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-by art, by knowledge, by faith, by prophecy-for our benefit. "For all wisdom is from the Lord, and is with Him for ever," as says the wisdom of Jesus.[52]

The golden lamp conveys another enigma as a symbol of Christ, not in respect of form alone, but in his casting light, "at sundry times and divers manners,"[82]

"For, having spoken at sundry times and in divers manners,"[140]

For we have, as the source of teaching, the Lord, both by the prophets, the Gospel, and the blessed apostles, "in divers manners and at sundry times,"[164]

that is, "as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." Similarly also Paul says, "Variously, and in many ways, God of old spake to our fathers."[34]

You seem to me to pay too little heed to the words, "At sundry times, and in divers manners, God spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets."[20]

But since there are of arguments myriads of currents and ways, God inspiring us "at sundry times and in divers manners,"[60]

For God had determined, as the last time drew near,[9]

"who, being the brightness of His majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they."[196]

of all things, then He is discovered to be the one only God who created all things, who alone is Omnipotent, and who is the only Father rounding and forming all things, visible and invisible, such as may be perceived by our senses and such as cannot, heavenly and earthly, "by the word of His power; "[272]

" "Because," he answered, "God planted the vineyard, that is to say, He created the people, and gave them to His Son; and the Son appointed His angels over them to keep them; and He Himself purged away their sins, having suffered many trials and undergone many labours, for no one is able to dig without labour and toil. He Himself, then, having purged away the sins of the people, showed them the paths of life[16]

" "Listen," he said: "the name of the Son of God is great, and cannot be contained, and supports the whole world.[22]

) of the glory of the Father"[87]

For God the Father none ever saw, and lived.[170]

An Image,[341]

,[44]

As light, accordingly, could never exist without splendour, so neither can the Son be understood to exist without the Father; for He is called the "express image of His person,"[21]

and yet confers liberty on the world;[405]

And thus the weakness and imperfection of the human destiny is nourished, led up, and educated by Him; so that, being accustomed to look upon the Son, it may one day be able to see God the Father Himself also as He is, that it may not be stricken by His sudden and intolerable brightness, and be hindered from being able to see God the Father, whom it has always desired.[137]

and, "From the womb, before the morning have I begotten Thee? "[52]

of the most beautiful flower; the mother of the Creator; the nurse of the Nourisher; the circumference of Him who embraces all things; the upholder of Him[86]

as a stream flowing forth from it: the former as the sun, the latter as it were a ray[395]

Ask of me, and I will give Thee the heathen for Thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for Thy possession."[199]

This voice the Father was going Himself to recommend. For, says he,[876]

XVII. The Priest, bringing in the holy gifts,[15]

For it is thus written, "Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire."[197]

Respecting the substance of the angels also it speaks as follows: "Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a burning fire; "[135]

of God, and also that the other angels are spirits[49]

And again He saith to Him, "Sit Thou at my right hand, until I make Thine enemies Thy footstool."[200]

and who declare both their power in union and their distinction in order, called atheists? Nor is our teaching in what relates to the divine nature confined to these points; but we recognise also a multitude of angels and ministers,[34]

But when the comparison is challenged with an angel, I am compelled to maintain that the head over all things is the stronger of the two, to whom the angels are ministers,[134]

Were ministering spirits,[6]

There are certain holy angels of God whom Paul terms "ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation."[90]

On which account our heart must be kept with all carefulness both by day and night, and no place be given to the devil; but every effort must be used that the ministers of God-those spirits, viz., who were sent to minister to them who are called to be heirs of salvation[347]

For we indeed acknowledge that angels are "ministering spirits," and we say that "they are sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation; "[8]

hese, regarding all as their relations and friends who imitate their piety towards God, and in prayer call upon Him with sincerity, work along with them for their salvation, appear unto them, deem it their office and duty to attend to them, and as if by common agreement they visit with all manner of kindness and deliverance those who pray to God, to whom they themselves also pray: "For they are all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who shall be heirs of salvation."[71]

Let, then, the principalities and powers with which our wrestling is, be called gates of Hades, but the "ministering spirits"[97]