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Chapter VII.
I do not know how it is, that after the foolish
remarks which he has made upon the subject which we have just been
discussing, he should add the following, that “God does not
desire to make himself known for his own sake, but because he wishes to
bestow upon us the knowledge of himself for the sake of our salvation,
in order that those who accept it may become virtuous and be saved,
while those who do not accept may be shown to be wicked and be
punished.” And yet, after making such a statement, he
raises a new objection, saying: “After so long a period of
time,3704
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τοσοῦτον
αἰῶνα. | then, did God now bethink himself of making
men live righteous lives,3705
but neglect to do
so before?” To which we answer, that there never was a time
when God did not wish to make men live righteous lives; but He
continually evinced His care for the improvement of the rational
animal,3706
by affording him
occasions for the exercise of virtue. For in every generation the
wisdom of God, passing into those souls which it ascertains to be holy,
converts them into friends and prophets of God. And there may be
found in the sacred book (the names of) those who in each generation
were holy, and were recipients of the Divine Spirit, and who strove to
convert their contemporaries so far as in their
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