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36. But where in my memory abidest Thou, O Lord, where dost
Thou there abide? What manner of chamber hast Thou there formed far
Thyself? What sort of sanctuary hast Thou erected for Thyself?
Thou hast granted this honour to my memory, to take up Thy abode in
it; but in what quarter of it Thou abidest, I am considering. For
in calling Thee to mind. I soared beyond those parts of it which the
beasts also possess, since I found Thee not there ' amongst the
images of corporeal things; and I arrived at those parts where I had
committed the affections of my mind, nor there did I find Thee. And
I entered into the very seat of my mind, which it has in my memory,
since the mind remembers itself also nor wert Thou there. For as
Thou art not a bodily image, nor the affection of a living creature,
as when we rejoice, condole, desire, fear, remember, forget, or
aught of the kind; so neither art Thou the mind itself, because Thou
art the Lord God of the mind; and all these things are changed, but
Thou remainest unchangeable over all, yet vouchsafest to dwell in my
memory, from the time I learned Thee. But why do I now seek in
what part of it Thou dwellest, as if truly there were places in it?
Thou dost dwell in it assuredly, since I have remembered Thee from
the time I learned Thee, and I find Thee in it when I call Thee
to mind.
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