Gloria enim Dei vivens homo: vita autem hominis visio Dei. Si enim quae est per conditionem ostensio Dei vitam praestat omnibus in terra viventibus, multo magis ea quae est per Verbum manifestatio Patris, vitam praestat his qui vident Deum.
For the glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God. For if the manifestation of God which is made by means of the creation, affords life to all living in the earth, much more does that revelation of the Father which comes through the Word give life to those who see God.
"Life in man is the glory of God; the life of man is the vision of God."
Another translation says: "The glory of God is a living man; and the life of man consists in beholding God"
Irenaeus (c125- ) Adversus Haereses Book 4, 7:28
