Menno Simons on ... the incarnation
Faithful
reader, observe, that although I do not comprehend the Almighty, only
and eternal God in his eternal, divine being, in the dominion of his glory,
in the creation and preservation of his creatures, in the reward of both
the good and the evil, and in many of his works, yet I do truly believe
it, and for this reason: Because the Scripture teaches so; in like manner
I can not comprehend how, or in what manner the incomprehensible, eternal
Word became flesh or man in Mary; nevertheless I do truly believe that
he became man, because the Scripture teaches so. [p. 160]
Inasmuch as we clearly find and know that the Holy Ghost has hidden this
mystery in the Scriptures, and that he has not, in any manner, revealed
it unto us, neither by prophet, apostle nor by the Son himself; and, inasmuch
as it is manifest that it can not be explained by intellect how short
or how long; how near or how far he was to the Father; or whether at birth,
he became separate from the Father or not; as he is a Spirit; besides,
as we learn from history, and find in our own time how many piercing eyes
are dazzled by this impenetrable brightness: therefore I warn all pious
hearts that would walk with a good conscience before their God, not to
speculate about this ineffable and indescribable majesty of the immeasurable,
eternal Godhead and not to conclude, assert, teach or maintain any thing
more than the Holy Ghost has revealed and taught, lest they, by their
fancies, make themselves a god which is not revealed unto them, by the
Scriptures. [p. 369]
All excerpts are from The complete works of Menno Simon (Elkhart, Ind., 1871).