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cordingto John : u If ye lovedme, ye would rejoicebecause
I go to the Father; forthe Father isgreaterthan I."1
59. Of the idolswhich the Gentilesthinkto be gods.
In the Wisdom of Solomon : " All the idolsof the nations
they counted gods,which neitherhave the use of theireyes
forseeing,nor theirnostrilsto receivebreath,nor theirears
forhearing,nor the fingerson theirhands forhandling; but
theirfeetalsoare slow to walk. For man made them ; and
he who has borrowed hisbreath,he fashionedthem. But no
man willbe ableto fashiona god liketo himself. For since
he ismortal,he fashionetha dead thingwith wicked hands.
But he himselfisbetterthan they whom he worships,since
he indeed lived,but they never."2 On thissame matter:
" Neither have they who regardedthe works known who was
the artificer,but have thought thateitherfire,or wind,or the
rapid air,or the circleof the stars,or the abundant water,or
the sun and moon, were the gods thatruleover the world;
and if,on accountof the beauty of these,they have thought
thus,letthem know how much more beautifulthan theseis
the Lord ; or if they have admired theirpowers and opera
tions,letthem perceivefrom thesevery thingsthat He who
has establishedthese mighty things is strongerthan they."*
Also in the 134th Psalm : " The idolsof the nations are
silverand gold,the work of men's hands. They have a
mouth, and speak not; they have eyes,and see not; they
have ears,and hear not; and neither is there any breath
in their mouth. Let them who make them become like
unto them, and all those who trustin them."4 Also in
the ninety-fifthPsalm : " All the gods of the nationsare
demons, but the Lord made the heavens."5 Also in Exodus:
" Ye shallnot make unto yourselvesgods of silvernor of
gold."6 And again: "Thoushalt not make to thyselfan
idol, nor the likenessof anything."* Also in Jeremiah :
i Johnxiv.28. * Wind.xv.15-17. 3 Wisd.xfii.1-4.
* Ps.cxxxv.16-18. 5 Pa.xcvi.5. 0 Ex.xx.23.
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