12. On the other hand His works in creation are acts of making and not a birth through generation. For the heaven is not a son, neither is the earth a son, nor is the world a birth; for of these it is said, All things were made through Him St. John i. 3.; and by the prophet, The heavens are the works of Thy hands Ps. cii. 25.; and by the same prophet, Neglect not the works of Thy hands Ib. cxxxviii. 8.. Is the picture a son of the painter, or the sword a son of the smith or the house a son of the architect? These are the works of their making: but He alone is the Son of the Father Who is born of the Father.