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1 1 | from His goodness, and no evil from His ill-will. But the 2 3 | III. OF THE GOOD AND EVIL THINGS IN HUMAN AFFAIRS, 3 5 | great and so pernicious an evil ought to be absent from 4 13| complain that it is altogether evil. They say that the viper, 5 13| before him both good and evil things, inasmuch as He gave 6 13| employed in discerning things evil and good: for no one can 7 13| avoid the things which are evil. They are both mutually 8 13| away. Therefore, good and evil things being set before 9 13| usefulness, but rejects the evil for safety. Therefore, as 10 13| guard. For if there is no evil, no danger--nothing, in 11 13| their ignorance of good and evil, unless wisdom is added 12 13| may have the rejection of evil things and the choice of 13 13| Therefore, unless we first know evil, we shall be unable to know 14 15| set before him good and evil, and that He loves the good, 15 15| the good, and hates the evil which is contrary to this; 16 15| but that He permitted the evil on this account, that the 17 15| good clings to the one, and evil to the other: light, life, 18 15| therefore, there are good and evil things in the affairs of 19 17| good men who punishes the evil,--it follows that God, when 20 17| God, when He opposes the evil, is not injurious; but he 21 17| rush to some very great evil through rage. This cannot 22 17| he who is displeased with evil is moved when he sees it 23 18| offence, it is evident how evil an example this wise man 24 18| of the ends of good and evil things, as they employ sensual 25 18| glorious, by which any great evil which impends is restrained; 26 18| will proceed to greater evil. In this case anger is not 27 22| anger and rage against the evil and unjust."~Again, in another 28 23| by smoke or dust, but by evil thoughts which is lighted