We shall treat of [the text] historically and literally and not stand in the way of a spiritual and more elevated insight [theoria]. The historical sense, in fact, is not in opposition to the more elevated sense [theoria]; on the contrary, it proves to be the basis and foundation of the more elevated meanings. One thing alone is to be guarded against, however, never to let the discernment process [theoria] be seen as an overthrow of the underlying sense, since this would no longer be discernment
