From the Book of Life proceeds -
the Eternal Law!
Thus
is the way of all nations
established for all nations by God -
for our law serves life,
and our life observes the Law.
'Tis but one great cycle
of exile and of exile returning -
proceeding from peace,
and leading again into Peace!
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(The 2nd Cause: The Cause of Law - Unity)
The 2nd Cause
is concerned with Law
- and - the juridical processes
that guide, form, and strengthen
the evolving social consciousness
of the national community.
(For human law
as it is manifested - in time -
is ever imperfect and as thus require
- constantly - the guidance of the Eternal Law
written in the hearts of all Mankind.)
- selah -
LAW is
what imparts necessary shape
and requisite strength to human reason
- and - human reason - as it directly relates -
with the LORD God - the one Author of Law -
and consequently, other human beings
(as well as other living beings,
seen and unseen).
Therefore,
Law must first be reasonable.
- selah -
Law must be made meaningful
to human reason - unaided by faith,
and so must draw its binding force (of truth)
out of a desire to advocate and advance
the authentic freedoms, intrinsic rights,
and the sheer quality of life
of those constituent communities
of whose citizens its necessary promulgation
is intended by the legislative branch
of the Responsible State.
- selah -
Law serves all of life.
But Law must - first and foremost -
be placed ever in the service of Sacred Life.
We
of the generations
of the children of Mankind
being both the guardians of the law [of the nations]
- as well as - its beneficiaries must dwell
in constant remembrance that:
Life is a pre-existent good
- life is before everything else was -
the transcendental substance of its Truth
is of the One Who is both limitless and eternal -
and law inspired by the LORD
is one written in defense of Sacred Life
which is like clothing given for our nakedness,
sewn as shelter for the needs of all living creation
particularly human life.
Therefore,
law [human] is Law [Eternal] that serve all of life.
(The intention
of the law [of the nations]
is to respond to human needs,
and in particular, those human needs
that are needful of its protection.
Therefore,
a law can not be written
to create and/or to exploit human needs
because this is the reverse of its original intention.
The reverse [of law]
can never ultimately hold true
- against the flowing out of exile time -
for it shall never hold fast in the one heart of Man
being naught but a tyranny of words
and of entire languages of words -
offensive, empty, and barren.)
One
who beholds the law
and lives to abide with the Law
- in the heart -
must ever be aware
that those common human needs
are forever protected by the Eternal God -
That Law exists
in the service of Sacred Life!
- selah -
A law that serves
is one that is observed.
One must first observe the law
who desire to gain from its original intention.
In this way,
law is no respecter of persons
but is above all persons
(and personalities).
Therefore,
if any human community is to benefit
from the original intention of law,
then it must first be willing
to freely and completely apply itself
to its prescripts and ensure that the rule of law
both extends to all and applies to all
(which is effective promulgation and civic participation
founded on effective civic education respectively).
What precedes
this necessary civic observance
is an inherent public trust of whose original domain
is founded at the very foundation of law.
To be sure,
law was something inspired by God in Mankind
having variously revealed it to our humanity
- throughout Salvation History -
as a sign of our LORD's manifest will
to lead all hearts to the Truth.
It is an extension of His good will for all nations.
(The highest [noblest] form of law being
the Law of the Gospel or the Law of Christ-Love
or the one Law [beyond which there is no more law].)
Since
the purpose of Justice - is -
the restoration of the Original Ideal,
Justice by its own virtue
seeks to preserve and to promote
what goodness there is.
We are then left with the reality of evil.
Now,
the intention of law is to bind evil
(and defeat the Evil in all evil things) -
to deter, deflect, deny, and expose it.
Therefore,
the purpose of law is - also -
to preserve and to promote the good
but this law wills to achieve
by the discouragement of evil acts.
Law is what deters evil
from afflicting all who
are covered by law.
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the Eternal Law!
Thus
is the way of all nations
established for all nations by God -
for our law serves life,
and our life observes the Law.
'Tis but one great cycle
of exile and of exile returning -
proceeding from peace,
and leading again into Peace!
---<--@
(The 2nd Cause: The Cause of Law - Unity)
The 2nd Cause
is concerned with Law
- and - the juridical processes
that guide, form, and strengthen
the evolving social consciousness
of the national community.
(For human law
as it is manifested - in time -
is ever imperfect and as thus require
- constantly - the guidance of the Eternal Law
written in the hearts of all Mankind.)
LAW is
what imparts necessary shape
and requisite strength to human reason
- and - human reason - as it directly relates -
with the LORD God - the one Author of Law -
and consequently, other human beings
(as well as other living beings,
seen and unseen).
Therefore,
Law must first be reasonable.
- selah -
Law must be made meaningful
to human reason - unaided by faith,
and so must draw its binding force (of truth)
out of a desire to advocate and advance
the authentic freedoms, intrinsic rights,
and the sheer quality of life
of those constituent communities
of whose citizens its necessary promulgation
is intended by the legislative branch
of the Responsible State.
- selah -
Law serves all of life.
But Law must - first and foremost -
be placed ever in the service of Sacred Life.
We
of the generations
of the children of Mankind
being both the guardians of the law [of the nations]
- as well as - its beneficiaries must dwell
in constant remembrance that:
Life is a pre-existent good
- life is before everything else was -
the transcendental substance of its Truth
is of the One Who is both limitless and eternal -
and law inspired by the LORD
is one written in defense of Sacred Life
which is like clothing given for our nakedness,
sewn as shelter for the needs of all living creation
particularly human life.
Therefore,
law [human] is Law [Eternal] that serve all of life.
(The intention
of the law [of the nations]
is to respond to human needs,
and in particular, those human needs
that are needful of its protection.
Therefore,
a law can not be written
to create and/or to exploit human needs
because this is the reverse of its original intention.
The reverse [of law]
can never ultimately hold true
- against the flowing out of exile time -
for it shall never hold fast in the one heart of Man
being naught but a tyranny of words
and of entire languages of words -
offensive, empty, and barren.)
One
who beholds the law
and lives to abide with the Law
- in the heart -
must ever be aware
that those common human needs
are forever protected by the Eternal God -
That Law exists
in the service of Sacred Life!
- selah -
A law that serves
is one that is observed.
One must first observe the law
who desire to gain from its original intention.
In this way,
law is no respecter of persons
but is above all persons
(and personalities).
Therefore,
if any human community is to benefit
from the original intention of law,
then it must first be willing
to freely and completely apply itself
to its prescripts and ensure that the rule of law
both extends to all and applies to all
(which is effective promulgation and civic participation
founded on effective civic education respectively).
What precedes
this necessary civic observance
is an inherent public trust of whose original domain
is founded at the very foundation of law.
To be sure,
law was something inspired by God in Mankind
having variously revealed it to our humanity
- throughout Salvation History -
as a sign of our LORD's manifest will
to lead all hearts to the Truth.
It is an extension of His good will for all nations.
(The highest [noblest] form of law being
the Law of the Gospel or the Law of Christ-Love
or the one Law [beyond which there is no more law].)
Since
the purpose of Justice - is -
the restoration of the Original Ideal,
Justice by its own virtue
seeks to preserve and to promote
what goodness there is.
We are then left with the reality of evil.
Now,
the intention of law is to bind evil
(and defeat the Evil in all evil things) -
to deter, deflect, deny, and expose it.
Therefore,
the purpose of law is - also -
to preserve and to promote the good
but this law wills to achieve
by the discouragement of evil acts.
Law is what deters evil
from afflicting all who
are covered by law.
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The Circular Relationship of the Causes