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  1 pref|         compass of one book those things which have been treated
  2 1   |          so arranged and that all things have been so regulated,
  3 2   |          For if God, who made all things, is also Lord and Father,
  4 2   |        the head and source of all things. Nor is it possible for
  5 2   |         world to exist unless all things be referred to one person,
  6 2   |         individuals cannot do all things, they have less strength
  7 3   |            Himself possessing all things, ruling all things, whom
  8 3   | possessing all things, ruling all things, whom the human mind can
  9 3   |           calls the framer of all things, sometimes the fabricator
 10 7   |  nevertheless on account of these things be is believed to have been
 11 9   |     called Virbius? What do these things signify but impurity, which
 12 10  |      hunting and meditating manly things, that he might treat him
 13 11  |           one will say that these things are feigned by the poets.
 14 12  |           DO NOT INVENT ALL THOSE THINGS WHICH RELATE TO THE GODS.~
 15 12  |          poets did not invent all things, and that they prefigured
 16 12  |         that they prefigured some things, that, when they spoke the
 17 12  |        with all the islands. Many things are thus coloured by the
 18 13  |      words are these:--~"As these things are written, so is the origin
 19 13  |        plain, therefore, from the things which I have related, that
 20 14  |          Let us pass on to former things, that we may discover the
 21 22  |         so these imagine that all things reigned are true: they believe
 22 22  |       more weighty, because these things were spoken by one who was
 23 23  |        their own blood. But these things are cruel. Let us come to
 24 24  |          and ceremonies of sacred things, and was the first who sacrificed
 25 25  |   themselves to frail and earthly things, worshipping idols of wood,
 26 25  | themselves by worshipping earthly things, whose folly Lucretius severely
 27 25  |       foolish it is to fear those things which you have made, or
 28 25  |         any protection from those things which are dumb and insensible,
 29 25  |     himself to earthly and humble things, plainly prefers to himself
 30 26  |    ignorant of the Maker of these things, they admire and adore the
 31 27  |           to abstain from earthly things, lest, being polluted by
 32 28  |      divination; and though these things are in themselves false,
 33 29  |         the true God permit these things to be done? Why does He
 34 29  |           corrupt and destroy all things? I will briefly say why
 35 29  |          great. In reply to these things, Chrysippus, when he was
 36 29  |         those who think that good things could have existed, if there
 37 29  |        same place. For since good things are contrary to evil, they
 38 29  |      exist together good and evil things, prosperity and trouble,
 39 30  |      ought to look up to heavenly things, to subject himself to earthly
 40 30  |        subject himself to earthly things; or because the spirits
 41 30  |    overcome by truth, and earthly things by heavenly. They thus define
 42 31  |           Moreover, there are two things which appear to fall under
 43 31  |     knowledge of divine and human things. Now if this definition
 44 31  |         he knows divine and human things? I say nothing of human
 45 31  |   Certainly he cannot know divine things by himself, since he is
 46 31  |     cannot thoroughly know divine things by himself. No one, therefore,
 47 31  |  acquainted with divine and human things. Knowledge, therefore, is
 48 32  |     because to be ignorant of all things is not only not the part
 49 33  |       assigned to the body, or to things placed without us, because
 50 33  |           knowledge either of bad things, or at any rate of things
 51 33  |         things, or at any rate of things that are useless. And if
 52 33  |      knowledge of good and useful things which you have acquired
 53 33  |        and it is plain that these things cannot be the chief goods.
 54 34  |          Cicero says: "But of all things which fall under the discussion
 55 36  |           also I will speak a few things about the philosophers.
 56 36  |         of men, but also heavenly things. How, therefore, or from
 57 36  |   fortuitous meeting of these all things arose, and are continually
 58 36  |         can be cut off. But these things are senseless and unprofitable.
 59 37  |         either inquire into those things which they could not know,
 60 37  |       should think that they knew things which they did not know.
 61 38  |         God, he so failed in many things, that no one fell into worse
 62 38  |           the state he wished all things to be common to all. This
 63 38  |           nor affinities, but all things confused and indiscriminate,
 64 39  |           OF THE ANTIPODES.~These things, truly, are of small importance,
 65 39  |     virtue in the contempt of all things, preferred to beg for his
 66 40  |     Anaxagoras proclaims that all things are over-spread with darkness.
 67 41  |      supreme and the Maker of all things, who made man as the image
 68 41  |   philosophy treated of in sacred things; and on this account their
 69 42  |           was called God. For all things were through Him, and nothing
 70 42  |         The Lord and Maker of all things, whom we have thought to
 71 44  |          THE PROPHETS.~That these things should thus take place as
 72 45  |        not knowing that all those things which were done by Him had
 73 45  |       there was a calm; all which things we find predicted both in
 74 45  |         to a shameful death. Such things have they imagined, and
 75 45  |           drink; and amidst these things no word was heard to fall
 76 46  |          predicted that all these things would thus come to pass.
 77 46  |        the sword." Nor were these things spoken in vain. For after
 78 46  |      their native land. And these things were done by God on account
 79 47  |          INTO HEAVEN.~After these things they took His body down
 80 48  |           figure: and after these things we have hoped in Him."~Now
 81 49  |         His coming, that when the things which had been foretold
 82 49  |      loves the Son, and gives all things to Him, and the Son faithfully
 83 50  |           to despise death. These things are plainly virtues, but
 84 52  |         of truth; despise earthly things, and those made from the
 85 52  |          and when they hear these things, they abominate them as
 86 52  |      those deserved to suffer all things who wished so to act, that
 87 53  |       they say that they do these things for the defence of their
 88 54  |         THE WORSHIP OF GOD.~These things may indeed be said with
 89 54  |          dreadful and intolerable things; and because they know that
 90 55  |         following true and better things? Why do we deprive ourselves
 91 55  |         and Aristotle, spoke many things about justice, asserting
 92 55  |           maintains equity in all things; and whereas the other virtues
 93 57  |     WISDOM AND FOOLISHNESS.~These things indeed are said with acuteness;
 94 57  |     unable to distinguish between things which are perverted and
 95 58  |         and desire of all earthly things, does not therefore make
 96 58  |   therefore make use of all these things which are presented in temples
 97 58  |          God has no need of those things which He has given to man
 98 58  |          pure and holy? For those things which are made by the hands,
 99 59  |           not violate. When these things were done, then men instituted
100 59  |         conscience. Therefore the things which before were done openly
101 59  | destruction of the good. To these things were added dissensions,
102 60  |         you. If we consider these things, we shall maintain innocence,
103 61  |      pleasures. We must above all things resist these vices: these
104 62  |        labour in heaping up those things which must pass to others,
105 62  |          from heavenly to earthly things, from things eternal to
106 62  |           to earthly things, from things eternal to things temporal,
107 62  |            from things eternal to things temporal, from life immortal
108 62  |        shall be given up to these things, either will have no property,
109 62  |      unpolished; they do not seek things that are true, but things
110 62  |         things that are true, but things that are pleasant; nay,
111 62  |      pleasant; nay, to them those things appear to be most true which
112 63  |           of corruption, in which things which are shameful are acted
113 63  |          representation, that the things which are true may be done
114 64  |       MUST ABSTAIN FROM FORBIDDEN THINGS.~Let virtue alone please
115 64  |       labour in suppressing other things is easy to him who is a
116 64  |       laws; it forbids even those things which are esteemed lawful,
117 65  |         LXV. PRECEPTS ABOUT THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE COMMANDED, AND
118 65  |            I have spoken of those things which are forbidden; I will
119 65  |         will now briefly say what things are commanded. Closely connected
120 65  |           be able to do all these things, which are pleasing to God,
121 66  |           shall easily endure all things which the madness of tyrannical
122 66  |           world and coming to the things promised us; with what good
123 66  |       promised us; with what good things and how great blessedness
124 67  |          But it is true all these things are difficult to man, nor
125 67  |           humility! These are the things which the worshipper of
126 67  |        fountain and source of all things. It followed that they should
127 67  |          either affirm that those things which exist have always
128 68  |       envying no one, He made the things which arc good. But we see
129 68  |      there are both good and evil things in the system of nature.
130 68  |           He is evil, He made the things which are evil. How will
131 68  |       refute him? If God made the things which are good, whence have
132 68  |    therefore there were also good things; so that either God made
133 68  |           or if He made only good things, the evil things which were
134 68  |        only good things, the evil things which were not made are
135 68  |        more eternal than the good things which had a beginning. Therefore
136 68  |          beginning. Therefore the things which at one time began
137 68  |          reason that God made all things, than that He made nothing.
138 68  |        good, because He made good things, and evil, because He made
139 68  |        evil, because He made evil things. And if this cannot be so,
140 68  |        good. For He comprised all things, both good and evil; nor
141 68  |         but that they may receive things which are necessary for
142 68  |          men enjoy all these good things which the world contains
143 68  |      Providence, the Maker of all things, has in them. Plato also
144 69  |            Therefore God made all things on account of man, because
145 69  |       account of man, because all things have turned out for the
146 69  |          framer and parent of all things, and did not understand
147 70  |          death; and because these things are contrary to nature,
148 70  |      present goods, because other things are preferable which it
149 70  |           and consummation of all things must of necessity take place,
150 70  |           prophets. But since the things which have been spoken concerning
151 70  |           innumerable, those very things which are spoken are to
152 71  |          OF THE LAST TIMES.~These things are said by the prophets,
153 71  |         and lust will corrupt all things. There will be slaughter
154 71  |          will be the condition of things, that lamentation will follow
155 72  |          Polyandrion. After these things God will renew the world,
156 73  |        Wherefore, since all these things arc true and certain, in
157 73  |     Sibyls have foretold the same things, it cannot be doubted that
158 73  |           spoken. Therefore frail things must be despised, that we
159 73  |          are substantial; earthly things must be scorned, that we
160 73  |         be honoured with heavenly things; temporal things must be
161 73  |         heavenly things; temporal things must be shunned, that we