Who caused the son to leave his father’s home;

And now she leads the son to him again.

The soul, which in Thomasius now dwells

In former life was to that one which now

Fulfils itself within Capesius,

As son to father bound by ties of blood.

The father will not now through Lucifer

Demand the debt Maria owes to him,

For by Christ’s power, the debt hath been annulled.

Magnus Bellicosus (speaking to Hilary and Benedictus, but frequently turning to Felix Balde and Dame Balde):