In two parts, here is a long, detailed essay / investigative report on principals, including Ray Epps, at the U.S. Capitol events of January 6, 2021:
1 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?
2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
3 Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.
4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision.
5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.
6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
7 I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession.
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
11 Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
And in St. Jerome’s Latin:
1 quare turbabuntur gentes et tribus meditabuntur inania
psalmus David quare fremuerunt gentes et populi meditati sunt inania
2 consurgent reges terrae et principes tractabunt pariter adversum Dominum et adversum christum eius
adstiterunt reges terrae et principes convenerunt in unum adversus Dominum et adversus christum eius diapsalma
3 disrumpamus vincula eorum et proiciamus a nobis laqueos eorum
disrumpamus vincula eorum et proiciamus a nobis iugum ipsorum
4 habitator caeli ridebit Dominus subsannabit eos
qui habitat in caelis inridebit eos et Dominus subsannabit eos
5 tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabit eos
tunc loquetur ad eos in ira sua et in furore suo conturbabit eos
6 ego autem orditus sum regem meum super Sion montem sanctum suum adnuntiabo Dei praeceptum
ego autem constitutus sum rex ab eo super Sion montem sanctum eius praedicans praeceptum eius
7 Dominus dixit ad me filius meus es tu ego hodie genui te
Dominus dixit ad me filius meus es tu ego hodie genui te
8 postula a me et dabo tibi gentes hereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminos terrae
postula a me et dabo tibi gentes hereditatem tuam et possessionem tuam terminos terrae
9 pasces eos in virga ferrea ut vas figuli conteres eos
reges eos in virga ferrea tamquam vas figuli confringes eos
10 nunc ergo reges intellegite erudimini iudices terrae
et nunc reges intellegite erudimini qui iudicatis terram
11 servite Domino in timore et exultate in tremore
servite Domino in timore et exultate ei in tremore
12 adorate pure ne forte irascatur et pereatis de via
adprehendite disciplinam nequando irascatur Dominus et pereatis de via iusta
13 cum exarserit post paululum furor eius beati omnes qui sperant in eum
cum exarserit in brevi ira eius beati omnes qui confidunt in eo
Principle I
Principle II
Principle III
Why should one pray, meditate, contemplate on God or engage in good actions when one is anyway bound to face the consequences of one’s actions? You may not be able to see the transformation that comes within you by your good actions and prayer. You may not even be able to visualise it with your mind. Yet, this transformation in you is sure to attract God’s grace. Take the example of a bottle of pills. You may note the date of expiration mentioned on the bottle as the year 1994. You may find the bottle and its contents intact even in 1999. But this does not mean that the pills will be effective if used later. The pills may be there, but they lose their power after the date of expiry. Likewise, the consequences of one’s actions are inevitable, be they good or bad, but divine grace will let their effects lapse.
