Chapter

  1 II    |         to have chosen above all gods and men him whom they call
  2 II    |     idols of shame and dishonour gods? Not only hast thou alienated
  3 II    |        to his still more foolish gods, unaware of the real giver
  4 IV    |       neglect the worship of the gods, and incline to Christianity,
  5 V     |        reserved for the immortal gods alone." The young prince
  6 VII   |     house-top their wild rout of gods, and worship lifeless and
  7 VII   |    worthless men, and named them gods, some of whom they called
  8 VII   |           taking occasion by the gods themselves, took heart to
  9 X     |          didst serve others, not Gods, but pernicious devils and
 10 X     |       more, they safeguard their gods, lest they be stolen by
 11 X     |         goldsmith, and make them gods, and they fall down, yea,
 12 X     |        molten images, Ye are our gods.' `For they sacrificed,'
 13 X     |       devils, and not to God; to gods whom their fathers knew
 14 X     |         There came new and fresh gods; because it is a froward
 15 X     |     divided lordship, which your gods hold, is a thing of confusion
 16 X     |         so, neither have we many gods and lords, but one God,
 17 XXIII |          the honour due unto the gods. Accordingly, in order that
 18 XXIII |     desolate, and, forsaking the gods of their fathers, serve
 19 XXIII |          of all, and called them gods that are not, the inventors
 20 XXIII |         title of imitator of the gods. For, as your gods have
 21 XXIII |        of the gods. For, as your gods have done, why should not
 22 XXIV  |      forsaken the worship of our gods and become the servant of
 23 XXIV  | displeasure of the most puissant gods, lest they strike thee with
 24 XXIV  |        sacrifice to the gracious gods, and let us propitiate them
 25 XXIV  |       away from serving thy many gods, falsely so called, and
 26 XXIV  |        he denounced his father's gods, and mocked and ridiculed
 27 XXIV  |         and bitter satire of the gods might kindle him to hotter
 28 XXIV  |         one, a blasphemer of the gods, and a renegade from thy
 29 XXIV  |        alway mock the invincible gods, nor shall their enemies
 30 XXIV  |          right-minded toward the gods, I will first deliver time
 31 XXV   |        come, do sacrifice to the gods; thus shalt thou win their
 32 XXV   |         gain the goodwill of the gods. What thinkest thou, my
 33 XXV   |     build mighty temples for the gods, and to adorn them with
 34 XXV   |    worshipping the most puissant gods, and holding fast to that
 35 XXV   |        those pleasures which the gods have bestowed on us for
 36 XXV   |        of thy veneration are not gods but statues of devils, charged
 37 XXVI  |       audaciously blasphemed our gods, and hath enmeshed our king'
 38 XXVI  |       thou sayest, doth set your gods at nought: but the king'
 39 XXVI  |      call them high and immortal gods, and when all the kings
 40 XXVII | worshippers of them whom ye call gods, and Jews, and Christians.
 41 XXVII |       again those who serve many gods are divided into three races,
 42 XXVII |       service and worship of the gods whose name is legion. Let
 43 XXVII |          them under the title of gods, and guard them in safety
 44 XXVII |        that is made; for, if the gods be unable to take care of
 45 XXVII |          necessity, how are they gods? And if the elements are
 46 XXVII |          if the elements are not gods, how are the images, created
 47 XXVII |         created to their honour, gods? ~"Come we then, O king,
 48 XXVII |          them, that they are not gods, but corruptible and changeable
 49 XXVII |    perceive that they are making gods of these. ~"Now come we
 50 XXVII |   alleging the existence of many gods, some male, others female,
 51 XXVII |    fashion of talk, calling them gods that were not, according
 52 XXVII |     passions; that, having these gods for advocates of their wickedness,
 53 XXVII |        of iniquity. For if their gods did so, how should they
 54 XXVII |         review each one of these gods, what a strange sight shalt
 55 XXVII |        they allege against their gods? Is it possible then that
 56 XXVII |          say, became king of the gods, and would take the shape
 57 XXVII |         O king, concerning their gods; tales, whereof it is unlawful
 58 XXVII |       taking occasion from their gods, wrought all lawlessness,
 59 XXVII |        but further introduced as gods brute beasts of land and
 60 XXVII |        they that were considered gods by the senseless Egyptians. ~"
 61 XXVII |       introduced brute beasts as gods. Some of them worshipped
 62 XXVII |       all. Though they see their gods being devoured, burnt and
 63 XXVII |        the fact that they are no gods. ~"Great, then, is the error
 64 XXVII |        erred in introducing such gods as these, and making images
 65 XXVII |           when they behold their gods being sawn and chiselled
 66 XXVII | concerning them that they are no gods. For when these skill not
 67 XXVII |        to glorify their people's gods, yet they rather revealed
 68 XXVII |         For if the nature of the gods were one, then ought not
 69 XXVII |       injure another. But if the gods were persecuted by other
 70 XXVII |         were persecuted by other gods, and slain and plundered
 71 XXVII |     history of the nature of the gods is error. ~"Furthermore,
 72 XXVII |         are just, then are their gods assuredly unjust, in that
 73 XXVII |    framed in condemnation of the gods. But now the laws are good
 74 XXVII |       whereas the deeds of their gods offend against law. Their
 75 XXVII |        offend against law. Their gods then are offenders against
 76 XXVII |          all that introduce such gods as these are worthy of death
 77 XXVII |   ungodly. If the stories of the gods be myths, then are the gods
 78 XXVII |      gods be myths, then are the gods mere words: but if the stories
 79 XXVII |    endured such things no longer gods: if the stories be allegorical,
 80 XXVII |        allegorical, then are the gods myths and nothing else.
 81 XXVII |         idols, belonging to many gods, are works of error and
 82 XXVII |        is not meet to call those gods that are seen, but cannot
 83 XXVII |        error of worshipping many gods. When he had accomplished
 84 XXVIII|          proven the error of the gods, as they be wrongly called,
 85 XXVIII|     condemn the impotence of the gods falsely so called, although
 86 XXVIII|          on the impotence of his gods; on the other, he dreaded
 87 XXIX  |  assembly in honour of the false gods, and the king must needs
 88 XXIX  |        the evil opinion of their gods which was growing on their
 89 XXIX  |         all the reverence of the gods. Thou only art left to be
 90 XXIX  |      favour of the most puissant gods! I have heard that thou
 91 XXIX  |        sacrifice to the immortal gods young men in the bloom of
 92 XXIX  |          sword the favour of the gods, and well befall thee!" ~
 93 XXIX  |    reconcile him to our gracious gods. For, though I have left
 94 XXIX  |     behold my son worshipping my gods with me, and enjoying the
 95 XXX   |          good-bye to my fathers' gods, and join thy God, serving
 96 XXX   |    forsake all the worship of my gods. Not only shalt thou be
 97 XXXI  |        thou despise our immortal gods, that thou hast departed
 98 XXXI  |          not owe thy life to the gods? And did they not present
 99 XXXI  |         recorded concerning your gods in the books of your superstition?
100 XXXI  |        melted down. Aye, and thy gods are sold, some for a paltry,
101 XXXI  |      they name their lusts their gods. And therefore, before their
102 XXXI  |       better to worship than thy gods of many evil passions, of
103 XXXII |         devils, whom ye dread as gods, they not only cast forth
104 XXXII |      that they, which are called gods, were men; and because certain
105 XXXII |         deceived as to call them gods. It standeth on record that
106 XXXII |          and treated as immortal gods men of like passions and
107 XXXII |   knowledge, to consider them as gods for two reasons: first,
108 XXXII |        delight to be honoured as gods) next, that they may drag
109 XXXIII|          doctrines and serve our gods? But, as I perceive, we
110 XXXIII|         the errors of their many gods, and broke away from idolatrous
111 XXXIV |          and renounced his false gods with all their impotence