Ludovicus van Leuven, Amoris divini et humani antipathia (1629)
Table of contents ↑Quies Amoris [78]
Quies Amoris.
XXXVI.
Gerson.
Ps. 94.
Augustin.
INdex magneticus nunquam consistit nisi sep-
tentrionem versus sese mouerit, ac in sidus il-
lud polare aciem fixerit. nusquam animo huma-
no quies nisi in Deo. quemadmodum enim quæ-
libet res dum perfectionem adipiscitur illique
coniungitur, in quiete est; sic spiritus noster, dum
vnitur & coniūgitur summo perfectibili, vt quie-
tetur, necessè est. hæc est illa terra promissa que o-
re domini vocatur requies, ad quā anima perfecta
suspirat. eam cupiebat Augustinus quando sic cla-
mabat ad dominum: quiescat in te Deus meus
cor meum: cor meum enim est Mare magnum
tumens fluctibus. tu qui imperasti ventis & mari,
& facta est tranquilitas magna, veni & ingredere
super fluctus cordis mei, vt tranquilla & serena
fiant omnia mea, quatenus te vnicū bonum meum
amplectar sine tumultuantium cogitationum cæ-
câcaligine, confugiat, domine, mens mea, sub vm-
brâalarum tuarum, ab æstibus cogitationum hu-
ius sæculi, vbi in tui refrigerij temperamento ab-
sconsa, lætabunda cantet & dicat: in pace in id
ipsum dormiam & requiescam. dormiat igitur
obsecro memoria mea ab omnibus malis. vt te
perfectè frui merear.
INdex magneticus nunquam consistit nisi sep-
tentrionem versus sese mouerit, ac in sidus il-
lud polare aciem fixerit. nusquam animo huma-
no quies nisi in Deo. quemadmodum enim quæ-
libet res dum perfectionem adipiscitur illique
coniungitur, in quiete est; sic spiritus noster, dum
vnitur & coniūgitur summo perfectibili, vt quie-
tetur, necessè est. hæc est illa terra promissa que o-
re domini vocatur requies, ad quā anima perfecta
suspirat. eam cupiebat Augustinus quando sic cla-
mabat ad dominum: quiescat in te Deus meus
cor meum: cor meum enim est Mare magnum
tumens fluctibus. tu qui imperasti ventis & mari,
& facta est tranquilitas magna, veni & ingredere
super fluctus cordis mei, vt tranquilla & serena
fiant omnia mea, quatenus te vnicū bonum meum
amplectar sine tumultuantium cogitationum cæ-
câcaligine, confugiat, domine, mens mea, sub vm-
brâalarum tuarum, ab æstibus cogitationum hu-
ius sæculi, vbi in tui refrigerij temperamento ab-
sconsa, lætabunda cantet & dicat: in pace in id
ipsum dormiam & requiescam. dormiat igitur
obsecro memoria mea ab omnibus malis. vt te
perfectè frui merear.
In Domino quies.
Quietude de l'Amour.
XXXVI.
Si l'aiguille au quadrant, d'vn mouement extreme,
Vat recherchant l'aimant, qu' vniquement elle ayme,
Sans reposer que lors qu' elle at trouuéle nort.
Comment deuroit le cœur d'vn ame bien aymante
Chercher l'amour de Dieu qui seul larend contante,
Lors qu' elle at en son sein, trouuél'aimant plus fort.
XXXVI.
Si l'aiguille au quadrant, d'vn mouement extreme,
Vat recherchant l'aimant, qu' vniquement elle ayme,
Sans reposer que lors qu' elle at trouuéle nort.
Comment deuroit le cœur d'vn ame bien aymante
Chercher l'amour de Dieu qui seul larend contante,
Lors qu' elle at en son sein, trouuél'aimant plus fort.
Translations
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Repose of love. |
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The magnetic needle comes to a standstill only when it has moved itself towards the North, and has fixed its gaze on that
notable star of the Pole. There is no rest for the human heart but in God. For just as anything whatever, when it searches
to acquire perfection and establishes a bond therewith, is in rest, so of necessity our spirit finds rest while it unites
itself with and attaches itself to the highest perfection that can be attained. This is that promised land called "rest"
by the Lord, for which the perfected soul yearns. It is out of desire for this that Augustine calls out to the Lord: let my
heart come to rest in You, my God. For my heart is a great sea, swollen with waves. You who holds rule over the winds and
the sea (and a great tranquility results), come and stride over the waves of my heart, so that all of me may become tranquil
and serene, let my heart, in so far as I embrace You as my good without the blind darkness of unruly thoughts, my mind find
refuge, Lord, under the shadow of Your wings, from the hot turmoil of the thoughts of this world, so that there, hidden in
the temperance of your coolness, it may joyfully sing and say: in peace with this very thing may I sleep and find rest. Let,
I beseech You, my memory sleep, protected from all evil, so that I deserve to enjoy You in perfection. |
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In the Lord there is rest. |
Sources and parallels
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Parallel for the pictura (exact copy), the Latin motto and the French epigram in:De veyligste Rust [27] (in: Jan van Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelyke liefde (1709))
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Parallel for the same Latin motto ('In Domino quies') and the message of the subscriptio; the pictura shows a weathercock
as direction indicator (in stead of a compass): Dominae, quo me vocat, aura. [29] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627))
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References, across this site, to this page:
- Dominae, quo me vocat, aura. [29] (in: Jacob Cats, Sinne- en minnebeelden (1627))
- De veyligste Rust [27] (in: Jan van Hoogstraten, Zegepraal der goddelyke liefde (1709))