This man He Greg. Nyss., De
opif., ch. 20. placed in
Paradise, a home that was alike spiritual and sensible. For he
lived in the body on the earth in the realm of sense, while he dwelt in
the spirit among the angels, cultivating divine thoughts, and being
supported by them: living in naked simplicity a life free from
artificiality, and being led up through His creations to the one and
only Creator, in Whose contemplation he found joy and gladness Text, εὐφραινόμενος.
Variant, σεμνυνόμενος..