CHAPTERXIV
17。Marvelousisthedepthofthyoracles。Theirsurfaceisbeforeus,invitingthelittleones;andyetwonderfulistheirdepth,OmyGod,marvelousistheirdepth!Itisafearfulthingtolookintothem:anaweofhonorandatremoroflove。TheirenemiesIhatevehemently。Oh,ifthouwouldstslaythemwiththytwo-edgedsword,sothattheyshouldnotbeenemies!ForIwouldpreferthattheyshouldbeslaintothemselves,thattheymightlivetothee。Butsee,thereareotherswhoarenotcriticsbutpraisersofthebookofGenesis;theysay:”TheSpiritofGodwhowrotethesethingsbyhisservantMosesdidnotwishthesewordstobeunderstoodlikethis。Hedidnotwishtohaveitunderstoodasyousay,butaswesay。”Tothem,OGodofusall,thyselfbeingthejudge,Igiveanswer。
CHAPTERXV
18。”WillyousaythatthesethingsarefalsewhichTruthtellsme,withaloudvoiceinmyinnerear,abouttheveryeternityoftheCreator:thathisessenceischangedinnorespectbytimeandthathiswillisnotdistinctfromhisessence?Thus,hedothnotwillonethingnowandanotherthinglater,buthewillethonceandforalleverythingthathewilleth——notagainandagain;andnotnowthisandnowthat。Nordoeshewillafterwardwhathedidnotwillbefore,nordoesheceasetowillwhathehadwilledbefore。Suchawillwouldbemutableandnomutablethingiseternal。ButourGodiseternal。”Again,hetellsmeinmyinnerearthattheexpectationoffuturethingsisturnedtosightwhentheyhavecometopass。Andthissamesightisturnedintomemorywhentheyhavepassed。
Moreover,allthoughtthatvariesthusismutable,andnothingmutableiseternal。ButourGodiseternal。”ThesethingsIsumupandputtogether,andIconcludethatmyGod,theeternalGod,hathnotmadeanycreaturebyanynewwill,andhisknowledgedoesnotadmitanythingtransitory。