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by the obsequiousness of others."-(Arnobius) A.N.C.L. vol. xix. p. 322.
"For to say that the gods are most benevolent, and have gentle dispositions, is not only pious and religious, but also true; but that they are evil and sinister, should by no means be listened to, inasmuch as divine power has been far removed and separated from the disposition which does harm."-Ibid. p. 330.
(With reference to the action of things on different beings) "But the cause of this is not in the things which cannot be at one and the same time deadly and wholesome, sweet and bitter; but just as each one has been formed to receive impressions from what is external, so he is affected: his condition is not caused by the influences of the things, but spring from the nature of his own senses, and connection with the external. But all this is set far from the gods, and separated from them by no small interval."-Ibid. pp. 337388.
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... And if we remember the definition which we should always bear steadily in mind, that all agitating feelings are unknown to the gods, the consequence is, a belief that the gods are never angry; nay, rather, that no passion is further from them than that which, approaching most nearly to the spirit of wild beasts and savage creatures, agitates those who suffer it with tempestuous feelings, and brings them into danger of destruction."-Ibid. p. 312.
"But if Adam, being the work of God, had foreknowledge, much more the God who created him. And that is false which is written that God reflected, as if using reasoning on account of ignorance; and that the Lord tempted Abraham, that He might know if he would endure it; and that which 18 written, Let us go down, and see if they are doing according to the cry of them which cometh to me; and if not, that I may know.'"-(Clementine Homilies) A.N.C. L. vol. xvu. p. 76.
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And if He deliberates, and changes His purpose, who is perfect in understanding, and permanent in design? If He envies, who is above rivalry? If He hardens hearts, who makes wise? If He makes blind and deaf, who has given sight and hearing? "-Ibid. p. 53.
"If He is false, who then 18 true? If He dwells in a tabernacle, who is without bounds? If He is fond of fat, and sacrifices;
