{"slug":"tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1","id":"latin:ogl-pl:tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1","title":"De Diversibus Appellationibus DN Jesu Christo Convenientibus","title_source":"De Diversibus Appellationibus DN Jesu Christo Convenientibus","author":"Nicetas Aquileiensis Episcopus","genre":"treatise","date":"","tradition":"latin","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T06:06:51Z","cost_usd":0.002574},"source":{"registry_id":"latin:ogl-pl:tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1","work_id":"tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1","edition":"ogl-pl","language":"","license":"Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/tmp859/tmp859/tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1.xml"},"stats":{"passages":4,"english_words":1171,"coptic_letters":0,"source_letters":4383,"commentary_units":23,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":1,"ambiguities":7,"work_notes":6,"external_links":0,"timeline":5},"summary":{"work":"tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1","abstract":"De Diversibus Appellationibus DN Jesu Christo Convenientibus is a Latin treatise attributed to Nicetas, bishop of Aquileia (ca. 366–414), that enumerates and explains the various names and titles of Jesus Christ drawn from Scripture and patristic tradition. The work survives in a single manuscript tradition, the earliest witness being a 9th-century codex from northern Italy. It follows a two-part structure of listing Christological titles and then expounding their meanings, reflecting early medieval Latin theological method. The treatise was later quoted in medieval florilegia and by Thomas Aquinas in the Catena Aurea, indicating its influence on scholastic Christology. Its attribution to Nicetas is traditional but not universally accepted; some scholars assign it to an anonymous contemporary.","historical_context":"The treatise was likely composed in the late 4th or early 5th century in Aquileia, a major ecclesiastical center in northern Italy. Nicetas was bishop there from ca. 366 to 414, a period of intense Christological debate following the Council of Nicaea (325). The work reflects the Nicene emphasis on the Son's consubstantiality and draws on Greek patristic traditions, particularly in its use of terms like 'logos' (translated as 'verbum'). The text survives in a single manuscript tradition; the earliest witness is a 9th-century codex from northern Italy, suggesting limited but continuous transmission in Carolingian monastic libraries. It was later included in the Patrologia Latina and cited by Thomas Aquinas, indicating its use in medieval scholasticism. The attribution to Nicetas is traditional but disputed; some scholars propose an anonymous contemporary author.","significance":"This treatise is a key witness to the early Latin systematization of Christological titles, bridging Greek patristic thought and Western medieval theology. Its influence on Carolingian florilegia and Thomas Aquinas's Catena Aurea demonstrates its role in shaping scholastic discussions of divine names. The work also preserves rare titles like 'Angel of the Great Council', reflecting early Christian typology.","timeline":[{"date":"ca. 366–414","event":"Nicetas serves as bishop of Aquileia; treatise likely composed during this period."},{"date":"4th–5th c.","event":"Composition of De Diversibus Appellationibus, reflecting Nicene Christology."},{"date":"9th c.","event":"Earliest surviving manuscript witness, a codex from northern Italy."},{"date":"13th c.","event":"Thomas Aquinas cites the treatise in the Catena Aurea."},{"date":"19th c.","event":"Work printed in Patrologia Latina (Migne), making it widely available."}],"relations":[{"work":"Catena Aurea","relation":"Quoted by Thomas Aquinas as a patristic source on Christ's names.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Patrologia Latina","relation":"Printed in Migne's edition, ensuring modern transmission.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"De Divinis Nominibus (Pseudo-Dionysius)","relation":"Similar genre of divine name exposition, though less known in the West.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"John 1:1","relation":"Key scriptural source for the title 'Word' (logos/verbum).","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Isaiah 9:6","relation":"Possible source for the rare title 'Angel of the Great Council'.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[],"cautions":["Attribution to Nicetas is traditional but not universally accepted; some scholars assign the work to an anonymous contemporary.","The treatise survives in a single manuscript tradition; the edition does not collate all variants, and some readings remain conjectural where the sole witness is damaged.","The exact date of composition is unknown; it is placed in the late 4th or early 5th century based on Nicetas's episcopate."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000463,"generated":"2026-11-15T06:06:51Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Open Greek and Latin Patrologia Latina","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/tmp859/tmp859/tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1.xml"}],"checks":{"work":"tmp859.tmp859.opp-lat1","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":4,"translated":4,"commentary_passages":4,"commentary_units":23,"english_words":1171,"source_letters":4356,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"A treatise listing and explaining the various names and titles applied to Jesus Christ, drawing on Scripture and patristic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Survives in a single manuscript tradition; the earliest witness is a 9th-century codex from northern Italy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Composed in the late 4th or early 5th century; Nicetas was bishop of Aquileia ca. 366–414.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Quoted by later medieval florilegia and by Thomas Aquinas in the Catena Aurea as a patristic source on Christ’s names.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The edition does not collate all manuscript variants; some readings remain conjectural where the sole witness is damaged.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"Attribution to Nicetas is traditional but not universally accepted; some scholars assign the work to an anonymous contemporary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"coverage","severity":"info","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: treatise in Latin; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 4 narrative."},{"kind":"scripture","severity":"info","text":"1 scriptural phrase match(es) noted: John 4:10."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: ogl-pl — Available under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":4},"term_index":[],"citations":{},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"SANCTINICETÆ EPISCOPI AQUILIENSIS DE DIVERSIS APPELLATIOMBUS D. N. JÉSU CHRISTO CONVENIENTIBUS.\n\ni. Multa nomina multaeque appellationes in Scripturis sanclis inveniuntur, quae Domino Jesu et Salvatorinostroconveniunt. Dicitur verbum,dicitursapientia, lux, virtus, dextera, brachium, angelus, appellatur homo; dicituragnus, ovis, sacerdos, via, veritas, vita; dicitur vitis,justitia, redemptio: panis, lapis, medious, fons aquæ vivae, pax. judex, janua appellatur. Hæc omnia dicitur et alia multa vocabula in Seripturis sanctis de Christo invenies; cum unus atque idem sit Dei Filius Deus noster, ut virtutis ejus ac dis pensationis ratio cognoscatur. Audisti appellationes; quare nunc appellationum significationes. Verbum dicitur, vel quod impassibiliter genitus sit a Deo Patre, vel quod sine diminutione paternæ substantiæ ejus exstiteritgeneratio. Nam nec homodiminutionemaliquam pati videtur cum verbum emittit. Velcerte verbum dicitur, quod per ipsum sit Deus Pater semper et angeiis locutus et hominibus.Sapientia dicitur,quia per ipsum sunt in principio sapienter cuncta disposita.Lux dicitur, quia et primas mundi tenebras ipse illuminavit, et noctes mentium humanarum suo adventu fugavit. Virtus dicitur, quianulla eum potest superarecrea. tura. Dextera et brachium dicitur, quia per ipsum universa creatasunt,etab ipso omnia continentur.","english":"SAINT NICETAS, BISHOP OF AQUILEIA, ON THE VARIOUS TITLES WHICH ARE APPLICABLE TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST.\n\ni. Many names and many titles are found in the Holy Scriptures which are applicable to our Lord Jesus and Savior. He is called Word, he is called Wisdom, Light, Power, Right Hand, Arm, Angel; he is called Man; he is called Lamb, Sheep, Priest, Way, Truth, Life; he is called Vine, Justice, Redemption; Bread, Stone, Physician, Fountain of Living Water, Peace, Judge; he is called Door. All these things he is called, and you will find many other terms in the Holy Scriptures concerning Christ; although he is one and the same, our God the Son of God, so that the rationale of his power and dispensation may be understood. You have heard the titles; now [hear] the meanings of the titles. He is called Word, either because he was begotten impassibly from God the Father, or because his generation occurred without any diminution of the paternal substance. For a man does not seem to suffer any diminution when he emits a word. Or certainly he is called Word, because through him God the Father has always spoken both to angels and to men. He is called Wisdom, because through him all things were wisely arranged in the beginning. He is called Light, because he both illuminated the primal darkness of the world and put to flight the nights of human minds by his coming. He is called Power, because no creature can overcome him. He is called Right Hand and Arm, because through him all things were created, and by him all things are held together.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a list of Christological titles drawn from Scripture, then transitions to explaining their meanings. This two-part structure (enumeration then exposition) is typical of early medieval Latin treatises on divine names.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"verbum","severity":"info","text":"The Latin 'verbum' translates Greek 'logos', a key Christological term from John 1:1. Nicetas offers two explanations: impassible generation from the Father, and divine communication through the Son.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The list of titles (Word, Wisdom, Light, etc.) echoes New Testament passages such as John 1:1 (Word), John 8:12 (Light), and John 14:6 (Way, Truth, Life). No direct quotation is given, but the clustering is scripturally derived.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Nicetas of Aquileia (4th–5th century) wrote in a period when Christological titles were being systematized in Latin theology, influenced by Greek patristic traditions. His work reflects the Nicene emphasis on the Son's consubstantiality.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This treatise was transmitted in medieval Latin manuscripts and later printed in the Patrologia Latina (Migne). It influenced Carolingian and Scholastic discussions of divine names, though it is less known than Pseudo-Dionysius's work.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has minor orthographic variants (e.g., 'sanclis' for 'sanctis', 'Jésu' for 'Jesu') that do not affect meaning. The phrase 'appellationum significationes' is elliptical, requiring the supplied verb 'hear' in translation."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"scripture","severity":"info","ref":"John 4:10","text":"The English carries the scriptural phrase “living water”, which matches John 4:10. The match is on the English draft; check the Coptic before quoting the verse."}]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Angelus magni consilii appellatur,quia ipse est nuntius paternæ voluntatis, Dicitur hominis Filius, quia A propter nos homines homo nasci dignatus est. Dioitun agnis propter innocentiam singularem Ovis dicitur, ut ejus passio demonstretur. Sacerdos dicitur, vel quia suum corpus oblationem et hostiamobtulit Deo Patri pro nobis; vel quod pec nos a dies singulos offerri dignatur. Dicitur via,quia per ipsum pergimus ad salutem. Vitis apellatur, quia brachiorum palmites extendens in cruce, magnum sæculo praestitit dulcedinis fruot um Justitia dicitur, qui persui nominisfidem j ustificatpeccatores. Redemptiodicitur, quia olim perditossanguinis sui pretio nos redemit. Panis dicitur, quia famem gentium per suum refecit Evangelium Lapis dicitur, quianec serpens fecit in eo vestigium, et nobis ipse præstitit munimentum. Medicus dicitur, quia infirmitates nostras etvulnera sua visitatione ouravit. Fons aquæ vivæ dicitur, quia per lavacrum regenerationis et abluit et vivificat peceatores.. Pax dicitur, quia dissidentes in unum colligit, et Deo Patri reconciliavit. Resurrectio dioitur, quia ipse omnia de sepulcris corpora suscitabit. Judex dicitur quia ipse eet et vivos judicaturus et mortuos. Janua dicitur, quia perips cum cœlorum regnifidelibas aperitur in troitus.","english":"He is called the Angel of the Great Council, because he is the messenger of the Father's will. He is called the Son of Man, because he deigned to be born a man for us men. He is called the Lamb, on account of his singular innocence. He is called the Sheep, so that his passion might be demonstrated. He is called the Priest, either because he offered his own body as an oblation and sacrifice to God the Father for us, or because he deigns to be offered by us each day. He is called the Way, because through him we proceed to salvation. He is called the Vine, because, extending the branches of his arms on the cross, he provided the great fruit of sweetness to the age. He is called Justice, because he justifies sinners through faith in his name. He is called Redemption, because he redeemed us, once lost, with the price of his blood. He is called Bread, because he refreshed the hunger of the nations through his Gospel. He is called the Stone, because the serpent made no footprint in him, and he himself provided a bulwark for us. He is called the Physician, because he cured our infirmities and wounds by his visitation. He is called the Fountain of Living Water, because through the laver of regeneration he both washes and gives life to sinners. He is called Peace, because he gathers the dissenting into one, and reconciled them to God the Father. He is called Resurrection, because he himself will raise all bodies from the tombs. He is called the Judge, because he himself will judge both the living and the dead. He is called the Door, because through him the entrance to the kingdom of heaven is opened for the faithful.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Angelus magni consilii","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Angel of the Great Council' is rare; it likely echoes Isaiah 9:6 and early Christian typology of Christ as messenger of the divine plan.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Lapis","severity":"info","text":"The claim that the serpent made no footprint in the Stone alludes to Psalm 91:9 (Vulgate 90:9) and patristic exegesis of Christ as the unassailable rock.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Panis","severity":"info","text":"Calling Christ 'Bread' who refreshes through the Gospel reflects Eucharistic theology and John 6:35, where Christ declares himself the bread of life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the catalogue of Christ's titles from the previous section, each introduced by 'dicitur' and followed by a causal clause with 'quia'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Sacerdos","severity":"info","text":"The dual explanation of Christ as Priest—offering his body and being offered daily—reflects early medieval debates on Eucharistic sacrifice and priestly identity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Dioitun agnis","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin 'Dioitun agnis' is corrupt; the English draft reads 'He is called the Lamb' and 'He is called the Sheep', but the manuscript may have misdivided 'dicitur agnus'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'Dioitun agnis' is unclear; it may be a scribal error for 'dicitur agnus' (he is called the lamb) and 'ovis dicitur' (he is called the sheep).","The clause 'quod pec nos a dies singulos offerri dignatur' is garbled; the intended sense is 'because he deigns to be offered by us each day'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"Ergo quia tantis et nominibus et titulis Dominus communis appellatur, habe fiduciam, fidelis, et spem tuam in ipso tota virtute constitue. Nam ut Patrem sciat, ipse tibi verbum est. Si vis recte sapere, ipsum quære, quia sapientia est. Si tenebras aliquas sen sus tuus patitur, Ohristum require;quia lumenest. Infirmus es? habes refugium, quia et medicus est et virtus. Vis scire per, quem sit mundus creatas, et aqao omnia contineaatur? ipsum crede, quia brachium. et dettera perhibetur. Pavorem sustines aliquem? in omnibus tibi velut angelus aderit. Si tibidifficile fuerit visu accedere ad tantamunigeniti majestatem, ne desperes, 'quia et homo factos est, ut ad eum faeile accessum haberet humanitas. Si innocens fueris, tibi ipsi se a sociabit velut agnus. Si te persecutio aliqua gentilis oontristat, sume fidueiam, quia et ipse tamquamovis immolatus est; et te tamquam sacerdos Patri suscipietofferendum. Si Mam salutis ignoras, require Christum, quia ipse est iter animarum. Sivis sdire veritatem, ipsumaudi, quia veritas est. Mortem omnino ne timeas, quia Christus vita credentium est. Dulcedo te saecuii delectat?; magis ad crucem Christi convertere, utejus vitis, quæ in cruce pependit, dulcedine recreeris. Peccator es perditus? jusatitiam debes esurire,1 redemptorem sitire, quod Christus est: satiat enim quia panis est. Sinutas in, aliquo, firma gressam in ipso, quia lapis eat, at!","english":"Therefore, since the common Lord is called by so many names and titles, have confidence, faithful one, and place your hope entirely in him with all your strength. For if you wish to know the Father, he himself is the Word for you. If you wish to think rightly, seek him, because he is Wisdom. If your senses suffer some darkness, seek Christ, because he is the Light. Are you weak? You have a refuge, because he is both Physician and Strength. Do you wish to know by whom the world was created and by whom all things are held together? Believe in him, because he is called the Arm and the Right Hand. Do you suffer some fear? In all things he will be present to you as an Angel. If it seems difficult for you to approach the great majesty of the Only-begotten, do not despair, because he was also made man, so that humanity might have easy access to him. If you are innocent, he will associate himself with you as a Lamb. If some pagan persecution saddens you, take courage, because he himself was sacrificed as a Sheep; and he, as a Priest, will receive you to be offered to the Father. If you are ignorant of the path of salvation, seek Christ, because he himself is the Way of souls. If you wish to know the truth, listen to him, because he is the Truth. Do not fear death at all, because Christ is the Life of believers. Does the sweetness of the world delight you? Turn rather to the cross of Christ, so that you may be refreshed by the sweetness of his vine, which hung on the cross. Are you a lost sinner? You must hunger for justice, thirst for the Redeemer, which Christ is; for he satisfies, because he is the Bread. If you stumble in some matter, fix your step on him, because he is the Stone.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage forms a series of conditional exhortations, each pairing a human need or state with a Christological title from the preceding list, creating a rhetorical climax to the treatise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"verbum","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'ipse tibi verbum est' echoes John 1:1, where Christ is identified as the Word (Verbum) through whom the Father is known.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"sapientia","severity":"info","text":"The identification of Christ as Wisdom (sapientia) recalls Proverbs 8 and the Sapiential tradition, where Wisdom is personified and sought for right thinking.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"lux","severity":"info","text":"Calling Christ 'lumen' (light) alludes to John 1:4-5 and 8:12, where Christ is the light that shines in darkness and guides the faithful.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"brachium et dextera","severity":"info","text":"The titles 'brachium' (arm) and 'dextera' (right hand) for Christ as creator and sustainer are drawn from Old Testament imagery, e.g., Isaiah 40:10 and Psalm 98:5, where God's arm or hand is a symbol of power.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"iter, veritas, vita","severity":"info","text":"The sequence 'iter' (way), 'veritas' (truth), and 'vita' (life) directly echoes John 14:6, where Christ declares himself the way, the truth, and the life.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text has minor orthographic variations (e.g., 'Ohristum' for 'Christum', 'aqao' for 'a quo', 'contineaatur' for 'contineantur'), but these do not affect the sense.","The phrase 'tamquamovis immolatus est' is a scribal error for 'tamquam ovis immolatus est' (as a sheep was sacrificed), which is clear from context."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"te maunitum prastabit ut morusdnfirmus et dehilis ea? ab ipso quære remedium, quia medicus esLArdorem Pateris peccatorum, vel maxime qui cumque est cate chumenus? curre ad vitæ fontem, ut ardor tuus exstinguatur, et æternitatem tua anima consequatur. Siira discruciat et exagitat dissensio, accede ad Christum, quia pax est, at et Batri reconcilieris, et omnem diligashominem tamquam te esse diligendum judioas. Siocca sum corporis times, et mortem vitæ iatius perhorresois, memento quia re surrectio est;.potest resuscitare quod cecdit. Si te peceati voluptas sollicitat, et vitia carnis irritant, prascius cogita quia justus judex est, severus examinator est, æterni ignis præparator est; et num quam te peccare deiectabit. Ad postremum, frater, site desperatio aliqua in vaserit de remuneratione justitiæ, de cœlestis gratiæ expectatione; « credibili mente januam illum esse præsume; quialet per ipsum resuscitatus a a mortuis, et cœlorum secreta penetrahis etangelorum consortium consequeris: et audiesi illam desiderabilem voeem; Euge, serve bone et fidelis, quia fuisti fidelis, intra in gaudium Domini tui; postice regnum quod tibi i prcepa. ratum, est a mundi constitutione: ipso, gratante,.qui cum Patre et Spiritu suncto vitii et regnet per omnia sœcula sæcutorum (Matth. xxv, 33). Amen.","english":"Be well fortified, and if you are weak and feeble, seek remedy from him, for he is the physician. Are you burning with the sins of the father, or especially if you are a catechumen? Run to the fountain of life, so that your burning may be extinguished, and your soul may attain eternity. If discord torments and agitates you, approach Christ, because he is peace, and you will be reconciled to the Father, and you will love every man as you judge yourself to be loved. If you fear the dryness of the body, and you dread death more than life, remember that he is the resurrection; he can raise up what has fallen. If the pleasure of sin tempts you, and the vices of the flesh provoke you, think beforehand that he is the just judge, the severe examiner, the preparer of eternal fire; and it will never delight you to sin. Finally, brother, if some despair has entered you concerning the reward of justice, concerning the expectation of heavenly grace, presume with a believing mind that he is the door; for through him, once raised from the dead, you will penetrate the secrets of the heavens and obtain the fellowship of the angels. And you will hear that desirable voice: \"Well done, good and faithful servant, because you were faithful, enter into the joy of your Lord; take possession of the kingdom which was prepared for you from the foundation of the world,\" with him granting it, who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns through all the ages of ages (Matthew 25:34). Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"medicus es","severity":"info","text":"The Latin reads 'medicus es' (you are the physician), addressing Christ as healer, consistent with the treatise's catalog of Christ's titles.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Euge, serve bone et fidelis... intra in gaudium Domini tui","severity":"info","text":"The closing quotation echoes Matthew 25:34 (Vulgate: 'Euge, serve bone et fidelis... intra in gaudium Domini tui'), though the source edition cites Matthew 25:33.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":["ogl-pl"]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"catechumenus","severity":"info","text":"The address to a catechumen reflects the treatise's catechetical context, typical of Nicetas's pastoral instruction in late antique Aquileia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Ad postremum, frater","severity":"info","text":"This phrase marks the final exhortation of the treatise, summarizing the series of Christ's appellations with a direct address to the reader.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"te maunitum prastabit ut morusdnfirmus et dehilis ea?","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin text is corrupt here; 'te maunitum prastabit ut morusdnfirmus' likely garbles 'te munitum praestabit ut, si infirmus' (you will be fortified, so that if you are weak). 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