The Work of the Spirit and the Divine Nature

Rather through her, and by her, and under her feet as works; for the Father, having willed, began, and the Only-begotten Son created, and the Spirit of God sanctified and through his sanctification completed, enlightened, empowered, and gave life.

Being wholly present in all and in each one, and wholly participating and being contained by all through goodness, and not being divided, nor changing or transforming; but always breathing upon all similarly, and not in parts, and guarding the inherent purity from the defilement of bodies, illuminating all with divinity and everywhere multiplying sanctification, love, peace, wisdom, joy, safety, and every good, as they flashed forth from the source subsisting in the Father.

Through which also the God and Father approaches us, with whom he is in the heavens and remains with us; each divine hypostasis being able to do all things perfectly without hindrance, so that the shared and unalterable nature of them might be shown, as well as the worship, glory, and thanksgiving which ought to come from us, because of this, since creation is fulfilled by the Holy Trinity.

Thus presenting that creation is triadically ordered, he sings: 'By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, and by the spirit of his mouth all their strength' (Psalm 33:6). For he said 'Lord' regarding God the Father, 'Word' regarding the Only-begotten Son, through whom also they were created, and 'Spirit' regarding the hypostatic Holy Spirit of God, through whom, having been sanctified, they were empowered.

For it is the divine name, the almighty and surpassing title, being remembered and co-glorified with Father and Son; the sanctifying and life-giving and communicator of heavenly light; the guardian of each one's abiding in identity; that echoed in the prophets and apostles, and strengthened the martyrs to stand against tyrannical violence; that renews...

And they free us as Lord, and make us sons of God through the spirit of adoption; that which drives away the swarm of demons by the light, and scatters the adversary; that which opens for us the gates of the heavens, and leads us to the entrance of salvation, and working as a participant in the life and hymnody of the angels.

1.11 That which carries the tribulation happening to us toward the heavenly God and Father; the self-governing and surpassingly calm appearance; the fruitful, inexperienced, and saving power; the immeasurable, incomparable, and pure hypostasis; the stainless, stable, and all-pure glory; the divine grace which replenishes what is lacking and heals the weak; the unspeakable and eternal goodness; the source of inexhaustible gifts and the procession of every good mind; the true manifestation of things to come and unknown.

1.12 The saving seal and the divine anointing, the pledge of eternal good things, through whom all creation, visible and invisible, rational and irrational, is strengthened; through whom for us is the divine rebirth, the forgiveness of lawlessness, the covering of sins, and the drawing near to God; and both a crown and the reception of good things for the righteous; and a heavenly sustenance and life without end and the inheritance of the kingdom of God eternally.

1.13 He who, through regeneration, becomes a participant in the fellowship of these mentioned good things, and toward the catholic epistles is a participant in the divine nature. For having received the incorruptible and eternal light, he remains in youth and freshness according to the intelligible, and is made like the only one having immortality and dwelling in light that is inaccessible.

1.14 For they know that the priests of the old and new covenant are the Holy Spirit of the one supreme divine sacrifice. Immediately, indeed, they testify: 2.N On the Holy Spirit being of God; and concerning the heretical opposition 2.1 First, that it is a spirit of God and from God, even if not with...