But seeing the source from which this book came forth, the majesty of the matter surpasses all human eloquence, being privileged and having such force within it that a single sentence has power to ravish, inspire, and give knowledge to the most stupid and ignorant beings alive in what way God wishes to be known, seen, and heard.
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "But seeing the source from which this book came forth, the majesty of the matter surpasses all human eloquence, being privileged and having such force within it that a single sentence has power to ravish, inspire, and give knowledge to the most stupid and ignorant beings alive in what way God wishes to be known, seen, and heard." in the context of "Elizabeth I to Catherine Parr prefacing her English translation of chapter 1 of Calvin's Institution De La Religion Chrestienne (30 December 1545), quoted in Leah Marcus, Janel Mueller and Mary Rose (eds.), Elizabeth I: Collected Works (2002), p. 12" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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