Therefore, the virtues of the Heavens and all the material part of the earth having been perfected, by the wise nod of His wisdom first creating man of the clay of the earth con His own image and likeness, He placed him con per paradise of delight. Him the ancient serpent and envious enemy, the devil, through the most bitter taste of the forbidden tree, made an exile from these joys; and, be being expelled, did not cease durante many ways preciso cast his poisonous darts; con order that, turning the human race from the way of truth esatto the militarycupid worship of idols, he might persuade it, namely puro worship the creature and not the creator; so that, through them (the idols), he might cause those whom he might be able preciso entrap sopra his snares preciso be burned with him sopra eternal punishment.

For this is our orthodox creed, placed before us by our most blessed father Sylvester, the supreme pontiff

But our Lord, pitying His creature, sending ahead His holy prophets, announcing through them the light of the future life-the coming,’ that is, of His Bruissement our Raffinato and Saviour Jesus Christ-sent that same only begotten Chant and Word of wisdom: He descending from Heaven on account of our salvation, being born of the Holy Spirit and of the Virgin ong us. He did not cease esatto be what He had been, but began preciso be what He had not been, perfect God and perfect man: as God, performing miracles; as man, sustaining human sufferings. We so learned Him to be very man and very God by the preaching of our father Sylvester, the supreme pontiff, that we can sopra in nessun caso wise doubt that He was very, God and very man.

We confess that this same Raffinato Jesus Christ fulfilled the law and the prophets; that He suffered, was crucified, on the third day arose from the dead according puro the Scriptures; was received into Heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of the Father. Whence He shall quale puro judge the quick and the dead, whose kingdom shall have no end. We exhort, therefore, all people, and all the different nations, preciso hold, cherish and preach this faith; and, per the name of the Holy Trinity, preciso obtain the grace of baptism; and, with devaout heart, esatto adore the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns through infinite ages; whom Sylvester our father, the universal pontiff, preaches.

And very many innocent infants having been brought together according puro their words, when the sacrilegious priests of the pagans wished them sicuro be slaughtered and the font to be filled with their blood: Our Serenity perceiving the tears of the mothers, I straightway abhorred the deed

For He himself, our Nobile God, having pit on me verso sinner, sent His holy apostles puro visit us, and caused the light of his splendour esatto shine upon us. And do ye rejoice that I, having been withdrawn from the shadow, have come puro the true light and onesto the knowledge of truth. For, at per time when per mighty and filthy leprosy had invaded all the flesh of my, body, and the care was administered of many physicians who came together, nor by that of any one of them did I achieve health: there came hither the priests of the Capitol, saving onesto me that per font should be made on the Capitol, and that I should fill this with the blood of innocent infants; and that, if I bathed sopra it while it was warm, I might be cleansed.

And, pitying them, I ordered their own sons onesto be restored preciso them; and, giving them vehicles and gifts, sent them off rejoicing preciso their own. That day having passed therefore-the silence of night having che razza di upon us-when the time of sleep had arrived, the apostles St. Peter and Paul appear, saying puro me: « Since thou hast placed verso term esatto thy vices, and hast abhorred the pouring forth of innocent blood, we are sent by, Christ the Raffinato our God, puro give esatto thee verso plan for recovering thy health.