Dear Colleagues,
I am a relatively new member to this discussion list. I've enjoyed meeting
old friends and learning new things. I have a query. In a charter of 1188
AD ratifying a donation of one Simon of Thimeon to the abbey of Floreffe,
Henry, Count of Namur and Luxembourg writes: "In nomine sancte et individue
Trinitatis. Quoniam omnis potestas ab omnipotente Deo est, qui, cum ipse
potens sit, potentes tamen non abjicit, necessarium est, ut qui potestate
ab ipso concessa uti salubriter desiderat, et ipsi Domino dominorum in
timore servire, et ei servientes timorate servare studeat." [...Because all
power is from the all-powerful God, who, although he is powerful, does not
throw down the powerful, it is necessary that whoever desires to use in a
healthy way the power granted by God should strive both to serve the Lord
of Lords in fear and to conserve faithfully those serving him.] This
elegant and paradoxical sentence echoes the Magnificat (e.g., Luke 2.52).
I'm wondering if it echoes or quotes anything else. Also, does anyone know
anything about this Henry count of Namur and Luxembourg or his clerks?
Thanks for any help. Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB, Ascension Priory, 541 East-100
South, Jerome, ID 83338. Phone/fax: 208-324-2377. Email:
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