98. Wherefore, if we sensibly hold to those
things which be worthy of the Son of God, we ought to understand Him to
have been sent in such a way that the Word of God, out of the
incomprehensible and ineffable mystery of the depths of His majesty,
gave Himself for comprehension to our minds, so far as we could lay
hold of Him, not only when He “emptied” Himself, but also
when He dwelt in us, as it is written: “I will dwell in
them.” 2 Cor. vi. 16.
Elsewhere also it stands that God said: “Go to, let us go
down and confound their language.” Gen. xi. 7. God, indeed, never descends from
any place; for He says: “I fill heaven and
earth.” Jer. xxiii. 24. But He
seems to descend when the Word of God enters our hearts, as the prophet
has said: “Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make His paths
straight.” Isa. xl. 3. We are to
do this, so that, as He Himself promised, He may come together with the
Father and make His abode with us. S. John xiv. 23. It
is clear, then, how He comes.