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  1 2 |          II. THAT THERE IS BUT ONE GOD, AND THAT THERE CANNOT BE
  2 2 |      follows: Whether there be one God or more? And this indeed
  3 2 |          Father except one. For if God, who made all things, is
  4 2 |         which is the true title of God, since he will be able to
  5 2 |            he is to be regarded as God who can accomplish the whole,
  6 3 |           POETS CONCERNING THE ONE GOD.~There is, then, one God,
  7 3 |           GOD.~There is, then, one God, perfect, eternal, incorruptible,
  8 3 |           the preachers of the one God, poets also, and philosophers,
  9 3 |          testimony to the unity of God. Orpheus speaks of the surpassing
 10 3 |           speaks of the surpassing God who made the heaven and
 11 3 |         own Maro calls the Supreme God at one time a spirit, at
 12 3 |            whole world; also, that God permeates the heights of
 13 3 |          the world was prepared by God, whom he sometimes calls
 14 4 |       PHILOSOPHERS TO THE UNITY OF GOD.~But let us come to the
 15 4 |       saying that there is but one God, by whom the world was prepared
 16 4 |           that there is one who is God by nature, the governor
 17 4 |        made respecting the Supreme God, either by Thales, or by
 18 4 |   attempted to define the being of God, and affirmed that the world
 19 4 |   reverenced by the Egyptians as a god, in asserting the majesty
 20 4 |   asserting the majesty of the one God with infinite praises, calls
 21 4 |         thus begins: To understand God is difficult, to describe
 22 5 |      DECLARE THAT THERE IS BUT ONE GOD.~It remains to speak of
 23 5 |      witness that there is but one God, the ruler, the maker, the
 24 6 |                          Vl. SINCE GOD IS ETERNAL AND IMMORTAL,
 25 6 |           were given to mortals by God for this reason, that every
 26 7 |         have been believed to be a god, nevertheless on account
 27 8 |            Venus, deserved to be a god, because he invented the
 28 22|          should be worshipped as a god, and placed Fatua Fauna
 29 25|   worshipped, but they knew of one God only. After that they subjected
 30 25|       having lost the knowledge of God, and broken off that one
 31 25|        their eyes aloft and behold God, who raised them up to the
 32 25|           vanities, and to turn to God, to maintain the condition
 33 25|       which you have received from God, to maintain your name!
 34 25|          up to the true and living God, who is in heaven; who seeks
 35 25|      himself is the workmanship of God, whereas an image is the
 36 25|    preferred to the divine; and as God is the parent of man, so
 37 25|          to establish himself as a god, and to found temples, and
 38 26|          con- trivet Himself, even God. But they estimated the
 39 27|            those of old fell. When God, according to His excellent
 40 27|            observed the command of God he would remain immortal.
 41 27|         was one of the servants of God, envying man because he
 42 27|  transgress the command and law of God. And in this manner he did
 43 27|         but he lost the life which God had given him to be for
 44 27|       according to the sentence of God; and yet his life, though
 45 27|            of the beasts. But when God saw this, He sent His angels
 46 27|       condemned by the sentence of God, and cast forth on account
 47 28|          the knowledge of the true God, introduced new superstitions
 48 28|         might lessen the honour of God, or increase their own,
 49 28|          the supreme and matchless God might be forgotten.~
 50 29|         PATIENCE AND PROVIDENCE OF GOD.~But some one says: Why,
 51 29|           Why, then, does the true God permit these things to be
 52 29|       think that good is caused by God, but say that evil is not
 53 29|           was made for the sake of God and men, and that human
 54 29|           of which it is said that God made men, the power of troubles
 55 29|       without the other. Therefore God acted with the greatest
 56 30|       condemned by the sentence of God, fell to the earth, and
 57 30|          be a follower of the true God. It remains that, as we
 58 30|          because they neither know God nor the wisdom of God. And
 59 30|         know God nor the wisdom of God. And although they are clever
 60 31|           be divine, and therefore God. But man is neither divine
 61 31|          man is neither divine nor God. Man, therefore, cannot
 62 31|             therefore, is wise but God, or certainly that man whom
 63 31|            certainly that man whom God has taught. But they, because
 64 31|        neither gods. nor taught by God. cannot be wise, that is,
 65 33|       because they are ignorant of God.~
 66 34|             that he may understand God, and this alone makes the
 67 34|         duties. He owes the one to God as to a father, the other
 68 34|           are produced by the same God. Therefore it has been deservedly
 69 34|         should know what we owe to God, and what to man; namely,
 70 34|            what to man; namely, to God religion, to man affection.
 71 34|          compel him to depart from God, he will not refuse tortures
 72 35|      attainment of this. Therefore God proposes to us virtue and
 73 36|            no intelligible idea of God, for it is His peculiar
 74 36|   altogether deny the existence of God whereas now you have left
 75 36|        world derive its origin, if God takes no care of anything?
 76 37|          most wise, as the Pythian god proclaimed. He often made
 77 37|          it; but that in vain. For God, who is plainly above us,
 78 38|        whom Tully speaks of as the god of philosophers, alone of
 79 38|         because he was ignorant of God, he so failed in many things,
 80 38|           at the same time dear to God and necessary for men. For
 81 39|          right and law. For it was God who placed us in this abode
 82 39|          it without the command of God. Therefore violence must
 83 39|            endeavours to flee from God, whose sentence no one will
 84 40|          and let us give thanks to God, who has revealed and delivered
 85 41|            For to worship the true God, that and nothing else is
 86 41|           else is wisdom. For that God who is supreme and the Maker
 87 42|           or religious wisdom, is. God, in the beginning, before
 88 42|          reason, He is the word of God, He is wisdom. With this
 89 42|          the angels, whom the same God formed from His own breath,
 90 42|         power, He alone was called God. For all things were through
 91 42|    concerning the first and second God, perhaps following Trismegistus
 92 42|          have thought to be called God, created a second God, who
 93 42|       called God, created a second God, who is visible and sensible.
 94 42|           The Sibyl also says that God the guide of all was made
 95 42|           guide of all was made by God, and another, that ~"God
 96 42|           God, and another, that ~"God the Son of God must be known,"~
 97 42|     another, that ~"God the Son of God must be known,"~as those
 98 42|        testify that He was born of God. His name is known to none,
 99 42|       safety of all who believe in God through Him. He is called
100 43|            Christ, who was born of God before the world, and who
101 43|          same person is the son of God and of man. For He was twice
102 43|           was twice born: first of God, in the spirit, before the
103 43|            religion of the Supreme God, and all truth. For when
104 43|       demons, then the religion of God remained with the Hebrews
105 43|         law was given to them from God; and they were afterwards
106 43|        Jews. Therefore they served God, being bound by the chains
107 43|        senseless images. Therefore God sent to them prophets filled
108 43|           nations to the favour of God. Nor, however, did He shut
109 43|            refuse to receive their God, then, the heirs being removed,
110 43|     spiritual birth, being born of God alone, He was made a sacred
111 44|       which, being interpreted, is God with us. For He was with
112 44|          flesh; and He was no less God in man, and man in God.
113 44|        less God in man, and man in God. That He was both God and
114 44|           in God. That He was both God and man was declared before
115 44|          the prophets. That He was God, Isaiah thus declares: "
116 44|      supplication unto Thee; since God is in Thee, and we knew
117 44|           we knew it not, even the God of Israel. They shall be
118 44|        Also Jeremiah: "This is our God, and there shall none other
119 44|            cause, therefore, being God, He took upon Him flesh,
120 44|        becoming a mediator between God and man, having overcome
121 44|           His guidance lead man to God.~
122 45|      believed Him to be the Son of God, and sent from God, the
123 45|          Son of God, and sent from God, the priests and rulers
124 45|            he has the knowledge of God, and he calleth himself
125 45|         calleth himself the Son of God. He is made to reprove our
126 45|           and boasteth that he has God for his father. Let us see,
127 45|        understand the mysteries of God." Therefore, being unmindful
128 45|        said that He was the Son of God, and that by healing on
129 46|           life." Also in Numbers: "God is not in doubt as a man,
130 46|          these things were done by God on account of that crucifixion
131 46|            and shall say, Why hath God done these evils to this
132 46|        they forsook the Lord their God, and persecuted their. King,
133 46|          who was dearly beloved by God, and crucified Him with
134 46|        degradation, therefore hath God brought upon them these
135 48|          sits at the right hand of God, about to tread down His
136 49|                         XLIX. THAT GOD IS ONE ONLY.~If therefore
137 49|         Jews have been rejected by God, as the faith due to the
138 49|            from the truth and from God. Nor let the Jews, or philosophers,
139 49|  themselves respecting the Supreme God. He who has not acknowledged
140 49|         the mystery of the Supreme God. God willed that He should
141 49|        mystery of the Supreme God. God willed that He should be
142 49|          men to be both the Son of God and God. Nor, however, must
143 49|            both the Son of God and God. Nor, however, must the
144 49|           given to both, as to one God, and is to be so divided
145 50|                             L. WHY GOD ASSUMED A MORTAL BODY, AND
146 50|   unbecoming and unreasonable that God should be clothed with a
147 51|           they yield themselves to God, who harasses them. What
148 52|          THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUE GOD, AND OF THE HATRED OF THE
149 52|           their mind and recognise God, in whom alone is the abode
150 52|          which is foolishness with God; and having undertaken e
151 53|   undertakes the protection of the god whom he worships, admits
152 53|          the worthlessness of that god; but if he worships him
153 53|        rebellious against the true God, persecute His name in us,
154 53|          For we have confidence in God, from whom we expect that
155 53|          it in his power to insult God with impunity; but he who
156 53|         punishment who is the true God. I should wish to know,
157 54|         RELIGION IN THE WORSHIP OF GOD.~These things may indeed
158 54|         again betake themselves to God, and appease Him with prayers
159 54|        that death for the cause of God is glorious, and that this
160 55|          WITH IMPIETY IN FOLLOWING GOD.~But they say that those
161 55|          judged impious who follow God and the truth. And since
162 56|            THE WORSHIP OF THE TRUE GOD. ~For if justice is the
163 56|            the worship of the true God (for what is so just with
164 56|          safety, as to acknowledge God as a parent, to reverence
165 56|          they neither acknowledged God Himself, nor observed His
166 57|           is about to receive from God. Therefore let us maintain
167 57|       exhibit faithfulness towards God by all virtue and by all
168 57|          thing to leave the living God, and prostrate themselves
169 57|     worship and honour of the true God will obtain eternal life.
170 57|           to await the judgment of God, that we may hereafter judge
171 58|             OF THE TRUE WORSHIP OF GOD, AND SACRIFICE.~I have spoken
172 58|          what is true sacrifice to God, what is the most just manner
173 58|     precious gifts, are desired by God, who, if He is not subject
174 58|          an incorporeal being. But God has no need of those things
175 58|         use of man. What then does God require from man but worship
176 58|           it is justice only which God requires. In this is sacrifice;
177 58|             in this the worship of God, respecting which I must
178 59|          justice is to acknowledge God as a parent, and to fear
179 59|           brother. For if the same God made us, and produced all
180 59|         from ignorance of the true God. For he who is ignorant
181 60|            were in this condition, God pitied us, revealed and
182 60|         former life, together with God Himself we might know ourselves,
183 60|       render to man is rendered to God. But the root of justice,
184 60|          engendered by the word of God, may spring up.~
185 61|          evil of themselves, since God has reasonably implanted
186 61|        therefore has been given by God for the restraining of offences,
187 62|           Nothing is so hateful to God as an unchaste mind and
188 63|           have left the worship of God, and to have passed over
189 64|           him who is a follower of God and of truth: he will never
190 64|           hope for a blessing from God; he will not commit perjury,
191 64|       perjury, lest he should mock God; but he will not even swear,
192 64|           perhaps, the benefits of God are more plenteously bestowed.
193 64|            persons. For the law of God is above all laws; it forbids
194 65|           the other animals, which God has provided with means
195 65|           if we are created by one God, and descended from one
196 65|  harmlessness. And on this account God commands us to pray always
197 65|          these, he will offer unto God a true and acceptable sacrifice.
198 65|         adapted for an offering to God, who is not appeased with
199 65|        with the piety of man, whom God, because He is just, follows
200 65|      things, which are pleasing to God, money is to be despised,
201 65|          under the guardianship of God to our eternal wealth.~
202 66|    especially in religion, because God is before and to be preferred
203 66|          much more so in behalf of God, who is able to bestow eternal
204 66|       compelled to turn aside from God, and to pass over to the
205 66|         faith delivered to us. Let God be before our eyes, in our
206 66|            bare in the presence of God, having triumphed over the
207 66|          adulterer in the sight of God and impure, who, having
208 66|       bound by the same law, since God has joined together the
209 66|   conscience must be cleansed; for God, who cannot be deceived,
210 66|         that it may be a temple of God, which is enlightened not
211 67|            and entreat pardon from God, which according to His
212 67|            yet ought to confess to God, and to entreat pardon for
213 67|         and lovely in the sight of God; for since, He rather receives
214 67|            which the worshipper of God ought to hold forth; these
215 67|           offers upon the altar of God the pledges of his own mind.
216 67|      inasmuch as they neither knew God nor were able to perceive
217 67|            denied the existence of God, who is the fountain and
218 67|          thought there was but one God, and that the world was
219 67|          it on the announcement of God.~
220 68|         MAN, AND THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD.~Let us therefore consider
221 68|       great and so immense a work. God made the world, as Plato
222 68|         How will he refute him? If God made the things which are
223 68|        good things; so that either God made nothing, or if He made
224 68|         either always existed, and God has been inactive, or they
225 68|        accordance with reason that God made all things, than that
226 68|      sentiments of Plato, the same God is both good, because He
227 68|          the world was not made by God on this account, because
228 68|       necessary for use. Thus also God must have made the world
229 68|            explain the judgment of God, nor the distinction between
230 68|            plan, nor government of God, nor any design.~
231 69|         MAN, AND MAN ON ACCOUNT OF GOD.~I will now say what is
232 69|     reasons. The world was made by God, that men might be born;
233 69|          that they may acknowledge God as a Father, in whom is
234 69|   immortality, that they may serve God for ever. Do you see how
235 69|      consistent s with each other. God made the world on account
236 69|        stars, who all the works of God? Who inhabits the earth?
237 69|  quadrupeds, except man? Therefore God made all things on account
238 69|            should both acknowledge God, the Author of such great
239 69|     concerning the worship of that God whom he confessed to be
240 69|    understand that man is bound to God by the ties of piety, whence
241 69|           not by reason. Therefore God is to be worshipped, that
242 69|      justice, man may receive from God immortality, nor is there
243 69|         presented by the invisible God with any reward but that
244 70|         alone has the knowledge of God. In the dumb animals there
245 70|          purpose, that he may seek God. Therefore he cannot be
246 70| dissolution, who is connected with God both in countenance and
247 70|            world may be renewed by God. But that time is at hand,
248 71|           time is at hand in which God will return to change the
249 71|            to mankind, but also to God. He will trample upon, torment,
250 71|             and useless prayers to God; there will be no rest from
251 71|         those who are dedicated to God, and will give orders that
252 71|     himself shall be worshipped as God. For he will say that he
253 71|            will implore the aid of God with a loud voice, and God
254 71|         God with a loud voice, and God shall hear them, and shall
255 72|        blessing shall descend from God at morning and evening,
256 72|       shall live by bloodshed. For God shall supply to all abundant
257 72|          Then the last judgment of God will come to pass against
258 72|    Polyandrion. After these things God will renew the world, and
259 72|        immortality, they may serve God for ever; and this will
260 72|        this will be the kingdom of God, which shall have no end.
261 72|        life but to punishment; for God shall raise these also,
262 73|            RELIGION AND WORSHIP OF GOD.~Wherefore, since all these
263 73|          placed in the religion of God alone. Therefore, unless
264 73|         have received Christ, whom God has sent, and is about to
265 73|       shall have known the Supreme God through Christ, unless he
266 73|      acknowledge the true and only God, may cast away pleasures,
267 73|          that he may be able, with God for his judge, to gain for