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  1 1 |        that God is not subject to anger; since the divine nature
  2 2 |         Others, indeed, take away anger, but leave to God kindness;
  3 2 |          agreed on the subject of anger, but are at variance respecting
  4 2 |         and followed by me, since anger and kindness are different,
  5 2 |    opposed to one another. Either anger must be attributed to God,
  6 2 |        must be taken from Him; or anger must be taken away, and
  7 3 |        that He is only subject to anger, and is not influenced by
  8 4 |     Epicurus; that as there is no anger in God, so indeed there
  9 4 |      arises from the affection of anger, he took away from Him beneficence
 10 4 |          followed that if God has anger, He must also have kindness.
 11 4 |           first opinion was, that anger was not consistent with
 12 4 |          he who is not subject to anger is plainly uninfluenced
 13 4 |           the opposite feeling to anger. Now, if there is neither
 14 4 |          Now, if there is neither anger nor kindness in Him, it
 15 4 |         what point he comes, when anger is removed and taken away
 16 4 |      false, that there is neither anger nor kindness in God, let
 17 5 |     STOICS CONCERNING GOD; OF HIS ANGER AND KINDNESS.~The Stoics
 18 5 |          kindness in God, but not anger. A very pleasing and popular
 19 5 |        frailty. For they say that anger is a commotion and perturbation
 20 5 |       with white paleness. But if anger is unbecoming to a man,
 21 5 |         widespread injury through anger, sheds blood, overthrows
 22 5 |           absent from Him. And if anger and excitement are absent
 23 5 |        who take away at once both anger and kindness. For in opposite
 24 5 |      Because God is not liable to anger, therefore He is not moved
 25 5 |    therefore He is also liable to anger. For if it had been certain
 26 5 |         that God is not liable to anger, then the other point would
 27 8 |           by favours nor moved by anger." ~Now, when he says these
 28 8 |        away from God kindness, or anger, or both, religion must
 29 12|     persuaded that God is without anger; for that He is moved and
 30 15|           things are done, and to anger when He perceives unjust
 31 15|         hatred influencing Him to anger, He must of necessity have
 32 15|            they who are liable to anger are less timid, and they
 33 15|         But, in truth, favour and anger and pity have their substance
 34 16|              XVI. OF GOD, AND HIS ANGER AND AFFECTIONS.~Some one
 35 16|       laws, and even God Himself. Anger, therefore, has a befitting
 36 16|        all good men. Thus even in anger itself there is also contained
 37 16|         cannot take place without anger; or of those who think that
 38 16|       belong to virtue,--that is, anger towards the wicked, regard
 39 16|         let us explain respecting anger, whether there be any in
 40 17|        XVII. OF GOD, HIS CARE AND ANGER.~God, says Epicurus, regards
 41 17|           He should be moved with anger against the man who has
 42 17|           just and also an unjust anger; and because they did not
 43 17|         ignorant of the nature of anger, is plain from their definitions,
 44 17|        composed on the subject of anger. "Anger is," he says, "the
 45 17|         on the subject of anger. "Anger is," he says, "the desire
 46 17|       Some have thus defined it: "Anger is an incitement of the
 47 17|           ours; for he says that "anger is the desire of requiting
 48 17|         pain." This is the unjust anger, con- coming which we spoke
 49 17|         Where, then, is that just anger against offenders? For this
 50 17|        who endeavour to extirpate anger. But I speak of those in
 51 17|          suppressed. This is just anger; and as it is necessary
 52 17|       have given this definition: Anger is an emotion of the mind
 53 17|      definition given by Cicero, "Anger is the desire of taking
 54 17|       already mentioned. But that anger which we may call either
 55 17|       altogether vicious; but the anger which relates to the correction
 56 18|         CANNOT TAKE PLACE WITHOUT ANGER.~What need is there, they
 57 18|       need is there, they say, of anger, since faults can be corrected
 58 18|        that which he does without anger; for he has that which he
 59 18|      despises and refuses, unless anger shall have aroused and incited
 60 18|          the restraining of one's anger in the case of sins is faulty.
 61 18|          that they may arouse the anger of the perverse man, and
 62 18|            had given space to his anger, that the excitement of
 63 18|           of the magnitude of the anger, punishment ought not to
 64 18|        offspring, so has He given anger for the sake of restraining
 65 18|           same manner make use of anger and passion for the inflicting
 66 18|        greater evil. In this case anger is not to be restrained;
 67 20|        patient, and restrains His anger. For because there is in
 68 21|                       XXI. OF THE ANGER OF GOD AND MAN.~There remains
 69 21|       angry. I might say that the anger of man ought to be curbed,
 70 21|           great kings do in their anger, his rage ought to have
 71 21|        should altogether prohibit anger, He Himself would have been
 72 21|        the beginning had inserted anger in the liver s of man, since
 73 21|           not altogether prohibit anger, because that affection
 74 21|        forbids us to persevere in anger. For the anger of mortals
 75 21|       persevere in anger. For the anger of mortals ought to be mortal;
 76 21|           that He did not tear up anger by the roots, but restrained
 77 21|       because I had said that the anger of God is not for a time
 78 21|       because God is eternal, His anger also remains to eternity;
 79 21|       excellence, He controls His anger, and is not ruled by it,
 80 21|        just been said. For if His anger had been altogether immortal,
 81 21|           the sun. But the divine anger remains for ever against
 82 21|         ceases to sin renders the anger of God mortal. For this
 83 22|           Donatus, respecting the anger of God, that you might know
 84 22|     believing that God is without anger, destroy all religion, without
 85 22|    towards the righteous, and His anger against the ungodly. And
 86 22|           reward, but stirring up anger and rage against the evil
 87 22|        God is especially moved to anger, she introduced these things: --~"
 88 23|                     XXIII. OF THE ANGER OF GOD AND THE PUNISHMENT
 89 23|           another, denouncing the anger of God against all nations
 90 23|        thus began:--~"Since great anger is coming upon a disobedient
 91 23|        God no longer soothing His anger,~but increasing it, and
 92 23|           will again restrain His anger, if you all practise valuable
 93 23|       imagine that God is without anger, and among His other praises
 94 23|         is broken down. Take away anger from a king, and he will
 95 23|      government can exist without anger and fear. The Milesian Apollo
 96 23|       exists by fear, and fear by anger. For if any one is not aroused
 97 23|        command of another without anger and chastisement. Therefore,
 98 23|           where there shall be no anger, there will be no authority.
 99 23|       therefore also He must have anger, in which authority consists.
100 23| propitious, and never to fear His anger.~