Book, Chapter

 1        1, XXV   |         which belong to inferior beings to greater, and vice versa.
 2        1, XXXVII|       were too great to be human beings. And since Celsus has introduced
 3        3, XXII  |         cannot bear to call such beings gods, because they were
 4        3, XXII  |          he did not regard these beings as gods, for he was afraid
 5        3, XXII  |          reply as follows: These beings, then, are not gods at all;
 6        3, XXIII |       they who would defend such beings betake themselves to allegorical
 7        3, XXIII |   particular case, whether those beings can have a real existence,
 8        4, XXIV  |         are superior to rational beings, merely on account of their
 9        4, XXIV  |          of virtuous and blessed beings would admit this, whether
10        4, XXV   |        to that of other rational beings, and especially of those
11        4, XXIX  |       universe there are certain beings termed "thrones," and others "
12        4, LIX   |        by rational or irrational beings, and according as these
13        4, LIX   |      according as these rational beings are the most virtuous or
14        4, LXV   |         was, so that they became beings of such a nature, that while
15        4, LXXIV |        rational nature. Rational beings, then, as being the principal
16        4, LXXIV |          irrational and soulless beings hold that of the envelope
17        4, LXXIV |      sake of no other than human beings, while dogs and other irrational
18        4, LXXIV |     makes provision for rational beings, in asserting that His arrangements
19        4, LXXIV |          the sustenance of human beings than for that of plants,
20        4, LXXV  |      support of us who are human beings, than for that of plants,
21        4, LXXVII|          subject to all rational beings,--one rational nature being
22        4, LXXVII|         for the sake of rational beings. And if ants and flies,
23        4, LXXXI |         for the sake of rational beings, overturns as far as he
24        4, LXXXI |         which belong to rational beings, as cities and constitutions,
25        4, LXXXI |      were, of imitating rational beings, perhaps with a view of
26        4, LXXXI |         view of putting rational beings to shame; so that by looking
27        4, LXXXV |           while amongst rational beings he will discover reason,
28        4, LXXXV |       and of divine and heavenly beings, and perhaps of the Supreme
29        4, LXXXIX|       and intelligent than human beings, ought to have established
30        4, LXXXIX|        greatly depreciates human beings. Nay, so far as Celsus can
31        4, LXXXIX|         for they were only human beings. According to Celsus, indeed,
32        4, XCIII |         creatures, and not human beings (although they are present
33        4, XCVII |        beloved by God than human beings, it is manifest that they
34        4, XCVII |         dearer to Him than human beings!" And let no one suppose
35        4, XCVIII|        are more pious than human beings. But further, Celsus, as
36        4, XCVIII|       freely displaying to human beings, by the differences which
37        4, XCIX  |       nor does He threaten these beings, each one of which has received
38        4, XCIX  |      apes or flies; but on human beings, as those who have transgressed
39        5, II    |      gods, or some other race of beings? Some other race of beings (
40        5, II    |       beings? Some other race of beings (doubtless), and in all
41        5, IV    |      gods, or some other race of beings?" and then again introduces
42        5, IV    |   answering, "Some other race of beings, and probably demons,"--
43        5, IV    |       thus learned to call these beings "angels" from their employments,
44        5, VI    |    prominent heralds among those beings that are above,--those that
45        5, VII   |          that not only are human beings divine, but the whole of
46        5, X     |        are rational and virtuous beings, and have been illuminated
47        5, XI    |        improper to pray to those beings who themselves offer up
48        5, XIII  |       that we regard such mighty beings, which "greatly praise"
49        5, XIX   |        also in the case of those beings who are, as it were, sown
50        5, XXV   |     superintended by one or more beings, who, whether they were
51        5, XXXIV |        act to banquet upon human beings. Among the Indians, too,
52        5, XXXVI |   country's laws, they eat human beings. And those Indians who eat
53        5, XXXIX |       which make a prey of human beings. But Celsus approves of
54        5, XLIV  |         indeed know that certain beings of a class inferior to God
55        5, LIV   |          that before him certain beings came from the Creator to
56        5, LVII  |          been witnessed by human beings, is related by the Greeks;
57        5, LXI   |        begotten like other human beings,--what does that avail by
58        6, IV    |          like to which of mortal beings, they have left to be investigated
59        6, VI    |          such advantage to human beings, and to lead the nature
60        6, VIII  |         possible for happy human beings to attain such knowledge."~
61        6, XVIII |  moreover, what is said of those beings which are called seraphim
62        6, XXVIII|       introduced the first human beings to the knowledge of good
63        6, XXVIII|        advice to the first human beings, and who go far beyond the
64        6, XXVIII|     wretches, as not being human beings, whose enemy the serpent
65        6, XXXIII| statements made by these unhappy beings concerning the gates of
66        6, XXXVII|       have done who invented the beings with asses' heads, and the
67        6, XXXIX |         in what relates to those beings which are deemed to be gods.
68        6, XL    |       calculated to injure human beings." Would, indeed, that all
69        6, XLII  |        punished, and those human beings who are calumniated by him
70        6, LI    |         intelligent and sensible beings, nor of the manner in which
71        6, LXI   |         of righteous and blessed beings. In the next place, as if
72        6, LXI   |        fatigue, nor any of those beings who belong to a better and
73        6, LXX   |       the nature of "intelligent beings" by means of familiar and
74        6, LXX   |          to give to "intelligent beings" the names of "spirits"
75        6, LXXV  |     different From that of other beings, in respect of grandeur,
76        6, LXXV  |      divine quality beyond other beings, should not differ from
77        6, LXXVII|     different from that of other beings in respect of grandeur,
78        7, XVII  |          good of all intelligent beings. And there is nothing absurd
79        7, XL    |         none of those who regard beings in the form of an ass a
80        7, XLIII |        some idea of the First of Beings, who is unspeakable." For
81        7, LXII  |         to the honour of certain beings. But they will hold that
82        7, LXII  |          they will hold that the beings to whom they are dedicated
83        7, LXVII |         to the honour of certain beings; but they will hold that
84        7, LXVII |          they will hold that the beings to whom they are dedicated
85        7, LXVIII|       and in any other spiritual beings who are capable of sin,
86        7, LXIX  |        demons" is given to those beings who have fallen away from
87        8, XXIV  |    supposing that there are such beings as demons to whom the sacrifices
88        8, XXVI  |         impossible to propitiate beings that are wicked and that
89        8, XXXI  |    agency and control of certain beings whom we may call invisible
90        8, XXXIV |        besides a great number of beings who shall ever prove friendly
91        8, LIII  |         are entrusted to certain beings as keepers of this prison-house."
92        8, LIV   |         are entrusted to certain beings who are the keepers of this
93        8, LIV   |          our confidence in those beings whom they call "the keepers
94        8, LV    |       render due honour to those beings who control the affairs
95        8, LVII  |       refusing to give thanks to beings who do us no good, but who
96        8, LVII  |    refuse to offer sacrifices to beings who have no concern with
97        8, LIX   |      given this knowledge to all beings everywhere possessed of
98        8, LXIX  |        the agreement of rational beings, and turns away from discord.