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Chapter
XIX.—Misconception of God in the Old Testament.
“And some sinned thus, on account of
imagining that there would be no judgment1398
| 1398 We have adopted
the Latin translation here, as giving the meaning which was intended by
the writer: but the Greek will scarcely admit of such a
translation. Probably the text is corrupt, or something is
omitted. The literal translation is, “in consequence of the
unjudging supposition on account of the goodness.” | because of His goodness. But
others took an opposite course. For, supposing the expressions of
the Scriptures which are against God, and are unjust and false, to be
true, they did not know His real divinity and power. Therefore,
in the belief that He was ignorant and rejoiced in murder, and let off
the wicked in consequence of the gifts of sacrifices; yea, moreover,
that He deceived and spake falsely, and did every thing that is unjust,
they themselves did things like to what their God did, and thus
sinning, asserted that they were acting piously. Wherefore it was
impossible for them to change to the better, and when warned they took
no heed. For they were not afraid, since they became like their
God through such actions.
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