Homily, Par.

  1  I     |   displeased at the chastisement of God, and are offended at the
  2  I,  1 |          chief of sinners, and that God had compassion on him who
  3  I,  1 |            kept the commandments of God. Daniel again makes the
  4  I,  2 |            of explanation, not that God wrested the gift from us
  5  I,  2 |            highest honours; so also God has done in the case of
  6  I,  2 |          freely, his communion with God, his sojourn in Paradise,
  7  I,  2 |     shipwreck, went forth bare. But God received him and straightway
  8  I,  2 | carelessness of the sailor.~And yet God did not look at this, but
  9  I,  2 |           sank the ship itself. But God made the gain greater than
 10  I,  3 |            us the lovingkindness of God. For he did not speak merely
 11  I,  3 |            of the lovingkindness of God in whatever expressions
 12  I,  3 |         what is this? "Thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift."9
 13  I,  3 |            forth the tender care of God. On this account he then
 14  I,  3 |             elsewhere "The peace of God which passeth all understanding
 15  I,  3 |           meantime: one indeed that God has not wrested the gift
 16  I,  3 |          the traces of the wrath of God still in his hands, and
 17  I,  3 |           hand with blood, and when God wanted him to be still,
 18  I,  3 |            than the commandments of God, and at the mere sight of
 19  I,  3 |           able to bring the gift of God to her remembrance: and
 20  I,  3 |             bare another, she says "God hath raised up seed to me
 21  I,  3 |             but she gives thanks to God, and calls the little child
 22  I,  3 |             in his very deprivation God conferred greater benefit.
 23  I,  3 |           was led to a knowledge of God, so that she found a greater
 24  I,  3 |        Paradise, for what cause did God give Paradise at the beginning?
 25  I,  3 |             For what cause then did God give at first? In order
 26  I,  3 |        father's inheritance: So has God done. He gave Paradise to
 27  I,  4 |            subject lying before us. God gave a speech common to
 28  I,  4 |        their plan. All which things God foresaw, and since they
 29  I,  4 |          but even when he chastises God is good and loving. For
 30  I,  4 |             become sound. Then does God these things saith one?
 31  I,  4 |             these things saith one? God does these things, and even
 32  I,  4 |            men, and to testify that God does these things. I do
 33  I,  5 |         returned, and came early to God."17 He calls this evil therefore
 34  I,  5 |           for that is not a work of God, but an invention of our
 35  I,  5 |         This too by means of Isaiah God has made clear saying "I
 36  I,  5 |             made clear saying "I am God who maketh peace and createth
 37  I,  5 |            things, but to blaspheme God, if at any time He doeth
 38  I,  5 |          with countless accusations God, if he would at any time
 39  I,  5 |           not be, not even to allow God a share of the same self-justification,
 40  I,  6 |        things for them who reproach God, I speak now, in order that
 41  I,  6 |            by way of concession) if God took from us to our profit,
 42  I,  6 |          own. And shall we reproach God who wishes to take back
 43  I,  6 |        gives the greatest thanks to God saying, "The Lord gave,
 44  I,  6 |       deprived of the providence of God? For just as if some one
 45  I,  6 |             about the providence of God, much rather is he liable
 46  I,  6 |           Sun, as the providence of God is clear. But nevertheless
 47  I,  6 |   accomplished? For for this reason God let them fall upon the herd
 48  I,  6 |       experienced the providence of God, is evident to all: and
 49  I,  6 |       Demons, the lovingkindness of God, and the evil of the Demons.
 50  I,  6 |           and the lovingkindness of God whenever he restrains and
 51  I,  6 |         Demon arranges matters when God allows him to use his own
 52  I,  6 |          shalt know clearly that if God had entrusted the whole
 53  I,  6 |             be worse than they. For God did not give them over entirely
 54  I,  6 |      departing from the order which God who made them ordained from
 55  I,  7 |             is a very great work of God's providence. For if he
 56  I,  7 |           to blaspheme would accuse God all the more, and say that
 57  I,  7 |        become better from penitence God would not have chastened
 58  I,  7 |           used the longsuffering of God, to accomplish a most excellent
 59  I,  7 |          they remain in wickedness, God is not to blame, who on
 60  I,  7 |            use the longsuffering of God: and it is not only possible
 61  I,  7 |          kind then is this? That if God brought upon all, the chastenings
 62  I,  7 |   especially that the providence of God does not bring upon us punishment
 63  I,  8 |           way of deserting him does God let such an one suffer ill,
 64  I,  8 |            way on the providence of God, and stop the mouths of
 65  I,  8 |       infinity of the providence of God. "For his judgments are
 66  I,  8 |             about the providence of God For we would ask the gainsayers,
 67  I,  8 |         gainsayers, is there then a God? and if they should say
 68  I,  8 |           those who say there is no God. For if a ship having few
 69  I,  8 |             confess that there is a God, let us say this to them.
 70  I,  8 |         this to them. If there is a God, as indeed there is, it
 71  I,  8 |           is not just neither is He God, and if He is just He recompenses
 72  I,  8 |          his desert, the justice of God may be made manifest. For
 73 II,  1 |            down ten thousand and if God took him away from the world,
 74 II,  1 |              that doeth the will of God than ten thousand transgressors."2
 75 II,  2 |             for he slandered man to God saying "Doth Job reverence
 76 II,  2 |            thy face."3 He slandered God again to man saying "Fire
 77 II,  2 |          with his master, Adam with God, and believing the Devil'
 78 II,  3 |         power and lovingkindness of God. Hear at least how the prophet
 79 II,  3 |          incomprehensible wisdom of God. And that he has made it
 80 II,  3 |        leads us to the knowledge of God, because it causes us to
 81 II,  3 |        leads us to the knowledge of God, a cause of impiety? "The
 82 II,  3 |         teacher of the knowledge of God. How then has it become
 83 II,  3 |            because of his weakness? God made the heaven in order
 84 II,  3 |           saved, it is the power of God."8 And again, "we preach
 85 III,  1|           blaming the providence of God, and saying that by the
 86 III,  1|             virtue? on this account God allowed the wicked to be
 87 III,  1|           the good? On this account God has not set them apart,
 88 III,  2|     therefore any one says, why has God left the Devil here? say
 89 III,  2|              as I have before said, God has suffered men to be with
 90 III,  2|         even to-day by the grace of God, good deeds are done not
 91 III,  3|                  3. On this account God places together servants
 92 III,  3|          the woman, What is it that God hath said, ye shall not
 93 III,  3|           saith. "What is this that God hath said, thou shalt not
 94 III,  3|             tree?" Assuredly indeed God did not say this but the
 95 III,  4|             and his warfare against God, he immediately contradicted
 96 III,  4|          one who said the opposite? God said ye shall die the death."
 97 III,  4|         from his answer returned to God? She ought then immediately
 98 III,  4|           the death," saith he "for God knoweth, that on the day
 99 III,  4|           to prove that the one was God, both creator and framer
100 III,  4|          but she would not, and yet God gave many proofs of his
101 III,  4|          more worthy of credit than God, although God shewed forth
102 III,  4|           credit than God, although God shewed forth his good will
103 III,  5|         consolation in knowing that God was bringing these sufferings
104 III,  5|              to think that the just God who had in every way been
105 III,  5|           piety he shewed, for when God said to him "Dost thou think
106 III,  6|         misfortunes at the hands of God but owing to the insolence
107 III,  6|          who suffer at the hands of God are crowned, so also thou
108 III,  7|           many gifts given to us by God. Considering therefore all