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1 I, 2 | HERESY OF AN EVIL AND A GOOD GOD.~The heretic of Pontus
2 I, 2 | disposes of those examples of a good tree and a corrupt one;
3 I, 2 | corrupt one; how that "the good tree bringeth not forth
4 I, 2 | neither the corrupt tree good fruit." Which means, that
5 I, 2 | that an honest mind and good faith cannot produce evil
6 I, 2 | disposition can produce good deeds. Now (like many other
7 I, 2 | after the analogy of the good tree producing its good
8 I, 2 | good tree producing its good fruit. Accordingly, finding
9 I, 2 | foundation in the principle of good. In what articles he arranged
10 I, 6 | mild, placid, and simply good and excellent. Let us with
11 I, 7 | Supreme Being shall hold good of Marcion's god, it will
12 I, 11 | all, the rule will hold good, that they cannot both acknowledge
13 I, 11 | nothing except, indeed, some good reason be forthcoming. And
14 I, 17 | and only after that by his good deeds. For the first question
15 I, 17 | the knowledge of God, or a good reason for it, when from
16 I, 17 | opposition to which the good God has wrought the deliverance.
17 I, 17 | therefore either ignorant of the good reason for and means of
18 I, 21 | position is accordingly made good, that no god is to be believed
19 I, 22 | as to be unwilling to do good when one can, or to thwart
20 I, 22 | exhibit purely, if he is good by nature and not by acquisition,
21 I, 22 | acquisition, if he is supremely good in attribute and not by
22 I, 23 | can properly be accounted good than that which is rationally
23 I, 23 | that which is rationally good; much less can goodness
24 I, 23 | belonging to it be accounted good, than that a good thing
25 I, 23 | accounted good, than that a good thing bereft of all reasonable
26 I, 23 | God. Who, then, is that so good a god of theirs, that man
27 I, 24 | the protection of the most good and merciful God. Poor dupe
28 I, 24 | display Him as a merely good God; but you are unable
29 I, 24 | prove that He is perfectly good, because you are not by
30 I, 25 | PORTRAITURE OF HIS SIMPLY GOOD AND EMOTIONLESS GOD.~As
31 I, 26 | especially in the most good and holy God, who is not
32 I, 26 | who is not otherwise fully good than as the enemy of evil,
33 I, 26 | as to display His love of good by the hatred of evil, and
34 I, 27 | He is purely and simply good. He indeed forbids all delinquency,
35 I, 27 | man who will be feared, a good man will be loved. Foolish
36 I, 27 | do not fear God as being good, why do you not boil over
37 I, 27 | the character of your most good and excellent god! And what
38 I, 29 | superseded a bad thing by a good, but only a good thing by
39 I, 29 | thing by a good, but only a good thing by a better. For we
40 I, 29 | recommend it, observing it as a good, yea, even the better state,
41 I, 29 | creation, for wholesome and good uses. Meats and drinks are
42 I, 29 | consistent for Marcion's most good and excellent god. For how
43 II | CALUMNIATED, IS THE TRUE AND GOOD GOD.~
44 II, 2 | there one, however great and good. Now, you whose sight is
45 II, 2 | to man; then especially good, when not good in man's
46 II, 2 | especially good, when not good in man's judgment; then
47 II, 2 | life he had found to be so good and excellent, and Whom
48 II, 3 | For what, indeed, is so good as the knowledge and fruition
49 II, 3 | transpires that this was good, because as yet there existed
50 II, 3 | transpire, yet God foreknew what good would eventually transpire,
51 II, 3 | the accomplishment of the good which was to transpire;
52 II, 4 | so be promoted from the good which God had given him,
53 II, 4 | some higher abode. In this good work God employs a most
54 II, 4 | clown, he has grafted a good branch on a bad stock. The
55 II, 4 | manifested the nature of the good tree. Look at the total
56 II, 4 | God also saw that it was good; not as if He were ignorant
57 II, 4 | He were ignorant of the good until He saw it; but because
58 II, 4 | saw it; but because it was good, He therefore saw it, and
59 II, 4 | God blessed what He made good, in order that He might
60 II, 4 | you as whole and perfect, good both in word and act. As
61 II, 4 | consisted of all things good, plainly foreshowing how
62 II, 4 | plainly foreshowing how much good was preparing for him for
63 II, 4 | in his lot that was not good. For, said He, that the
64 II, 4 | the man be alone is not good. He knew full well what
65 II, 4 | His laws and warnings, so good and merciful.~
66 II, 5 | perpetually gnawing! If God is good, and prescient of the future,
67 II, 5 | death? For if He had been good, and so unwilling that such
68 II, 5 | God must be deemed neither good, nor prescient, nor powerful.
69 II, 5 | been such as He is reputed good, and prescient, and mighty
70 II, 5 | goodness, since they are good, as we have shown, and to
71 II, 5 | are great because they are good; and God is likewise mighty,
72 II, 5 | when He sets before man good and evil, life and death,
73 II, 6 | PUNISHMENT IMPOSSIBLE IF MAN WERE GOOD OR EVIL THROUGH NECESSITY
74 II, 6 | god, who is purposelessly good, as we have shown. Well,
75 II, 6 | known; it was no doubt a good and reasonable thing. Proper
76 II, 6 | This also was undoubtedly good and reasonable. Therefore
77 II, 6 | import. Now, God alone is good by nature. For He, who has
78 II, 6 | not by nature disposed to good, but by creation, not having
79 II, 6 | his own attribute to be good, because, (as we have said,)
80 II, 6 | that he is disposed to good, according to the appointment
81 II, 6 | to the appointment of his good Creator, even the Author
82 II, 6 | even the Author of all good. In order, therefore, that
83 II, 6 | will, such as should cause good to be performed spontaneously
84 II, 6 | nature, so that man should be good just up to this point, if
85 II, 6 | self-mastery, so as to perform even good by necessity and not will,
86 II, 6 | slave as much to evil as to good. Entire freedom of will,
87 II, 6 | might constantly encounter good by spontaneous observance
88 II, 6 | But the reward neither of good nor of evil could be paid
89 II, 6 | found to have been either good or evil through necessity
90 II, 7 | earnestness and truth of the good God, which are indeed capable
91 II, 7 | character as God, that is, for good (for who would permit anything
92 II, 7 | to make the most of the good gift he had received, how
93 II, 7 | creatures both as rational and good.~
94 II, 10 | God, who made the angel good after the fashion of His
95 II, 10 | after the fashion of His good works. Indeed, before he
96 II, 10 | angel was both by creation good and by choice corrupt. For
97 II, 10 | his creation, formed for good by God, as by the good Creator
98 II, 10 | for good by God, as by the good Creator of irreproachable
99 II, 10 | and associated with God, good with the Good; but afterwards
100 II, 10 | with God, good with the Good; but afterwards of his own
101 II, 10 | discovered to be so much the more good, as waiting for man to return
102 II, 11 | beginning God was simply good; after that He became a
103 II, 11 | another god as a purely good one solely because you cannot
104 II, 11 | evil, if injustice is a good. And yet you are forced
105 II, 11 | hostile to evil which is not good, and no enemy of good which
106 II, 11 | not good, and no enemy of good which is not evil. It follows,
107 II, 11 | same degree is justice a good. Nor should it be regarded
108 II, 11 | be unjust. For nothing is good which is unjust; while everything,
109 II, 11 | other hand, which is just is good.~
110 II, 12 | one as distinctively the good God, and the other as distinctively
111 II, 12 | is, there also exists the good. in short, from the very
112 II, 12 | first the Creator was both good and also just. And both
113 II, 12 | world should be formed of good materials, because it took
114 II, 13 | whereby God was spontaneously good, is now dispensed according
115 II, 13 | in fact, benefits with good instead of injuring. Indeed,
116 II, 13 | judgment contributes to good, not to evil. For good,
117 II, 13 | to good, not to evil. For good, now contending with an
118 II, 13 | unwilling to seek after good, and take care of it. But
119 II, 13 | assailing him, would desire that good, which he could despise
120 II, 13 | Will you deny it to be a good, when it has its eye towards
121 II, 13 | when it has its eye towards good? What sort of being ought
122 II, 13 | you suppose Him to be a good God, who should be able
123 II, 13 | sin? Who is the author of good, but He who also requires
124 II, 13 | punisher? Thus God is wholly good, because in all things He
125 II, 13 | things He is on the side of good. In fact, He is omnipotent,
126 II, 13 | can do nothing else than a good turn. From such a conduct
127 II, 13 | confidence can I hope for good, if this is its only ability?
128 II, 14 | still on their own account good, as being just and defensive
129 II, 14 | being just and defensive of good and hostile to sin. In this
130 II, 14 | longer evil things, but good evil only to the bad, by
131 II, 14 | bad, by whom even directly good things are condemned as
132 II, 16 | Even His severity then is good, because just: when the
133 II, 16 | just: when the judge is good, that is just. Other. qualities
134 II, 16 | qualities likewise are good, by means of which the good
135 II, 16 | good, by means of which the good work of a good severity
136 II, 16 | which the good work of a good severity runs out its course,
137 II, 16 | whatsoever is necessary to the good. All these affections He
138 II, 17 | rise on the evil and on the good," a bounty which no other
139 II, 17 | His conduct as the Most Good. Noting Him, as you do,
140 II, 17 | say that there are equally good prescriptions in human laws.
141 II, 18 | OF GOD'S LAWS DEFENDED AS GOOD, WHICH THE MARCIONITES IMPEACHED,
142 II, 18 | the law can I defend as good with a greater confidence
143 II, 19 | depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue
144 II, 19 | Where then? "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for
145 II, 19 | to prove Him to be a most good God, for they sufficiently
146 II, 20 | you discoverer of the most good God? That the Hebrews must
147 II, 20 | case of the Hebrews be a good one, the Creator's case
148 II, 20 | case must likewise be a good one; that is to say, his
149 II, 23 | so consistent for even a good judge as both to reject
150 II, 23 | it is not the mark of a good God to condemn beforehand
151 II, 23 | account of their previous good deeds? But it is not the
152 II, 23 | hand, is so void of any good work, that God could reject
153 II, 23 | then, the man who is always good, and he will not be rejected;
154 II, 23 | in the pursuit of both (good and evil) be recompensed
155 II, 23 | directions by God, who is both a good and judicial Being, He does
156 II, 24 | For there occurs even in good works a confession of repentance,
157 II, 24 | the attribute of the most good God as most patient over
158 II, 24 | this attribute is the Most Good, you will have first to
159 II, 24 | that is, with the most good God. And because Marcion,
160 II, 24 | Marcion, too, maintains that a good tree ought not to produce
161 II, 24 | discussion), which the most good God is incapable of, is
162 II, 24 | compatible with even the most Good? There is, We say, in short,
163 II, 24 | the unpleasantness of some good action, this is never the
164 II, 24 | commits sin nor condemns a good action, in so far is there
165 II, 24 | for repentance of either a good or an evil deed. Now this
166 II, 24 | of any condemnation of a good or an evil work. What, then,
167 II, 27 | You require God to be very good, and yet despise as meanness
168 II, 29 | Creator the character of a good God and a Judge, alters
169 II, 29 | the Creator, as the most Good from the Judge, as One who
170 II, 29 | self-same God was both very good and a Judge, inasmuch as
171 II, 29 | of the Divine Beings, the good and the severe, as shown
172 II, 29 | and this in the way of a good, because rational emulation,
173 III, 4 | to be considered the most good God, he showed himself at
174 III, 8 | be sure, as pre-eminently good, and most remote from the
175 III, 15 | But I do not find that any good came of this proceeding,
176 III, 21 | appointed by the supremely good God for the liberation of
177 III, 22 | gospel of peace, which bring good tidings of good," not of
178 III, 22 | which bring good tidings of good," not of war nor evil tidings.
179 III, 24 | beneficence, that I may have no good reason for doubting the
180 IV, 1 | are changed by them into good dispositions productive
181 IV, 1 | dispositions productive of good fruit. And again: "Hearken
182 IV, 6 | what is just and what is good; as great as lies between
183 IV, 7 | not of him who was simply good, and knew not how to destroy
184 IV, 8 | feared; maintaining that a good being Is not an object of
185 IV, 8 | not by persuasion like a good being, but by command and
186 IV, 9 | gentleness. For, being both good (such are his words), and
187 IV, 9 | however, he has not continued good, by a subsequent destruction
188 IV, 9 | law. If, therefore, he was good whilst upholding the law,
189 IV, 9 | affirmed that the law was good. For no one permits himself
190 IV, 9 | appeared as the destroyer of a good law. So that if he commanded
191 IV, 9 | asserted the law whether as good, or as supererogatory, or
192 IV, 9 | word. We have therefore good proof that He uttered the
193 IV, 11 | preserver, and a specially good physician, in his Christ.
194 IV, 12 | the following Sabbath-day. Good reason, therefore, had the
195 IV, 12 | word which men will use); good reason, too, for expressing
196 IV, 12 | indulgence: because He is Himself good according to His example
197 IV, 12 | on the Sabbath-days to do good, or not? to save life, or
198 IV, 12 | s Sabbaths of old to do good, to save life, not to destroy
199 IV, 13 | Surely to Sion He brings good tidings, and to Jerusalem
200 IV, 13 | get Thee up, who bringest good tidings to Sion; lift up
201 IV, 13 | with strength, who bringest good tidings to Jerusalem." "
202 IV, 13 | as one that publisheth good tidings of good." So one
203 IV, 13 | publisheth good tidings of good." So one of the twelve (
204 IV, 13 | His covenant. What equally good defence of such a number
205 IV, 14 | He, "hath indited a very good word." This will be that "
206 IV, 14 | This will be that "very good word" of blessing which
207 IV, 14 | amidst so vast a wealth of good words like these; as if
208 IV, 14 | hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the poor." "
209 IV, 15 | those whom the absolutely good god of Marcion, after so
210 IV, 15 | ceased to be the absolutely good god; he had now sojourned
211 IV, 15 | both His attributes as the good God and Judge, that, as
212 IV, 15 | the Creator's equal, both good and judicial; nor will there
213 IV, 15 | the Creator, down to their good words. It is as much His
214 IV, 16 | the principle) of your good and simply beneficent god
215 IV, 16 | the conduct. For although good and evil are severally known
216 IV, 17 | shall be given unto you: good measure, pressed down, and
217 IV, 17 | be in his eye. Just as a good tree cannot produce evil
218 IV, 17 | corrupt tree cannot yield good fruit, so heresy will not
219 IV, 17 | Marcion brought nothing good out of Cerdon's evil treasure;
220 IV, 21 | its destruction, and the good loss thereof with its salvation.
221 IV, 22 | suggest an expedient: "It is good for us to be here" (good:
222 IV, 22 | good for us to be here" (good: that evidently means to
223 IV, 23 | from youth. And as God is good, He so loves infants as
224 IV, 24 | out the corn." Now, who so good to man as He who is also
225 IV, 25 | delivered to the Son are good. and the Creator is therefore
226 IV, 25 | the Creator is therefore good, since all His "things"
227 IV, 25 | since all His "things" are good; whereas he is no longer
228 IV, 25 | whereas he is no longer good who has invaded another'
229 IV, 25 | who has invaded another's good (domains) to deliver it
230 IV, 25 | Christ, for that rule holds good here, which prescribes that
231 IV, 26 | to give evil instead of good, who has both one and the
232 IV, 28 | the Christ of the simply good and non-judicial god. "Who,"
233 IV, 29 | He also affirms Him to be good, who knows what His children
234 IV, 29 | really affirmed that they are good. For nothing that is evil
235 IV, 29 | character, or else as the simply good god; if the latter, he now
236 IV, 30 | righteous into the kingdom? The good God. What, therefore, is
237 IV, 34 | disunite them without the good reason why your Christ would
238 IV, 36 | that account the specially good God, whom He represented
239 IV, 36 | supremely and spontaneously good God! But who is this good
240 IV, 36 | good God! But who is this good God? There is, He says, "
241 IV, 36 | two gods was the supremely good; but He expressly asserts
242 IV, 36 | asserts that there is one only good God, who is the only good,
243 IV, 36 | good God, who is the only good, because He is the only
244 IV, 36 | undoubtedly, He is the good God who "sendeth rain on
245 IV, 36 | rise on the evil and on the good;" sustaining and nourishing
246 IV, 36 | certain man asked him, 'Good Master, what shall I do
247 IV, 36 | the name of God and of the Good belonged to one and the
248 IV, 36 | showed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord
249 IV, 36 | man who tells us what is good, even the knowledge of the
250 IV, 39 | and disrespectful to the good God, that you should not
251 IV, 39 | pass; but surely as the good God, He would have frustrated
252 IV, 39 | terrible God, being such as the good god (of Marcion) ought not
253 IV, 39 | should be ascribed to the good god, being such as the Creator,
254 IV, 39 | freeness of His gifts with the good god himself; and evidently
255 IV, 43conc| to the character of the good; God. But at no time even
256 V, 1intro| on his receiving from him good for evil, we have nothing
257 V, 2 | have afforded a singularly good and most sufficient reason),
258 V, 2 | thou that bringest to Sion good tidings; lift up thy voice
259 V, 2 | gospel of peace, that bring good tidings of good" even proclaiming
260 V, 2 | that bring good tidings of good" even proclaiming the gospel
261 V, 4 | have opportunity, let us do good." Deny now that the Creator
262 V, 4 | given a commandment to do good, and then a diversity of
263 V, 5 | that bring glad tidings of good, who preach the gospel of
264 V, 5 | peace!" For the herald of good, that is, of God's "grace"
265 V, 5 | of a Lord who is so very good, and so profuse in mercy,
266 V, 11 | heal." We have already made good the Creator's claim to this
267 V, 12 | accordingly not without good reason that he described
268 V, 12 | according as he hath done either good or bad." Since, however,
269 V, 12 | distinction between works good and bad, he sets before
270 V, 12 | Marcion), that a God so good and gracious, and so averse
271 V, 13 | called the just God, not the good one. It is He who removes (
272 V, 13 | its commandment just and good." Now if he thus reverences
273 V, 13 | commandment is both "just and good?" Then, again, when affirming
274 V, 14 | cleave to that which is good." Well, is the precept different
275 V, 14 | depart from it, and be doing good." Then again: "Be kindly
276 V, 17 | things which relate to "that good pleasure, which God hath