wisdom is Perfected in Happiness.

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