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Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
The divine institutes

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1 I, 1 | published Institutions of civil law, by which they might lull 2 I, 5 | as a divine and natural law. The opinion of all these, 3 I, 5 | fatal necessity, or a divine law, or if you term it anything 4 I, 16| restrained by the Papian law? Or did he obtain the privileges 5 I, 20| laugh at that illustrious law of yours which you set forth 6 I, 21| was emperor. There was a law among the people of Tauris, 7 I, 22| in latin respecting the law of the pontiffs, and the 8 II, 4 | rightly worship:--~"Written law and the divine law of the 9 II, 4 | Written law and the divine law of the conscience, and the 10 II, 13| himself to transgress the law of God. Therefore, having 11 II, 18| and violated every sacred law.~ 12 III, 15| saying that philosophy is the law of living well and honourably. 13 III, 15| causes confusion? or the law of living well, when its 14 III, 15| things uncertain, abrogates law, esteems art as nothing, 15 III, 15| no system, or science, or law of living well, has been 16 III, 15| display of knowledge, but a law of life! how few who are 17 III, 17| endeavouring against all divine law to restore a temple so often 18 III, 26| AND OF WHAT EFFICACY THE LAW OF GOD IS.~That, therefore, 19 IV, 3 | even by reference to civil law. For who will be able to 20 IV, 10| Moses, through whom the law was afterwards given to 21 IV, 10| made them subject to the law which He had given by Moses. 22 IV, 10| over the people and the law: they were not, however, 23 IV, 11| departed from the divine law, going astray to the impious 24 IV, 11| against Thee, and cast Thy law behind their backs, and 25 IV, 11| say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? 26 IV, 11| allege a just excuse from the law for their rejection of Him; 27 IV, 13| Him He might give a new law to new worshippers; not 28 IV, 16| our offences against the law. He maketh his boast that 29 IV, 17| destroyed the obligation of the law given by Moses; that is, 30 IV, 17| destroyed the obligation of the law of God, though He did this 31 IV, 17| that He would give a new law, in these terms: "The law 32 IV, 17| law, in these terms: "The law shall go forth of Zion, 33 IV, 17| nations." For the former law, which was given by Moses, 34 IV, 17| would come to pass that this law would be destroyed by the 35 IV, 17| accomplished, thenall the law is fulfilled with respect 36 IV, 17| Moses himself, by whom the law was given which they so 37 IV, 17| who should be above the law, and be a bearer of the 38 IV, 17| send His own Son-that is, a law alive, anti present in person, 39 IV, 17| person, and destroy that old law given by a mortal, that 40 IV, 17| He might ratify afresh a law which was eternal. In like 41 IV, 17| Moses, to show that the new law given by Christ Jesus was 42 IV, 17| about to succeed to the old law which was given by Moses. 43 IV, 17| the precepts of the Jewish law have for their object the 44 IV, 18| judge Him according to their law. Therefore they led Him 45 IV, 20| also themselves, call the law which was given to the Jews 46 IV, 20| of Christ--that is, the law and the prophets--is called 47 IV, 25| teacher, as it were a living law, to found a new name and 48 IV, 26| FIGURE OF THE LAMB UNDER THE LAW.~I have spoken of humiliation, 49 IV, 29| master, yet by the civil law the house is one, and one 50 V, 8 | general observance of the law of God, if those things 51 V, 8 | laws to rule men, since the law of God alone would be sufficient 52 V, 12| with you; for this is our law, this our business, this 53 V, 13| right. But since the divine law has been received from the 54 V, 17| that there was no natural law: that all, both men and 55 V, 20| those who, against every law of humanity, against every 56 V, 23| all in violation of the law of humanity; nor does he 57 V, 23| and burst the bonds of the law. Therefore He foresaw how 58 VI, 6 | life-like figure of true law and genuine justice, we 59 VI, 8 | AND THE VARIABLENESS OF LAW.~This is the way which philosophers 60 VI, 8 | and virtue. Therefore the law of God must be undertaken, 61 VI, 8 | that sacred, that heavenly law, which Marcus Tullius, in 62 VI, 8 | There is indeed a true law, right reason, agreeing 63 VI, 8 | alter the provisions of this law, nor is it permitted us 64 VI, 8 | we be released from this law, either by the senate or 65 VI, 8 | it. Nor will there be one law at Rome and another at Athens; 66 VI, 8 | and another at Athens; one law at the present time, and 67 VI, 8 | hereafter: but the same law, everlasting and unchangeable, 68 VI, 8 | arbitrator, and proposer of this law; and he who shall not obey 69 VI, 8 | significantly relate the law of God, as a man far removed 70 VI, 8 | truth has set forth that law? But I consider that they 71 VI, 8 | also, in what precepts the law itself consisted, as he 72 VI, 8 | and purport of the divine law, he would not have discharged 73 VI, 8 | done by us, to whom the law itself has been delivered 74 VI, 9 | IX. OF THE LAW AND PRECEPT OF GOD; OF MERCY, 75 VI, 9 | The first head of this law is, to know God Himself, 76 VI, 9 | being ignorant of the divine law, he embraces the laws of 77 VI, 9 | condition of the times. Civil law is one thing, which varies 78 VI, 10| in opposition to every law and right of human nature, 79 VI, 12| and therefore that divine law prescribes this to all, 80 VI, 12| since we have received the law, and the words of God Himself 81 VI, 17| act in opposition to the law of God, and in opposition 82 VI, 24| truest ceremony, this is that law of God, as it is called 83 VI, 24| this most holy and certain law cannot fail to live justly 84 VI, 24| few chief points of this law, since I promised that I 85 VI, 25| demanded in that divine law of His? There are two things 86 VII, 17| good as enemies; neither law, nor order, nor military


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