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Lucius Caecilius Firmianus Lactantius
The epitome of the divine institutes

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1 27| crimes, that an instance of justice was now rare, but men lived 2 29| there be any perception of justice, unless there were injuries? 3 29| injuries? or what else is justice, but the removal of injustice? 4 34| XXXIV. THAT MEN ARE BORN TO JUSTICE.~Let us now see what is 5 34| good. That men are born to justice is not only taught by the 6 34| understood that we are born to justice." This is most true. For 7 34| and love him! For this is justice. But since wisdom has been 8 34| man and the dumb animals, justice itself is bound up in two 9 34| the latter to virtue; and justice comprises both. If, therefore, 10 34| evident that man is born to justice, it is necessary that the 11 35| will be the advantage of justice and virtue, if they shall 12 35| proposes to us virtue and justice, that we may obtain that 13 40| were neither teachers of justice, of which they were ignorant, 14 54| may indeed be said with justice. But who will hear, when 15 55| LV. THE HEATHENS CHARGE JUSTICE WITH IMPIETY IN FOLLOWING 16 55| And since this is at once justice, and wisdom, they lay to 17 55| spoke many things about justice, asserting and extolling 18 55| shut up within, that it is justice alone which is neither concerned 19 55| possible: as though in truth justice ought to be in judges only, 20 55| beggars, who is not capable of justice. But because they did not 21 55| speech, and overthrow the justice, which had no firm foundation; 22 55| because he thought that justice was to be blamed, but that 23 55| certain argument respecting justice. ~ 24 56| LVI. OF JUSTICE, WHICH IS THE WORSHIP OF 25 56| OF THE TRUE GOD. ~For if justice is the worship of the true 26 56| philosophers were ignorant of justice, for they neither acknowledged 27 56| that there is no natural justice, and therefore that all 28 56| itself, and therefore that justice, if it promotes the advantages 29 56| were willing to follow justice, and to restore to every 30 57| causes it thus to appear. For justice bears a resemblance to foolishness, 31 57| craftiness; so likewise justice ought not to be called foolishness, 32 57| which are right. Therefore justice cannot be befitting to the 33 57| innocency, let us maintain justice, let us undergo the appearance 34 57| wisdom; this is perfect justice. It matters nothing to us 35 58| SACRIFICE.~I have spoken of justice, what was its nature. It 36 58| worshipper? Therefore it is justice only which God requires. 37 58| and show in what works justice must necessarily be contained.~ 38 59| tortures. Therefore the way of justice, which leads to life, is 39 59| us. Now the first duty of justice is to acknowledge God as 40 59| fear. The second duty of justice is to acknowledge man as 41 59| all men on equal terms to justice and eternal life, it is 42 59| consecrated and worshipped by men, justice, as the poets relate, being 43 59| the fellowship of human justice was destroyed. Then every 44 59| began to be done secretly. Justice also was evaded by stealth, 45 60| LX. OF THE DUTIES OF JUSTICE.~When the affairs of men 46 60| to God. But the root of justice, and the entire foundation 47 60| which the first step of justice is, as it were, contained. 48 64| lawful, that it may fulfil justice. It is a part of the same 49 65| good; the former begins justice, the latter completes it. 50 66| also is a great part of justice; and this ought especially 51 69| worship Him, in whom is justice; they worship Him, that 52 69| religion, which is also justice, man may receive from God 53 70| in defence of faith and justice, virtue neither fears want, 54 70| will be taken away, that justice alone may reign. And how 55 71| frauds will become frequent; justice will perish; faith, peace, 56 73| every one train himself to justice, mould himself to self-restraint,


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