"Tabernacle is the church or the body of Christ, which, however, in a mystical sense is also the church. And in it is hidden every believer. This hiding must not be understood in a physical sense, because the saints are certainly placed on the candlestick (cf. Mark 4:21). This does not mean, however, that all his glory is in his soul alone, but rather because man is called inward and hidden in that he does not live in a worldly and carnal fashion, that is to say, he withdraws himself from the life, the customs, and the activity of the world. Indeed, as the apostle says (2 Cor. 10:3), that even though they live in the flesh, they do not wage war according to the flesh. And 1 Peter 4:4 says: “They are surprised that you do not join them, etc.” Therefore to be hidden is nothing else than not running with those who live carnally, something the carnal people certainly see plainly. Yet they do not live like those who live spiritually."
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