δείκνυται διανοίᾳ. περὶ ἧς λελάληκεν ὧδε· „ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος αὐτῷ, ἡνίκα παρῆλθε τὸ εἶδος τοῦ θεοῦ“ (Gen. 32, 31)· τῷ γὰρ ὄντι ταῖς ἱερωτάταις ἰδέαις καὶ ὡς ἂν εἰκόσιν ἀσωμάτοις ὅταν μηκέτι δυνώμεθα συνδιατρίβειν, ἀλλ’ ἑτέρωσε τρεπόμενοι μεταχωρήσωμεν, ἄλλῳ φωτὶ τῷ κατὰ αἴσθησιν…

at after Jacob had said ( Gn. 32:30 ), "'I have seen God face to face' . . . he halted on his foot ( Gn. 32:31 ) . . . because he touched the sinew of his thigh and it shrank" ( Gn. 32:32 ). Therefore seemingly there is no delight in contemplation. On the contrary, It is written…

ol. 1058D] ut in Genesi: «Ortus est sol ei, postquam transgressus est Phanuel [Note: [Col. 1057] 34 Gen. XXXII, 31.] ,» quod postquam desinemus videre Deum per fidem, videbimus eum in patria coelesti facie ad faciem: quod Phanuel facies Dei interpretatur, et designat fidem.…