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  1 9 |      craftiness which ministers evil things should resemble it. ~
  2 10|        us is associated with an evil habit which helps it, then
  3 10| themselves nigh to sinking into evil. But if any one say :—why
  4 15|         everything. we show our evil Will before Him Who knows
  5 20|        of the Will desires that Evil should be done, and again,
  6 20|    restraint and guards against Evil being done. And how on the
  7 20|        part of it which desires evil things that it may become
  8 20|     like its part which desires evil things ? and how again (
  9 20|         be converted to Good or Evil, what shall we call them ?
 10 20|        That we should call them Evil (is impossible, for) they
 11 22|       views about the origin of Evil make the Law an absurdity,
 12 22| absurdity, or make Good akin to Evil.~But if the Evil which is
 13 22|        akin to Evil.~But if the Evil which is in us is evil,
 14 22|      the Evil which is in us is evil, and cannot become good,
 15 22|         good, and cannot become evil (then) these good and evil
 16 22|      evil (then) these good and evil promises which the Law makes
 17 22|        is obedient to something evil, how can we call that Good,
 18 22|         a close relationship to Evil ? For by means of that thing
 19 22|  whereby it becomes obedient to Evil its kinship with Evil is
 20 22|        to Evil its kinship with Evil is perceived. For that Evil
 21 22|     Evil is perceived. For that Evil would not be able to draw
 22 22|       affinity to the leaven of Evil. See therefore, also, that
 23 22|       is, convicted of being an evil Nature; inasmuch as it has
 24 22|   Nature; inasmuch as it has an evil Will which is drawn away
 25 22|       which is drawn away after Evil. But inasmuch as it has
 26 22|       But inasmuch as it has an evil Will, all Evil things had
 27 22|        it has an evil Will, all Evil things had a tendency towards
 28 22|       tendency towards it. [The evil Will is the root of Evil.]
 29 22|        evil Will is the root of Evil.] For there is nothing more
 30 22|       For there is nothing more evil than an evil Will. For that
 31 22|       nothing more evil than an evil Will. For that is the root
 32 22|         For that is the root of evil things. For when there is
 33 22|    things. For when there is no evil free Will, then evil things
 34 22|         no evil free Will, then evil things come to an end. For
 35 22|      cannot kill apart from the evil Will of its holder. [Ov.
 36 23|         is good, and part of it evil ?" we shall tell him that
 37 28|        Constituents of Good and Evil are mingled together in
 38 29|     from God, then the good and evil impulses which belong to
 39 30|       compels them to deny that Evil which they believe in. For
 40 30|        Constituents of Good and Evil stir in the Will, then it
 41 32|   permission, receives good and evil impulses, and He furthermore
 42 33|       day so that he is good or evil, hateful or pleasing, merciful
 43 36|        Constituents of Good and Evil overcome, and are overcome,
 44 36|         in a Mixing of Good and Evil, just as if they denied
 45 36|         they say that, when the evil Constituent is large, Freewill
 46 37|         change it; but it is an evil Constituent, the nature
 47 37|         changed by the Will the evil Nature which cannot be changed
 48 37|    Wills are changed to Good or Evil or let them admit that if
 49 37|      bound Natures' of Good and Evil, they are Natures which
 50 38|         not Weights of Good and Evil conquering one another and
 51 38|        can think a multitude of evil thoughts. Which one of these,
 52 38|        And if they say that the Evil was most (in amount), how
 53 38|         how then since all that Evil would be in the man did
 54 38|     good thoughts ? And if that Evil made room of its own Will,
 55 38|      room of its own Will, that Evil is good, which has this
 56 38|     good Will. For how did that Evil which, when it wished, finally
 57 38|         for the small amount of Evil to go up and show a great
 58 38|    victory ? If, therefore, the Evil submitted to give way before
 59 38|        way before the Good, the Evil is better than the Good,
 60 38|  consented to give place to the Evil that it (i.e., the Evil)
 61 38|         Evil that it (i.e., the Evil) might be victorious, the
 62 38|    victorious, the Good is more evil than the Evil in that it
 63 38|      Good is more evil than the Evil in that it gave place to
 64 38|       that it gave place to the Evil to do corruptly. ~
 65 39|        Constituents of Good and Evil neither outweigh one another,
 66 39|        Root which is in us, and evil Choices are produced in
 67 39|        produced in us from that evil Root which is in us, then
 68 40| separate the good Will from the evil Will, but a strainer to
 69 41|   Freewill cannot alter visible Evil, how can it alter spiritual
 70 41|      how can it alter spiritual Evil, a bound Nature ?~But if
 71 41|      send out of themselves the evil Ingredient, that by (the
 72 41|   visible Mixing of the visible Evil we may believe that also
 73 41|         Mixing of the invisible Evil can be separated. [Ov. p.
 74 41|       of Freedom' separate this Evil, or will drugs and medicinal
 75 41|       If, therefore, this small Evil which is mingled with us
 76 41|        that mighty and powerful Evil which is mixed in Souls ?
 77 41|       separate from us even the Evil which we have mentioned
 78 42|             The proper cure for Evil if it is a poison.~If, therefore,
 79 42|          therefore, that deadly Evil is mixed in mankind like
 80 42|        and hurts ; so also when Evil is excessive in the Soul
 81 42|    nutriment, so they say that "Evil collects and increases in
 82 42|   therefore, the measure of the Evil of both kinds becomes excessive
 83 43| Forgiveness is no cure for such Evil; much less vicarious forgiveness.~
 84 43|   therefore, who ought to expel Evil from mankind by a visible
 85 44|         can it subdue the Great Evil?~But I wish to know this :
 86 44|        the cause of sins, or is Evil the fountain of sins ? But
 87 44| fountain of sins ? But if it is Evil as they say. free Volitions
 88 44|         block up the springs of Evil. By what method then is
 89 44|         what method then is the Evil made subject to our Will ?
 90 44|         our Freewill that great Evil about which they speak ?
 91 44|      which they speak ? If that Evil made itself subject to us,
 92 44|         the power of Good makes Evil subject to us, it is clear
 93 44|         therefore, even if that Evil is evil because it hurts
 94 44| therefore, even if that Evil is evil because it hurts us, yet
 95 44|          yet that which permits Evil to destroy us is more evil
 96 44|      Evil to destroy us is more evil than it. ~
 97 45|        the fierce power of that Evil which possesses an Existence
 98 45|     those who are created ? But Evil does not possess an Existence
 99 45|     retains its hot nature, but Evil does not retain the nature
100 45|      burns us. How then is that Evil, which is mixed in us, if
101 45| stronger than the wickedness of Evil ; and according to their
102 45|       Teaching it is found that Evil is therefore accused by
103 45|        proportion as it wishes, Evil opposes it. And in vain
104 45|      hateful than Satan. But if Evil can injure our Freewill
105 45|       they are calling Freewill Evil, though they not not aware
106 46|          how can it conquer the Evil Element ?~But if they think "
107 46|         Will is able to conquer Evil," let us then dismiss the
108 46|         the injurious nature of Evil can be conquered. But if
109 46|         how does that injurious Evil, since it is all mingled
110 46|         granted them power over Evil to conquer it by means of
111 46|         the power of conquering Evil, all their blasphemy applies
112 46|          For if He thus changed Evil so that it might not injure
113 46|         also able to change any Evil that injures us at present
114 46|         their Freewill conquers Evil when it cannot conquer fire.
115 46|         55.] it is evident that Evil does not possess Freewill
116 47|         can the Will lessen the evil Element except it is akin
117 47|        except it is akin to the Evil ?~But if the injurious and
118 47|     mitigated, how, seeing that Evil is an actual Existence,
119 47|      love its opposite, how did Evil, as they say, conceive a
120 47|       too, did Good mingle with Evil and love it ? And though
121 47|        loves to bring forth the evil fruit of the bitter Root [
122 47|       no good tree which yields evil fruit! [St. Matt, vii. 18.]
123 47|    Nature, how does it bear the evil fruit of the 'deadly Body' ?
124 47|        they say springs from an evil Element bear good conduct
125 48|       For lo, when we will, the Evil in us may 'become lessened'
126 48|         that when we lessen the Evil in us we do not mix anything
127 48|    lessened. And when it (i.e., Evil) revives and rages we do
128 48|     that it may rage except the evil Will. But if our Will lessens
129 48|       that our Will is good and evil ? Therefore they are alluding
130 48|         when they use all these evil terms, and they are uttering
131 49|         For if our Will lessens Evil, that statement is conquered
132 49| conquered whereby they say that Evil is mixed with Good, and
133 49|         end neither do Good and Evil. When, therefore, does the
134 49|     there not also a removal of Evil by means of Evil so that
135 49|     removal of Evil by means of Evil so that it may be sent down
136 50|         thrust out the power of Evil.~But if they persist in
137 50|       as by our Will we conquer Evil, and, therefore, instead
138 50|        lessen the fierceness of Evil. For words do not lessen
139 50|       Natures changed. For that Evil which exists independently,
140 50|       can it vanquish the great Evil, seeing that a Power is
141 50|         required in the case of Evil and Good, if they have '
142 51|              Moral and physical Evil cannot come from a single
143 51|        Will does not lessen the Evil which is mixed with bitter
144 51|       Free-choice conquers this Evil of mankind, how can it be,
145 51|          if it is the very same Evil which is in mankind and
146 51|       part by the Will ? Either Evil is divided against itself,
147 51|      collected in us' (and), if Evil is all one, how is part
148 51|     mixtures of any use for the Evil which is in our Souls. And
149 51|       cannot change it, and the Evil which is in our Souls belongs