Athanasian Creed (Harley) n. 88

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88. It may be shown from the Word that the Lord rode on an ass and a colt the foal of an ass as a sign of royalty. [Matt. 21:5.]

Man ought to think of the Lord when he thinks of God and he ought to think from Him. Otherwise man cannot think with angels and thus be with them. The reason for this is that the angels think of God as a Man, because heaven is in the human form. In no other way are they able to think of God. On account of this, too, the Lord is to be approached and not God the Father entreated for the sake of the Son.


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