57. Since there is conjunction of the Lord with man, and of man with the Lord, by means of the Law, it is called the Covenant and the Testimony; the Covenant because it conjoins, and the Testimony because it bears witness. On this account there were two tables, one for the Lord and the other for man. Conjunction is effected by the Lord, but only when man does what is written on his table. For the Lord is continually present and operative, and desires to enter; but it is man's part, from the freedom which he has from the Lord, to open; for He says:
Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Rev. iii 20.
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