Paul draws a direct analogy between the relation of the human spirit to the human being and the relation of the Holy Spirit to God. Our spirits know the thoughts that are in us, and so the Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God (1 Corinthians 2:10-11).
Not only does this provide support for the vestigia tradition, but it provides notable support for the much-maligned Augustinian uses of that tradition, the so-called “psychological analogies.”
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