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| The Evidence of the Senses Contrasted with that from Supernatural Vision.
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Chapter XIII.—The
Evidence of the Senses Contrasted with that from Supernatural
Vision.
Simon, on hearing this, interrupted him, and
said: “I know against whom you are making these remarks;
but in order that I may not spend any time in discussing subjects which
I do not wish to discuss, repeating the same statements to refute you,
reply to that which is concisely stated by us. You professed that
you had well understood the doctrines and deeds1346
of your teacher because you saw them
before you with your own eyes,1347
| 1347 The
mss. have here ἐνεργείᾳ,
“activity.” This has been amended into ἐναργείᾳ,
“with plainness, with distinctness.” ᾽Ενάργεια is
used throughout in opposition to ὀπτασία, ὅραμα, and ἐνύπνιον, and means
the act of seeing and hearing by our own senses in plain daylight, when
to doubt the fact observed is to doubt the senses; ὀπτασία is apparition or
vision in ecstasy, or some extraordinary way but that of sleep;
ὅραμα and ἐνύπνιον are
restricted to visions in sleep. The last term implies this.
The first means simply “a thing seen.” | and heard them
with your own ears,
and that it is not possible for any other to have anything similar by
vision or apparition. But I shall show that this is false.
He who hears any one with his own ears, is not altogether fully assured
of the truth of what is said; for his mind has to consider whether he
is wrong or not, inasmuch as he is a man as far as appearance
goes. But apparition not merely presents an object to view, but
inspires him who sees it with confidence, for it comes from God.
Now reply first to this.”1348
| 1348 [Comp.
Recognitions, ii. 50, 51, 61–65. The emphasis laid
upon supernatural visions in the remainder of the Homily has been
supposed to convey an insinuation against the revelations to the
Apostle Paul.—R.] |
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