h greater daring; or by way of "merit," as the sinful subjects merit a sinful superior, according to Job 34:30, "Who maketh a man that is a hypocrite to reign for the sins of the people?" Hence the people of Israel were punished for David's sin in numbering the people ( 2 Kings 2…

XI Hisp. Sacrae, ita transulit hanc quaestionem: Quaeri rationabiliter potest, quomodo in hoc loco (Job. XXXIV, 30, qui deest in codice, vel eum omisit editor) dicitur, quod regnare hypocritam facit, cum hac de re per prophetam specialiter queratur [Col. 0622D] dicens, Ipsi regn…

, quomodo [Col. 0622C] e contrario Job dicit: Qui regnare facit hypocritam propter peccata populi (Job. XXXIV, 30) ? Quis enim recte sentiens dicat, quod fecit Dominus quod minime cognoscit? RESPONSIO (Ex Greg. Magn., lib. XXV Mor., num. 41) . Scire Dei, approbare est; nesc…