Book, Chapter

  1 pref,   0|               it might be revealed to him; after three days' supplication
  2 pref,   0|           through a book presented to him on the spot by the astonished
  3 pref,   0|              learnt from man; and let him who teaches another communicate
  4 pref,   0|               And do not let us tempt Him in whom we have believed,
  5 pref,   0|        although an angel announced to him that his prayers were heard
  6 pref,   0|            but was also instructed by him as to the proper objects
  7 pref,   0|             an angel who explained to him what he did not understand,
  8 pref,   0|       understand the prophet, came to him, and sat with him, and in
  9 pref,   0|             came to him, and sat with him, and in human words, and
 10 pref,   0|               human tongue, opened to him the Scriptures. Did not
 11 pref,   0|             great nation entrusted to him? For Moses knew that a wise
 12 pref,   0|            man who devised it, but to Him who is the Truth, the unchangeable
 13 pref,   0|             is false. All truth is of Him who says, "I am the truth."
 14 pref,   0|              the words he sees before him: he who teaches reading,
 15 pref,   0|          reads aloud the words before him. On the other hand, the
 16 pref,   0|              he finds a book, to tell him what is written in it, so
 17 pref,   0|             to lay open the secret to him, but, holding fast by certain
 18   1, arg |             essentially necessary for him who would understand and
 19   1,   1 |       accomplishing the work rests on Him who has already supplied
 20   1,   1 |             saith, "Whosoever has, to him shall be given." I He will
 21   1,   5 |               common to all who enjoy Him, if He is an object, and
 22   1,   6 |              even this is to speak of Him. Thus there arises a curious
 23   1,   6 |              greatness can be said of Him, has condescended to accept
 24   1,   7 |              conception of God, place Him above all visible and bodily
 25   1,   8 |              think about God think of Him as living, they only can
 26   1,   8 |            can form any conception of Him that is not absurd and unworthy
 27   1,   8 |             and unworthy who think of Him as life itself; and, whatever
 28   1,  10 |            that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but
 29   1,  11 |              since we when we come to Him do wisely, He when He came
 30   1,  11 |              since we when we come to Him become strong, He when He
 31   1,  12 |             and the world was made by Him." But, because men, who
 32   1,  12 |             world," did not recognize Him, therefore the evangelist
 33   1,  12 |             says, "and the world knew Him not." Thus, in the wisdom
 34   1,  14 |            through pride, He restored him through humility. We were
 35   1,  15 |       unbelief! And when men look for Him to come from heaven as the
 36   1,  15 |          confidence in, and love for, Him whom as yet we see not;
 37   1,  18 |             should not be remitted to him; but that whosoever should
 38   1,  18 |             greater good remained for him than to be evil, when he
 39   1,  22 |            for his own sake, we enjoy him; if it is for the sake of
 40   1,  22 |             of something else, we use him. It seems to me, then, that
 41   1,  22 |              a curse is pronounced on him who places his hope in man. ~
 42   1,  22 |             sake, but for the sake of Him who is the true object of
 43   1,  22 |               to be angry if you love him too for God's sake. For
 44   1,  22 |               whole intelligence upon Him from whom you derive all
 45   1,  22 |            aright, ought to urge upon him that he too should love
 46   1,  26 |               measure of our love for Him is prescribed in such terms
 47   1,  26 |               to find their centre in Him, nothing seems to be said
 48   1,  29 |             fond of all who join with him in admiration of his favourite,
 49   1,  29 |            sakes, but for the sake of him whom they admire in common;
 50   1,  29 |               secure new admirers for him, and the more anxious he
 51   1,  29 |            anxious he becomes to show him to others; and if he find
 52   1,  29 |              with any one who opposes him, he is exceedingly displeased
 53   1,  29 |            life, to whom all who love Him owe both their own existence
 54   1,  29 |      existence and the love they bear Him, concerning whom we have
 55   1,  29 |             any one who comes to know Him will be disappointed in
 56   1,  29 |               will be disappointed in Him, and who desires our love,
 57   1,  29 |               but that those who love Him may obtain an eternal reward,
 58   1,  29 |               are they separated from Him whom we love. For if they
 59   1,  29 |             For if they would turn to Him, they must of necessity
 60   1,  29 |           they must of necessity love Him as the supreme good, and
 61   1,  30 |             happy in the enjoyment of Him whom we long to enjoy; and
 62   1,  30 |          enjoy; and the more we enjoy Him in this life as through
 63   1,  30 |               and the prophets, asked Him, "And who is my neighbour?"
 64   1,  30 |             is my neighbour?" He told him of a certain man who, going
 65   1,  30 |              half dead. And He showed him that nobody was neighbour
 66   1,  30 |          neighbour to this man except him who took pity upon him and
 67   1,  30 |         except him who took pity upon him and came forward to relieve
 68   1,  30 |               to relieve and care for him. And the man who had asked
 69   1,  30 |             with his wife, or to kill him, or to covet his goods.
 70   1,  30 |            the man who brought aid to him who was lying half dead
 71   1,  30 |               that we may fully enjoy Him. ~
 72   1,  32 |           their existence entirely to Him, and are good only so far
 73   1,  32 |               upon a man and care for him, it is for his advantage
 74   1,  32 |            leave the mercy we show to him who needs it to go without
 75   1,  32 |            that we should fully enjoy Him, and that all who enjoy
 76   1,  32 |                and that all who enjoy Him should enjoy one another
 77   1,  32 |           should enjoy one another in Him. ~
 78   1,  33 |              to go on our way towards Him, in the enjoyment of whom
 79   1,  33 |               who is about to worship him, that he should rather worship
 80   1,  33 |              he should rather worship Him who is his Master, and under
 81   1,  33 |              you enjoy. For you enjoy Him by whom you are made happy,
 82   1,  33 |               rejoice to have come to Him in whose presence you place
 83   1,  33 |            his hope of happiness upon him, although even in the immediate
 84   1,  34 |            yet now henceforth know we Him no more." For Christ, desiring
 85   1,  34 |          might begin their journey in Him. The apostle, therefore,
 86   1,  34 |        following after God who called him to the reward of His heavenly
 87   1,  34 |             rest. For when we come to Him, we come to the Father also,
 88   1,  34 |               been put on and worn by Him for our salvation, to pass
 89   1,  36 |            should place confidence in him; and yet he betrays his
 90   1,  36 |            his confidence by lying to him. Now every man who breaks
 91   1,  37 |               it will utterly destroy him. "For we walk by faith,
 92   2,   2 |           voice for the hen to run to him, and the dove by cooing
 93   2,   7 |            Then that fear which leads him to think of the judgment
 94   2,   7 |            and that piety which gives him no option but to believe
 95   2,   7 |        authority of Scripture, compel him to bewail his condition.
 96   2,   7 |      violently agitated, and disturbs him with base desires, from
 97   2,   7 |               this world. For men see Him just so far as they die
 98   2,   7 |              they live to it they see Him not. But yet, although that
 99   2,   7 |              not himself, because not him whom he loves as himself.
100   2,  14 |            reader is ignorant, brings him to a stop. Now if these
101   2,  17 |              select and purchase from him. It so happened that these
102   2,  18 |             religious literature, let him reject the figments of superstition,
103   2,  18 |              of superstition, and let him grieve over and avoid men
104   2,  18 |              they knew God, glorified him not as God, neither were
105   2,  20 |           consulted by a man who told him that the mice had eaten
106   2,  21 |              name to this star before him, and could not by any law
107   2,  22 |             his brother, who preceded him. Now, assuredly, the day
108   2,  22 |          brother, what does it profit him that there is a difference
109   2,  24 | preconceptions have already entangled him in. For, to take an illustration,
110   2,  25 |        theatre, unless some one tells him what these movements mean,
111   2,  31 |             them, and of thus leading him to give up his error, when
112   2,  32 |               but only pointed out by him. And this rule has reference
113   2,  40 |               Lactantius brought with him? And Victorious, and Optatus,
114   2,  40 |           done the same thing; for of him it is written that he was
115   2,  41 |               his investigations, let him constantly meditate upon
116   2,  41 |             the riches he brings with him out of Egypt, yet unless
117   2,  41 |               cling with constancy to Him, to hope for heaven, and
118   2,  42 |           ceased to be a hindrance to him; when he is meek and lowly
119   2,  42 |            that knowledge cannot puff him up, let him then approach
120   2,  42 |               cannot puff him up, let him then approach the consideration
121   3,   1 |               when thus prepared, let him proceed to the examination
122   3,   1 |                I so far as I can give him instruction (it may happen
123   3,   1 |             can give instruction, let him who is in such a state of
124   3,   6 |        brought it as a charge against Him that He healed on the Sabbath,
125   3,  12 |          custom of the good men about him, either has a further meaning
126   3,  14 |           wishes an injury to be done him by another; he himself,
127   3,  16 |              thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him
128   3,  16 |               him; if he thirst, give him drink;" and this is beyond
129   3,  16 |              a figurative sense, "Let him lose his life" that is,
130   3,  16 |           lose his life" that is, let him destroy and lose that perverted
131   3,  18 |         except lust has dominion over him, and endeavours to find
132   3,  18 |             merriest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper
133   3,  21 |            son, he not only bore with him in his mad passion, but
134   3,  21 |             passion, but mourned over him in his death. He certainly
135   3,  21 |            sins of his son that moved him. For it was on this account
136   3,  21 |              dreadfully afflicted for him while he was sick, yet he
137   3,  21 |              when he had come to show him his sin set before him the
138   3,  21 |           show him his sin set before him the parable of the poor
139   3,  21 |              yet when a guest came to him spared to take of his own
140   3,  21 |            had been denounced against him, he wiped out his sin in
141   3,  21 |            not take up its abode with him, but was only a passing
142   3,  21 |          reigned as a king. And about him Scripture is not silent,
143   3,  21 |               not silent, but accuses him of being a lover of strange
144   3,  22 |              the divine commands, let him refer the figure to its
145   3,  22 |               interpretation, but let him not transfer the act to
146   3,  23 |         figure of things to come, let him yet put the literal fact
147   3,  23 |               this use also, to teach him not to dare to vaunt himself
148   3,  23 |               apostle: "Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth
149   3,  27 |              Holy Spirit, who through him spake these words, foresaw
150   3,  27 |               that it should occur to him, seeing that it too is founded
151   3,  29 |            the expression, "Beware of him, for he is a good man."
152   3,  32 |         Christ which will not be with Him in eternity. We ought, therefore,
153   3,  32 |             even now be said to be in Him, although they seem to be
154   3,  32 |             when he comes, "shall cut him asunder and appoint him
155   3,  32 |               him asunder and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites." ~
156   3,  33 |           faith itself is the gift of Him who "has dealt to every
157   3,  33 |                not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for
158   3,  34 |              which reaches far beyond him, and which are only properly
159   3,  36 |            God had formed man and put him in the garden; whereas the
160   3,  36 |             God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden."
161   3,  36 |               stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it
162   3,  36 |             that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.
163   3,  37 |               and destined to go with him into the punishment of everlasting
164   3,  37 |             body, destined to be with Him in His eternal kingdom and
165   3,  37 |          though they really belong to him, are for a time mixed up
166   3,  37 |        understanding;" and it is from Him they have received their
167   4,   5 |            both), I would rather send him to read, and listen to,
168   4,   5 |             eloquent men, than advise him to spend time with the teachers
169   4,   7 |        learned or unlearned, laugh at him? And yet here we find the
170   4,   7 |             first, the second follows him, and yet he does not spurn
171   4,   7 |          spurn it when it comes after him. "I say again," he says, "
172   4,   7 |         general by the proper name of him who stands out illustrious
173   4,   7 |            found in the messengers of Him who is the author of all
174   4,  10 |              not at the time occur to him, he will use words that
175   4,  10 |               turned attentively upon him, it is neither customary
176   4,  12 |            persuaded in order to move him to action. And as he is
177   4,  12 |             those whom you present to him as objects of pity, and
178   4,  12 |             those whom you set before him as men to be feared and
179   4,  13 |         nothing remains but to subdue him by the power of eloquence. ~
180   4,  14 |          Christian teaching had cured him of that redundancy of language,
181   4,  14 |             of language, and confined him to a more dignified and
182   4,  15 |              the way we ought, except Him in whose hand both we and
183   4,  15 |               for speech arrives, let him reflect upon that saying
184   4,  16 |            have need of before ye ask Him;" or that the Apostle Paul
185   4,  16 |             not an elder, but entreat him as a father?" Is it not
186   4,  16 |             with God, until God makes him ready to learn from Himself,
187   4,  17 |           though he do not carry with him the assent of his hearer.
188   4,  18 |            anything, but only to give him pleasure, occupy as it were
189   4,  19 |              then, to be learnt about Him? Or ought he who is teaching
190   4,  19 |             to the utmost in praising Him whom no one can adequately
191   4,  19 |               one who does not praise Him in some measure! But if
192   4,  19 |          whatever, be worshipped with Him or in preference to Him,
193   4,  19 |               Him or in preference to Him, then we ought to speak
194   4,  20 |             not an elder, but entreat him as a father; and the younger
195   4,  20 |      exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he
196   4,  20 |             even when anger furnishes him with a weapon that he digs
197   4,  20 |           possessing all things." See him still burning: "O ye Corinthians,
198   4,  20 |            His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
199   4,  20 |            all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all
200   4,  20 |              than conquerors, through Him that loved us. For I am
201   4,  21 |             offered in remembrance of Him should be mixed with wine.
202   4,  25 |            the hearer, or to persuade him to any course of action,
203   4,  25 |            action, but merely to give him pleasure. We, however, ought
204   4,  25 |             but rather seeking to aid him in the pursuit of the good
205   4,  25 |              which we hold out before him. ~
206   4,  26 |          calling in the assistance of Him of whom it is said, "Thy
207   4,  26 |                But who will listen to him if he do not arrest attention
208   4,  27 |             to Timothy, after telling him, "Let no man despise thy
209   4,  28 |             because his life protects him against contempt. For while
210   4,  28 |              not let the words govern him. This is what the apostle
211   4,  29 |                but in works they deny Him." In one sense, then, they
212   4,  29 |              true, both being made by Him who is the Truth. Speaking
213   4,  29 |               what does not belong to him, and the latter receives
214   4,  30 |             ought to render thanks to Him from whom they know such