Книга Премудрости Соломона, Глава 1, стих 3. Толкования стиха

THE HOLY SPIRIT DOES NOT ENTER A MALICIOUS HEART. PSEUDO-AUGUSTINE: Certainly, every year we celebrate the day of the coming of the Holy Spirit. However, we must act in such a way as to invite him, with pure actions and feelings, so that he comes to us every day. We must be pure and clean in our senses and in our thoughts, and we must dedicate ourselves to watching over our speech and our hearts, so as to render ourselves always worthy of his visitations and his illumination and so that it may be evident that we are free from all impurity in our thoughts. He has said in fact that “perverse thoughts separate people from God.” Let us make every effort to be free from all backbiting and malice, because “wisdom will not enter a deceitful soul or dwell in a body enslaved to sin.” By their anger and pride, the hearts of the careless find themselves without the vigilance and protection of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, let us not sadden the Holy Spirit by these passions. Rather, let us invoke him, that with the grace of humility and the mildness of peace he would enter our hearts and that we would gladden him by our works and our initiatives. He himself has said, “With whom will I make my resting place? With the humble one, who has a contrite spirit and trembles at my word.” SERMON 182.6.

(Из Spuria)

Так как она не могла ясно понять, что говорил Спаситель (это превосходило мысль жены), то говорит Ему: «Знаю, что придет Мессия, то есть Христос; когда Он придет, научит нас всему» (Ин. 4:25). Смотри: (эта) душа раньше, чем видит, имеет любовь. Иудеи, увидев, не уверовали; эта, не видев, ожидает. Когда Христос увидел простоту этой души, говорит: «Это Я, Который говорю с тобою» (Ин. 4:26). Сколько спрашивали иудеи и мучились: «доколе» душу нашу «будешь держать» (Ин. 10:24), — и не было от Него ответа; эта сказала, что «придет», — и проповеданный выказал самого Себя. Это есть то, что сказано: «Ибо неправые умствования отдаляют от Бога, ...и является не неверующим Ему» («строптивая... помышления отлучают от Бога; ...является же не неверующим ему»).

Предполагая дать наставление царям и судиям, писатель увещевает их быть правосудными и искать Бога, а с Ним и мудрости, в простоте сердца, потому что Он открывается только таким людям; напротив, удаляется от грешников и от помышлений злых.

SIN SEPARATES US FROM THE TRINITY. Fulgentius of Ruspe: In the book of Wisdom it is clear that what separates people from God is not the distance of place but evil thoughts and wicked actions. It says, “Perverse thoughts separate people from God; the excellence of virtue banishes fools, because wisdom will not enter a heart that does evil or dwell in a heart enslaved to sin. The Holy Spirit of instruction flees deceit and departs from foolish speech.” Who cannot see that this alludes to the Trinity of persons, each according to their properties? In fact, it is said that “perverse thoughts separate people from God,” using a name by which the person of God the Father can be recognized. Then it adds that “wisdom will not enter a heart that does evil”; by this name Christ is indicated, whom Paul calls “the power of God and the wisdom of God.” Then it says, “The Holy Spirit flees from deceit, and departs from foolish speech.” Moreover, in order that no one would think that an evil or godless person could distance himself, spatially, from this holy Trinity who is the one, true and good God, Scripture then says, “Wisdom is a spirit that is a friend of people; but he will not leave unpunished one who blasphemes, because God is witness of his inmost feelings and a true observer of his heart, and he hears the words of his mouth. In fact, the Spirit of the Lord fills the universe.” BOOK TO VICTOR AGAINST THE SERMON OF FASTIDIOSUS THE ARIAN 4.