Sicut enim omnis ecclesia, quia per mortem sui vivificatoris ecclesia facta est, signum sanctae crucis eius in fronte portare consuevit, ut crebro vexilli huius munimine a malignorum spirituum defendatur incursibus; crebra huius admonitione doceatur, se quoque carnem suam cum vitiis et concupiscentiis crucifigere debere:
For as all the Church, because it was made a Church by the death of Him that quickeneth it, is accustomed to bear the sign of His holy cross in the forehead, that by the frequent protection of this banner it may be defended from the assaults of evil spirits; and by the admonition of the same may be taught that it ought to crucify its flesh with all its sin and concupiscence:
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