Hugh himself did not know what he was saying in it. This erroneous con-
clusion was undoubtedly reached because of the defective texts of the "De Sacra-
mentis" then in existence. The excellent text of Brother Charles Henry has cleared
up all these difficulties as if by magic, and we insist that Hugh of St. Victor, even
in his "De Sacramentis", is forceful, logical, and clear.

Few notes accompany this translation. They consist chiefly of references to
the Holy Scriptures and occasionally of a warning that Hugh is departing from
theological orthodoxy as well established in our own day. The translator has en-
deavored to make his translation its own commentary, a characteristic which, he
believes, every worthy translation should possess.

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