As XLVIII. dist. Sec. necesse. Nay he
is called a dog rather than a bishop. As II. quaest. VII. qui nee. John.
(_e_) Because he read them for pleasure not for instruction, as de
conse. dist. V. non mediocriter.
(_f_) That is, with profane wisdom which fills but does not satisfy,[O]
(_g_) XIIII. quaest V. dixit.[P]
...offer up to God the first fruits of honey, that is, the
sweetness of human eloquence. The Magi, too, offered three gifts,
by which some would have us understand the three parts _(h)_ of
philosophy.
[The reader will note that the two paragraphs following belong
more properly to the first part of the argument; they may be
inserted just before the third paragraph above,--"From all which
instances," etc.]
Finally in his exposition of the Psalms, Cassiodorus bears
witness that all the splendor of rhetorical eloquence, all the
melody of poetic speech, whatever variety there may be of
pleasing pronunciation, have their origin in divine Scriptures.
Hence also Ambrose says concerning the Epistle to the Colossians:
The sum total of celestial knowledge or of earthly creation is in
Him who is their Fountain-head and Author, so that he who knows
Him should not seek anything beyond, because He is goodness and
wisdom in their completeness; whatever is sought elsewhere, in
Him is found in its completeness.
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