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1 I, pref| the method of human and divine things, than to be entirely 2 I, pref| was impossible that the divine method of procedure should 3 I, 1 | to discuss religion and divine things. For if some of the 4 I, 1 | to that pious, true, and divine wisdom, in which all things 5 I, 1 | follow up in writing the divine Institutions, in which we 6 I, 1 | defend His religion and divine worship, to whom can I rather 7 I, 2 | neither have been made without divine intelligence, nor continue 8 I, 2 | respecting the skill of the divine providence, let us for the 9 I, 3 | that this highest power and divine energy is altogether incapable 10 I, 3 | eternal, it follows that the divine power is incapable of division. 11 I, 3 | the might and power of the divine majesty, if he thinks that 12 I, 3 | is the immensity of that divine work, when before it was 13 I, 3 | testimonies the unity of the divine power.~ 14 I, 4 | that those voices are not divine, but human. Forsooth, because 15 I, 5 | blind as not to see the divine brightness presenting itself 16 I, 5 | wrote of human rather than divine things. Hesiod was able, 17 I, 5 | natural power endowed with divine reason, and sometimes as 18 I, 5 | reason, and sometimes as a divine necessity. Zeno also speaks 19 I, 5 | also speaks of Him as a divine and natural law. The opinion 20 I, 5 | a fatal necessity, or a divine law, or if you term it anything 21 I, 6 | VI. OF DIVINE TESTIMONIES, AND OF THE 22 I, 6 | PREDICTIONS.~Now let us pass to divine testimonies; but I will 23 I, 6 | forward one which resembles a divine testimony, both on account 24 I, 6 | relating to the knowledge of divine things, in which be asserts 25 I, 6 | in those books respecting divine subjects which he addressed 26 I, 7 | indeed, whom they think divine above all others, and especially 27 I, 8 | anything of majesty and divine influence; since the Erythraean 28 I, 9 | worthy of being attributed to divine excellence. For what! is 29 I, 9 | measure them not by the divine power of which they are 30 I, 10 | What other action worthy of divine honours, except the healing 31 I, 11 | Jupiter so to do? And yet the divine government is always unchangeable; 32 I, 11 | accord. But if he is not divine, he is not indeed a god; 33 I, 11 | name does not express a divine, but human power? For Cicero 34 I, 11 | has no apprehension of the divine benefits who thinks that 35 I, 12 | Saturn himself not only of divine, but also of human intelligence, 36 I, 13 | if he had possessed any divine knowledge, he ought not 37 I, 15 | appear to be born from a divine origin, they paid divine 38 I, 15 | divine origin, they paid divine honours to their parents, 39 I, 18 | strength of body to be a divine or even a human good, when 40 I, 20 | Romulus, was invested with divine honours. And I could endure 41 I, 21 | had been determined that divine honours should be paid to 42 I, 22 | regret for her, he paid her divine honours. For this reason 43 I, 22 | that he might both acquire divine honour for himself, and 44 I, 22 | afterwards ventured to assume divine honours to himself.~ 45 II, 1 | arose from ignorance of the divine name. But since we often 46 II, 1 | they ought to honour His divine beneficence. But if any 47 II, 1 | to God alone, and by His divine and matchless name alone 48 II, 2 | absent,--for, since they are divine, they see and hear all things, 49 II, 3 | imagine that they could divine, so that they might find 50 II, 3 | depressed, which partakes of a divine mystery and a heavenly secret. 51 II, 3 | the truth is the part of divine wisdom. But man by himself 52 II, 4 | Written law and the divine law of the conscience, and 53 II, 5 | things, in obedience to divine laws, by a perpetual necessity 54 II, 5 | being ungrateful towards the divine bounty, so that they preferred 55 II, 5 | courses in the heaven with a divine and wonderful order, to 56 II, 5 | not see this skill of the divine power in contriving the 57 II, 5 | own accord, and not by the divine intelligence. But who does 58 II, 9 | whom the disposition of the divine origin did not remain. Therefore 59 II, 9 | things arose was made by divine providence, but that it 60 II, 9 | also uses the wax; so that divine providence ought to have 61 II, 9 | was a maintainer of the divine providence, and who used 62 II, 9 | respect, then, will that divine power differ from man, if 63 II, 9 | statuary also the wax; so that divine providence ought to have 64 II, 9 | that the world was made by divine providence (not to mention 65 II, 9 | the world was not made by divine providence, because its 66 II, 9 | its matter was not made by divine providence; but because 67 II, 9 | because the world was made by divine providence, he ought to 68 II, 9 | attempted to overthrow the divine providence, which is in 69 II, 9 | itself was not established by divine providence, and yet in making 70 II, 10 | Maker, let us return to the divine workmanship of the world, 71 II, 11 | attributed so wonderful and divine a work to man. For what 72 II, 11 | only, by which he obtained divine honours, together with all 73 II, 11 | to man, who imitated the divine work. But the making of 74 II, 11 | deny the existence of a divine providence. For the Stoics 75 II, 11 | formation of animals to divine skill. But Aristotle freed 76 II, 11 | reserved by the will of divine providence, as it cannot 77 II, 12 | SPONTANEOUSLY, BUT BY A DIVINE ARRANGEMENT, OF WHICH GOD 78 II, 12 | their motions; nor did that divine government, which manages 79 II, 12 | provided these things by some divine counsel. But who is able 80 II, 12 | and attributes nothing to divine providence, he assuredly 81 II, 12 | is plain that there is a divine providence, to which that 82 II, 12 | however, there is need of divine testimony, lest that of 83 II, 14 | descendants ignorance of the divine nature. From this nation 84 II, 17 | knows all things, from whose divine eyes nothing is concealed, 85 II, 17 | images a belief in their divine power and influence. Hence 86 II, 18 | flight by adjuration of the divine name. But if it appears 87 II, 19 | if religion consists of divine things, and there is nothing 88 II, 19 | things, and there is nothing divine except in heavenly things; 89 III, 1 | to human rather than to divine things. Which things, indeed, 90 III, 1 | truth. But we, since we have divine testimony for everything, 91 III, 3 | For on this account the divine intelligence has opened 92 III, 9 | he, as a man ignorant of divine things, reduced a matter 93 III, 9 | and in their ignorance of divine things prostrated themselves 94 III, 10 | it is given to comprehend divine things. And concerning this 95 III, 13 | for, being destitute of divine knowledge, they neither 96 III, 13 | speaking are contained. Divine learning does not stand 97 III, 13 | the knowledge of things divine and human, added: "And if 98 III, 16 | wisdom, because it is a divine tradition, and we testify 99 III, 17 | endeavouring against all divine law to restore a temple 100 III, 17 | have been made. And the divine man found subjects of censure. 101 III, 17 | Dicaearchus, both by arguments and divine testimonies. But perhaps 102 III, 19 | without the body, it is a divine life; and if it is without 103 III, 23 | the other animals, which divine providence has armed with 104 III, 25 | their minds the true and divine light? But if the nature 105 III, 26 | XXVI. IT IS DIVINE INSTRUCTION ONLY WHICH BESTOWS 106 III, 26 | is accomplished only by divine instruction; for that only 107 III, 26 | So great is the power of divine wisdom, that, when infused 108 III, 27 | a greater, that is, that divine authority. No one therefore 109 III, 28 | nothing was completed by divine intelligence, said that 110 III, 28 | For nature, apart from divine providence and power, is 111 III, 28 | there must necessarily be a divine mind, which by its foresight 112 III, 28 | through their ignorance of divine things they were so inconsistent 113 III, 29 | to the knowledge of the divine name, in which alone are 114 III, 29 | declares in these verses:--~"No divine power is absent if there 115 III, 30 | despise human affairs, embrace divine things, that he may gain 116 IV, 2 | lest the secret of His divine work should be exposed to 117 IV, 2 | turned away from them by divine providence, that they might 118 IV, 3 | it gives up man, who is a divine animal, to earthly and frail 119 IV, 5 | received the inspiration of the Divine Spirit. And many have written 120 IV, 6 | worthy of being called by the divine name, as being pewerful 121 IV, 6 | wise King Solomon, full of divine inspiration, spake these 122 IV, 7 | cause is the will of the divine good which produced God, 123 IV, 8 | beget Him? First of all, divine operations cannot be known 124 IV, 9 | wisdom of God. And of this divine speech not even the philosophers 125 IV, 10 | yet, in return for these divine benefits, they did not pay 126 IV, 10 | foundation and the system of divine religion may be manifest.~ 127 IV, 11 | precepts, and departed from the divine law, going astray to the 128 IV, 12 | by the possession of the Divine Spirit, conceived; and without 129 IV, 13 | wonderful works, yet not by divine power, but by magic. What 130 IV, 15 | account of these powers and divine works wrought by Him when 131 IV, 16 | accordance with a great and divine plan, and that goodness 132 IV, 16 | or judged Him worthy of divine honour: which is the case 133 IV, 20 | declares when she says:--~"The divine race of the blessed, heavenly 134 IV, 21 | also in the name of their divine Master doing many and almost 135 IV, 22 | detract from the credit due to divine things, let us disprove 136 IV, 22 | strength, or avoid by His divine knowledge, the hands of 137 IV, 24 | from heaven, to whom His divine nature gives knowledge, 138 IV, 26 | significance, as had also those divine works which He performed, 139 IV, 26 | deaf. It is plain that this divine power did not limit its 140 IV, 26 | hear and understand the divine words of God. For you may 141 IV, 26 | he who is ignorant of the divine nature, he truly is speechless 142 IV, 26 | speechless who cannot utter divine things. He also renewed 143 IV, 26 | walking,--a strength of divine work worthy of praise; but 144 IV, 26 | this sign of the true and divine blood, I will show in the 145 IV, 27 | might claim for themselves divine honours; which error may 146 IV, 27 | which are contained in the divine secrets.~ 147 V, 4 | while to have laid aside divine readings, and to have formed 148 V, 4 | yet capable of receiving divine things, should be presented 149 V, 5 | did avarice intercept the divine bounty, and thus cause hunger 150 V, 6 | imitation, they abandoned divine right, and the practice 151 V, 6 | than the laying aside of divine religion, which alone effects 152 V, 7 | preserves the mystery of a divine religion.~ 153 V, 8 | sacred and inviolable bond of divine relationship, there would 154 V, 8 | the wholesomeness of the divine precepts infused into the 155 V, 9 | as though inspired by the Divine Spirit, or are they ashamed 156 V, 13 | is right. But since the divine law has been received from 157 V, 14 | neither hear nor perceive divine things, but fear and adore 158 V, 15 | to confirm this both by divine and human testimonies. But 159 V, 16 | in particular among the divine precepts: "He that exalteth 160 V, 18 | aided also by a knowledge of divine things. Thus their work, 161 V, 19 | answers of seers, and the divine words of prophets--it is 162 V, 19 | his own advantages to be divine." Who, therefore, can think 163 V, 19 | it judges its goods to be divine, as you said, how can there 164 V, 19 | is not mortal, and that a divine reward is appointed for 165 V, 20 | no weight), but by some divine testimonies, as we do. There 166 V, 20 | teach anything concerning divine things, lest they should 167 V, 22 | excruciated by the power of the divine name, they come out of the 168 V, 23 | Laelius, and his own goods as divine, neither desires anything 169 V, 23 | wisely, and almost with divine inspiration. "God," he says, " 170 V, 24 | XXIV. OF THE DIVINE VENGEANCE INFLICTED ON THE 171 VI, 1 | through the teaching of the Divine Spirit, and the aid of the 172 VI, 1 | from the understanding of divine things. The same blindness 173 VI, 5 | may appear how much the divine condescension has bestowed 174 VI, 6 | always the enemy of the divine name, of whom we have often 175 VI, 8 | described almost with a divine voice; whose words have 176 VI, 8 | force and purport of the divine law, he would not have discharged 177 VI, 9 | yet, being ignorant of the divine law, he embraces the laws 178 VI, 9 | imprints on his heart the divine words and life-giving precepts; 179 VI, 9 | unworthy of enjoying the divine gifts? For, that we may 180 VI, 12 | assistance; and therefore that divine law prescribes this to all, 181 VI, 12 | whole human race, and by the divine expressions which command 182 VI, 17 | if they are referred to divine things. On the other hand, 183 VI, 18 | a desire of obeying the divine commands, as of pleasing 184 VI, 18 | recompense of that heavenly and divine reward. The other things 185 VI, 20 | nothing is so hostile to this divine benefit and gift as pleasure. 186 VI, 21 | wished those things which are divine to be without adornment, 187 VI, 24 | removed by walls, but the divine power of God cannot be removed 188 VI, 24 | God has given nothing more divine to man." Likewise, in speaking 189 VI, 24 | Cicero, illustrious and divine, which always commands things 190 VI, 25 | Himself has demanded in that divine law of His? There are two 191 VI, 25 | understand the nature of the Divine Being, a gift is anything 192 VI, 25 | incense and other odours for divine sacrifice: were offered 193 VII, 1 | greatest virtue, unless the divine reward of everlasting blessedness 194 VII, 2 | PHILOSOPHERS, AND OF THE DIVINE WISDOM, AND OF THE GOLDEN 195 VII, 2 | man is able to understand divine things, he will be able 196 VII, 2 | from the immensity of the divine actions and works. For if 197 VII, 2 | is the difference between divine and human works, so great 198 VII, 2 | of which belongs to the divine nature. For His works are 199 VII, 2 | unsupported by any utterances of divine voices.~ 200 VII, 3 | inasmuch as God is the divine and l eternal mind, separate 201 VII, 3 | made and is governed by the divine providence? For if He made 202 VII, 3 | plough without lacerating the divine body? So that we are at 203 VII, 3 | man? Unless by chance that divine intelligence which is mixed 204 VII, 3 | have not perceived that the divine spirit is everywhere diffused, 205 VII, 4 | good reason think that the divine providence gave the place 206 VII, 5 | as it was given to us by divine necessity, so it will again 207 VII, 5 | will again be destroyed by divine necessity. Thus that which 208 VII, 5 | received an increase of divine vigour, becomes a perfect 209 VII, 5 | earth, that he may have divine and heavenly consolation. 210 VII, 7 | not defend those things by divine testimonies, yet the truth 211 VII, 7 | s creation belongs to a divine mystery; and because he 212 VII, 8 | surmise, but have known it by divine instruction. Now Plato thus 213 VII, 8 | creatures do not possess, appear divine and heavenly; because of 214 VII, 9 | animals is heavenly and divine, whose body raised from 215 VII, 11 | in which it receives the divine and unspeakable fruits of 216 VII, 12 | flourishes always, since the divine spirit is everlasting. In 217 VII, 12 | the past, not about to be divine on any other condition than 218 VII, 13 | between that nature which was divine and immortal, and that which 219 VII, 14 | any one shall examine the divine writings he will ascertain. 220 VII, 16 | rule; shall mingle things divine and human; shall contrive 221 VII, 19 | great will stand in need of divine assistance. Therefore God, 222 VII, 21 | some material. But that divine fire always lives by itself, 223 VII, 21 | tremulous movement. The same divine fire, therefore, with one 224 VII, 22 | ignorant of the secret of the divine mystery, and mention of 225 VII, 22 | destiny have rolled,~The voice divine from far and wide~Calls 226 VII, 22 | that souls are immortal and divine, because in boys minds are 227 VII, 23 | us return from human to divine things. The Sibyl thus speaks:--~" 228 VII, 23 | reason can be assigned for divine works; but if from the beginning 229 VII, 24 | before their eyes by the divine Spirit, and they saw these 230 VII, 26 | continue in the love of the divine name. For this is serviceable 231 VII, 27 | punishment, nor virtue without a divine reward. All, therefore, 232 VII, 27 | ever-flowing fountain. By this divine food and drink the blind