AE 1038 - beasts

AE 1038 [2]
The divine Word can be signified by a "beast," because many of the holy things of the church are signified in the Word by "beasts".... Moreover, all beasts that were sacrificed, as oxen, bullocks, goats, she-goats, kids, rams, sheep, and lambs, signified the holy things of the church.... And this is why men because of charity are called "sheep," and even the Lord Himself because of the Divine innocence is called a "Lamb," and because of Divine power is called a "Lion."