uld not be said of them rather than of others, that they are moved. On the contrary, It is written ( Job 26:11 ): "The pillars of heaven tremble, and dread at His beck." Now the pillars of heaven can denote only the virtues of heaven. Therefore the virtues of heaven will be moved…

sible for nature, will consequently be impossible for the blessedness of heaven. Hence in expounding Job 26:11 , “The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof,” Gregory says (17 Moral. in fin ): “The heavenly powers which unceasingly behold him tremble while th…

t per figuram de eis in libro Job dicitur: Columnae coeli contremiscunt, et pavent ad nutum ejus (Job. XXVI, 11) . Qui tamen tremor, ne eis poenalis sit, non timoris est, sed admirationis. Cum igitur in coelestibus tanta sit devotio laudantium, veneratio [Col. 1254B] adoranti…