Prosa 6

section 1

paulo ante: 5P4.24.

section 2

Deum: Deum . . . esse: accusative/infinitive, subject of est.
esse: Deum . . . esse: accusative/infinitive, subject of est.

section 4

ex collatione: "from comparison."

section 5

crastinum: crastinum . . . hesternum: sc. spatium; "tomorrow's . . . yesterday's."
hesternum: crastinum . . . hesternum: sc. spatium; "tomorrow's . . . yesterday's."

section 6

Aristoteles: De Caelo 283b.26ff.

section 7

licet: take closely with infinitae.
futura: futura . . . transacta: "things to come . . . things past."
transacta: futura . . . transacta: "things to come . . . things past."

section 8

pariter: "equally, all at once."
idque: idque . . . assistere . . . habere: accusative/infinitive after necesse est.
assistere: idque . . . assistere . . . habere: accusative/infinitive after necesse est. assistere: "to be present/at hand."
infinitatem: infinitatem . . . habere: Though time is full of motion and boundless, it is nonetheless seen from the point of view of eternity as though it were all simultaneously present.
habere: idque . . . assistere . . . habere: accusative/infinitive after necesse est. infinitatem . . . habere: Though time is full of motion and boundless, it is nonetheless seen from the point of view of eternity as though it were all simultaneously present.

section 9

uisum: sc. esse.
Platoni: B. has in mind an interpretation current in his time of passages such as Statesman 270A, Timaeus 28B. On the significance of the issue for interpretation of the Consolatio, cf. Gruber.

section 10

totam: totam . . . praesentiam: object of complexum esse.
praesentiam: totam . . . praesentiam: object of complexum esse.

section 11

proprietate: "by [i.e., as] a property."

section 12

praesentarium statum: i.e., a condition in which all things are perceived as if present, with no past or future.
effingere: "make an image, imitate."
aliquatenus: "to some extent."
quibuscumque contigerit: "to whatever things it touches."
id: i.e., ut esse uideantur, "that they seem to exist."

section 13

eundo: gerund < eo, ire.

section 14

Platonem: cf. Timaeus 37D. The formal distinction between eternity and perpetuity really originated among Greek Neoplatonists, perhaps with Proclus.

section 15

supergressa: modifying scientia; see on 5P4.30.
quasi iam gerantur: "as if they [sc. omnia] were now (i.e., all in present time) being carried on."

section 16

dinoscit: sc. deus.
instantiae: "present moment."

section 17

praeuidentia: praeuidentia . . . prouidentia: plays on the meanings of the prefixes prae- (before in time) and pro- (before in space).
prouidentia: praeuidentia . . . prouidentia: plays on the meanings of the prefixes prae- (before in time) and pro- (before in space).
quod: "because."
porro a rebus infimis: "far from the lowliest of things."

section 18

cum ne homines: cum ne homines . . . uideant: as argued 5P4.4ff.
uideant: cum ne homines . . . uideant: as argued 5P4.4ff.

section 20

praesentis: participle as substantive, "the present."
temporario: "temporal," the opposite of eternal.

section 21

olim: "at some time."

section 23

dispiciens: "seeing clearly."
praesentium: praesentium . . . futurarum: sc. rerum.
ad condicionem: ad condicionem . . . temporis: "with respect to their status in time"; i.e., "from a temporal point of view."
temporis: ad condicionem . . . temporis: "with respect to their status in time"; i.e., "from a temporal point of view."
futurarum: praesentium . . . futurarum: sc. rerum.

section 24

exstaturum: < exsto, "exist."
quod idem: antecedent is quid.
non nesciat: the negatives cancel each other out.

section 25

rem: here, "proposition."
diuini speculator: "one who contemplates the divine."

section 26

idem futurum: "the same future [event]."

section 27

condicionis: "condition, " in the grammatical/logical sense.

section 28

simplicem: sc. necessitatem.

section 29

uoluntate: ablative of cause with gradientem.

section 31

non desinunt: "do not leave off from."

section 33

Quid: Quid . . . refert: "What does it matter?" The answer is Hoc scilicet, specified by the following noun clause.
refert: Quid . . . refert: "What does it matter?" The answer is Hoc scilicet, specified by the following noun clause.
instar: "likeness," with the genitive; subject of eueniet.

section 34

paulo ante: 5P6.22.
unum: sc. sol oriens.
alterum: sc. gradiens homo.

section 36

sicuti: sicuti . . . singulare: cf. 5P5.5ff.
ad se ipsa: plural, though the antecedent (omne) is singular.
singulare: sicuti . . . singulare: cf. 5P5.5ff.

section 37

propositum: "intention."

section 38

id te posse: indirect statement governed by intuetur.
an facias quoue conuertas: indirect questions governed by intuetur.

section 39

meane: = mea + ne.
illa: sc. scientia diuina.
noscendi uices: "changing forms of knowing."

section 40

40: Lines 40-48: This editor's punctuation makes the last lines of the Consolatio spoken by B.; most editors disagree. Some even give Minime to P.
praeuenit: "forestalls, heads off."

section 41

Quam: Quam . . . praesentiam: "and this presentness," i.e., this ability to experience things as if they were all present simultaneously.
praesentiam: Quam . . . praesentiam: "and this presentness," i.e., this ability to experience things as if they were all present simultaneously.

section 42

paulo ante: 5P3.15.

section 43

praesentaria: ablative.
posterioribus: "to things [logically] later in order."

section 44

intemerata: "unspoiled."

section 45

desuper: adverb; with speculator (which has an implied verbal force).
concurrit: "concurs, corresponds."

section 47

Auersamini: imperative < auersor, "turn aside."

section 48

necessitas: the Consolatio ends with a piece of word-play.