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1 I, 2, 1 | desire of investigating his nature. In like manner, the rest
2 I, 2, 2 | desire to search into the nature of the Father; for she wished,
3 I, 2, 2 | well as the unsearchable nature of the Father, and on account
4 I, 2, 3 | substance, such as her female nature enabled her to produce.
5 I, 2, 5 | instructed them as to the nature of their conjunction, and
6 I, 2, 5 | that part of the Father's nature which is incomprehensible;
7 I, 2, 6 | honour, angels of the same nature as Himself were simultaneously
8 I, 4, 1 | innate] opposition [of nature to knowledge]. Moreover,
9 I, 4, 2 | all that is of a liquid nature was formed; from her smile
10 I, 4, 4 | are hot and acrid in their nature, thou must be left to guess
11 I, 4, 5 | upon them a fitness and a nature to become concretions and
12 I, 5, 1 | because it was of the same nature with herself. She therefore
13 I, 5, 1 | these which are of the same nature with himself, that is, animal
14 I, 5, 5 | him the animal part of his nature. It was this latter which
15 I, 5, 6 | herself, of a spiritual nature. She took advantage of this
16 I, 6, 1 | body endowed with an animal nature, yet constructed with unspeakable
17 I, 6, 1 | anything material [into His nature], since indeed matter is
18 I, 6, 2 | because they are spiritual by nature. For, just as it is impossible
19 I, 6, 3 | be allowed to the carnal nature, while spiritual things
20 I, 7, 1 | but nothing of an animal nature shall find admittance to
21 I, 7, 2 | proper son, but of an animal nature, and that mention was made
22 I, 7, 3 | with a transcendently lofty nature. The mother also, they say,
23 I, 7, 5 | they say that some are by nature good, and others by nature
24 I, 7, 5 | nature good, and others by nature evil. The good are those
25 I, 7, 5 | spiritual] seed; the evil by nature are those who are never
26 I, 10, 3 | points, and others of a like nature, the apostle exclaims: "
27 I, 11, 5 | masculo-feminine, assigning to him the nature of a hermaphrodite; others,
28 I, 14, 1 | expounded to him alone its own nature, and the origin of all things,
29 I, 14, 2 | incomprehensibleness of His own nature, assigned to the elements
30 I, 14, 5 | voice, that is, of such a nature as cannot be uttered or
31 I, 14, 5 | vowels, partaking of the nature of both. The vowels, again,
32 I, 15, 5 | named, and expounds the nature of Him that is unspeakable,
33 I, 15, 5 | unspeakable and inconceivable nature of the Father, as thou thyself
34 I, 15, 5 | power, thou dost construct a nature and substance for Him whom
35 I, 18, 1 | its invisible and hidden nature, he said, "Now the earth
36 I, 20, 2 | He showed the unutterable nature of the Father. Moreover,
37 I, 20, 2 | He showed the abstruse nature of Bythus. And again, when
38 I, 21, 1 | at once to make known its nature, for every one of them hands
39 I, 21, 4 | however, is not of a corporeal nature, for the body is corruptible;
40 I, 21, 4 | therefore be of a spiritual nature; for they affirm that the
41 I, 21, 5 | Achamoth, who is female in nature, and made these things for
42 I, 21, 5 | chain, that is, his animal nature. These, then, are the particulars
43 I, 22, 2 | thou mayest understand the nature of the tree which has produced
44 I, 23, 3 | are not righteous in the nature of things, but by mere accident,
45 I, 24, 1 | things which are of the same nature with itself, and the rest
46 I, 24, 5 | alone, for the body is by nature subject to corruption. He
47 I, 25, 5 | other things, while in their nature indifferent, are reckoned
48 I, 25, 5 | being nothing really evil by nature.~6.
49 I, 30, 14 | mundane body to be of the same nature as that of animals. But
50 I, 31, 2 | pollution. Whatever may be the nature of the action, they declare
51 II, pref, 1| life; and I explained the nature of their "redemption," and
52 II, 2, 4 | spiritual and invisible nature, on super-celestial things
53 II, 2, 4 | animal, on beings that swim a nature suited to the water, and
54 II, 2, 4 | land--on all, in short, a nature suitable to the character
55 II, 4, 1 | it must be similar in nature to Him who produced it,
56 II, 4, 1 | with Sige, be similar in nature to a vacuum, that is, that
57 II, 4, 1 | vacuity will be of the same nature and of the same honour with
58 II, 6, 1 | through their inferiority [of nature], yet, as His dominion extended
59 II, 6, 2 | were superior to us [in nature], or even He whom they call
60 II, 7, 3 | creation, which are opposed in nature to each other, and disagree
61 II, 7, 3 | these being possessed of one nature, are of equal and similar
62 II, 7, 3 | that some men are wicked by nature, and some, on the other
63 II, 7, 4 | dissimilar, and contrary in their nature, be the images of one and
64 II, 7, 4 | below are of a contrary nature among themselves. And then,
65 II, 7, 6 | earthly, and of a compound nature, and transitory, be the
66 II, 9, 2 | Him as being of an animal nature, and as not knowing that
67 II, 13, 3 | since they are compound by nature, and consist of a body and
68 II, 13, 7 | they deny His spiritual nature. For how can He be a spiritual
69 II, 14, 4 | into a substance similar in nature to itself, both those who
70 II, 14, 4 | things which are of the same nature. [with itself].~5.
71 II, 14, 5 | from the nobility of their nature, they can in no degree at
72 II, 14, 7 | predicted were not of such a nature as to be intelligible to
73 II, 14, 8 | anything whatever of such a nature [to support these assertions];
74 II, 14, 9 | her investigation [of the nature] of the Father, as they
75 II, 14, 9 | manifest, and also the confused nature of the nomenclature they
76 II, 15, 1 | AEons, why it was of such a nature, for what reason the first
77 II, 17 | AEONS: WHATEVER ITS SUPPOSED NATURE, IT IS IN EVERY RESPECT
78 II, 17, 5 | formed, and which is by nature impassible? And how can
79 II, 17, 5 | participate in the same nature. For if "one star differs
80 II, 17, 6 | only in size, and not in nature, and filling up the greatness
81 II, 18, 2 | this]: to investigate the [nature of] the Father, and to consider
82 II, 18, 2 | was inquiring into the [nature of] the Father, ceased,
83 II, 18, 5 | with what is of a similar nature, will not be dissolved into
84 II, 18, 5 | which are of a contrary nature to each other do, [when
85 II, 18, 5 | are mutually opposed in nature, fall into danger [on meeting
86 II, 18, 6 | how to search into [the nature of] the perfect Father,
87 II, 19, 2 | true Father; for the animal nature required to be disciplined
88 II, 19, 3 | still remained of an animal nature, and had not the slightest
89 II, 19, 6 | since it was of a spiritual nature, had it any need of descending
90 II, 24, 4 | Scriptures, or from the works of nature lying under his observation.
91 II, 25, 4 | reflection opposed to thy nature, thou wilt prove thyself
92 II, 26, 3 | of them has obtained its nature, and rank, and number, and
93 II, 28, 2 | should leave things of that nature to God who created us, being
94 II, 28, 2 | what can we say as to the nature of those things which lie
95 II, 28, 2 | clouds, or what is the real nature of the vapours in the sky?
96 II, 28, 2 | cause of the difference of nature among various waters, metals,
97 II, 28, 4 | as that is of a spiritual nature, for which reason our word
98 II, 28, 7 | formed them, and also of what nature those are who sinned, and
99 II, 28, 7 | who sinned, and of what nature those who persevere,--[we
100 II, 28, 7 | the cause itself of the nature of such transgressors neither
101 II, 28, 8 | investigate the sublime nature of the Father, fall into
102 II, 29, 1 | pass, on account of their nature, into the intermediate place
103 II, 29, 1 | it is on account of their nature that all souls attain to
104 II, 29, 1 | as being thus of the same nature with it, then it follows
105 II, 29, 1 | in righteousness? For if nature and substance are the means
106 II, 29, 2 | For God is superior to nature, and has in Himself the
107 II, 29, 3 | maintain that, according to nature and substance, three sorts [
108 II, 30, 1 | substance, is of an animal nature,--they do beyond doubt and
109 II, 30, 4 | that he is of an animal nature), was nevertheless the active
110 II, 30, 5 | unemployed tool was superior in nature and value to that which
111 II, 30, 5 | as possessed of an animal nature, and maintain that for this
112 II, 30, 5 | Creator] is of an inferior nature, and therefore remains in
113 II, 30, 6 | things of a more spiritual nature than these,--those, namely,
114 II, 30, 6 | utter nothing of a sensible nature, but rave about untenable
115 II, 30, 6 | them inform us what is the nature of things invisible, recount
116 II, 30, 6 | not Himself of an animal nature, and thus their fearful
117 II, 30, 8 | He really is of an animal nature, then let them inform us
118 II, 30, 8 | been made is of an animal nature, while they assert that
119 II, 30, 9 | created is of an animal nature? Or, again, if (which is
120 II, 30, 9 | arguments of the very clearest nature) He (the Creator) made all
121 II, 31, 3 | utter aliens from the divine nature, the beneficence of God,
122 II, 34, 3 | from us, nor from our own nature; but it is bestowed according
123 III, 10, 2 | win back to God that human nature (hominem) which had departed
124 III, 12, 7 | apostles used to preach, the nature of their preaching, and
125 III, 12, 8 | His] appearance in human nature (secundum hominem), and
126 III, 12, 12 | are two beings, gods by nature, differing from each other,--
127 III, 12, 14 | clearly indicated, from the nature of the point debated by
128 III, 17, 4 | the conditions of human nature, our Lord Jesus Christ being
129 III, 18, 3 | our Lord, and to His human nature, and His subjection to death,
130 III, 18, 7 | said, He caused man (human nature) to cleave to and to become,
131 III, 19 | IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF NATURE, BUT WAS VERY GOD, BEGOTTEN
132 III, 19, 1 | Word of God, defraud human nature of promotion into God, and
133 III, 19, 3 | suffering death, but the human nature being swallowed up in it (
134 III, 19, 3 | generation as to His human nature from Mary--who was descended
135 III, 19, 3 | to His Father that human nature (hominem) which had been
136 III, 21, 7 | that His advent in human nature was not by the will of a
137 III, 22, 3 | man should be of an animal nature, with this view, that he
138 III, 23, 5 | deserving of a covering of this nature, which affords no gratification,
139 III, 25, 5 | them according to their nature; but retributive justice
140 III, 25, 7 | themselves from a Mother of this nature, and depart from Bythus,
141 IV, 1, 1 | themselves invented is by nature both God and Father; but
142 IV, 4, 3 | have been made such by nature. But man, being endowed
143 IV, 9, 2 | and are of an opposite nature, and mutually repugnant;
144 IV, 13, 1 | other statements of a like nature. For all these do not contain
145 IV, 13, 2 | which were of an external nature, drawing it, as by a bond,
146 IV, 13, 4 | all other things of a like nature which are common to both [
147 IV, 13, 4 | vinculis), because of the noble nature of his faith, and so became "
148 IV, 15, 2 | divorcement, adapted to their hard nature. But why say I these things
149 IV, 20, 5 | altogether ignorant of the nature of prophecy. For prophecy
150 IV, 20, 6 | as to the points] of what nature and how great He is, [God]
151 IV, 24, 2 | thing, that works of such a nature were wicked, prejudicial,
152 IV, 24, 2 | that His Word, invisible by nature, was made palpable and visible
153 IV, 26, 1 | parables. Hence His human nature could not be understood,
154 IV, 26, 1 | which took place in human nature; but when it is read by
155 IV, 27, 1 | declared] that works of this nature were not pleasing to God,
156 IV, 27, 1 | discoursing] as to the nature of every tree, every herb,
157 IV, 32, 1 | the untenable, and absurd nature of their doctrine, and are
158 IV, 33, 4 | His hands] into His own nature, as I have shown in the
159 IV, 33, 11 | whatever other things of a like nature are spoken regarding Him,
160 IV, 37 | THEREFORE, THAT SOME ARE BY NATURE GOOD, AND OTHERS BAD.~1.
161 IV, 37, 2 | if some had been made by nature bad, and others good, these
162 IV, 37, 2 | all men are of the same nature, able both to hold fast
163 IV, 37, 6 | ignorant that they were by nature "material," as these men
164 IV, 37, 6 | created angels of such a nature that they were capable of
165 IV, 37, 6 | or of a [merely] animal nature, which can do nothing of
166 IV, 37, 6 | because they were so by nature rather than by will, and
167 IV, 38, 3 | and a sequence of this nature, man, a created and organized
168 IV, 38, 4 | God the infirmity of their nature. Such persons know neither
169 IV, 38, 4 | the substance of created nature. For it was necessary, at
170 IV, 38, 4 | necessary, at first, that nature should be exhibited; then,
171 IV, 39, 2 | immortal, who in his mortal nature did not obey his Maker?
172 IV, 39, 2 | created is that of human nature. If then, thou shalt deliver
173 IV, 41 | THE DEVIL, NOT INDEED BY NATURE, BUT BY IMITATION. CLOSE
174 IV, 41, 1 | neither angels nor men so by nature. For we do not find that
175 IV, 41, 2 | is a son] in the order of nature, because he was born a son;
176 IV, 41, 2 | his father. According to nature, then -that is, according
177 IV, 41, 2 | lied unto Me." According to nature, then, they are [His] children,
178 IV, 41, 3 | their sons in the course of nature, but by law are disinherited,
179 IV, 41, 3 | inasmuch as they were not by nature so created by God, but had
180 V, pref, 1| arguments of a more general nature, and applicable to them
181 V, 1, 1 | and, though we were by nature the property of the omnipotent
182 V, 1, 1 | alienated us contrary to nature, rendering us its own disciples,
183 V, 2, 3 | Being, not from our own nature, we may neither undervalue
184 V, 2, 3 | nor be ignorant of our own nature, but that we may know what
185 V, 3, 1 | infirm being, and mortal by nature, but that God is immortal
186 V, 3, 1 | undue opinion of his own nature (non aberrare in natura
187 V, 3, 3 | which is of such an inferior nature to eternal life, can nevertheless
188 V, 4, 1 | things which are immortal by nature, to which things life is
189 V, 4, 1 | always present by their very nature; but he does not benevolently
190 V, 5, 2 | Son of God." Neither the nature of any created thing, therefore,
191 V, 6 | SALVATION UPON THE WHOLE NATURE OF MAN, CONSISTING OF BODY
192 V, 6, 1 | admixture of that fleshly nature which was moulded after
193 V, 6, 1 | such is indeed of an animal nature, and being left carnal,
194 V, 6, 2 | man; for a being of such a nature could have nothing to do
195 V, 10 | WHOSE QUALITY BUT NOT WHOSE NATURE IS CHANGED BY GRAFTING,
196 V, 10, 1 | the apostle exhibit our nature, and God's universal appointment,
197 V, 10, 1 | arrive at the pristine nature of man--that which was created
198 V, 12, 3 | die, as being of an animal nature, in Christ we may all live,
199 V, 14, 1 | indeed to establish His human nature (for He did Himself speak
200 V, 14, 2 | not then summed up human nature in His own person, nor in
201 V, 14, 4 | with constancy to His human nature (hominem), availing thyself
202 V, 18, 2 | with regard to His human nature, John said: "And the Word
203 V, 19, 2 | which He took upon Him human nature (inscii ejus quoe est secundum
204 V, 20, 2 | the dispensation in human nature (secundum hominem est dispositio).
205 V, 21 | THINGS, TO ASSUME HUMAN NATURE, AND SHOULD BE TEMPTED BY
206 V, 21, 2 | acknowledging His human nature He baffled His adversary,
207 V, 24, 4 | conquering him by means of human nature, and showing him to be an
208 V, 29, 1 | the benefit of that human nature which is saved, ripening
209 V, 32, 1 | to partake of the divine nature (capere Deum); and it is
210 V, 34, 1 | there shall be joy of this nature at the resurrection of the
211 V, 34, 3 | blameless. Promises of such a nature, therefore, do indicate
212 V, 36, 2 | advance through steps of this nature; also that they ascend through
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