Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book I With reason, therefore, the apostle has called the wisdom of God" manifold," and which has manifested its power "in many departments and in many modes"[51] -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] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book V 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] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VI This is He who is the Teacher of all created beings, the Fellow-counsellor of God, who foreknew all things; and He from above, from the first foundation of the world, "in many ways and many times,"[106] "For, having spoken at sundry times and in divers manners,"[140] Clement of Alexandria Stromata Book VII 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] Fragments of Clement from the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus 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] A Letter from Origen to Africanus 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] Methodius Discourse III. Thaleia But since there are of arguments myriads of currents and ways, God inspiring us "at sundry times and in divers manners,"[60]