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Dr. Keefe's English translation of Text 18 from the Latin which appears in her Explanationes Symboli Aevi Carolini (Turnhout: Brepols, 2012), 97–98. The translation includes notes and brief commentary. Dr. Keefe left both in draft form and may have intended to update or add certain portions prior to publication. The text has been checked and edited by Katie Benjamin, Divinity Archive Fellow. The "competents" to whom the creed is being handed over are pagans coming from a world filled with superstitions and signs, which explains why the creed's rote memorization and recitation is prescribed. The competents are told to memorize the creed “so that you can have heavenly protection at all times,” in other words, allowing the creed to serve as a magical formula for protection.
