334 NOVATIAN TEE ROMAN PRESBYTER CHAPTER XVI.1 ABGuMENT. — Again from theGospelHe proves Christ tobe God. If Christ was only man, how is it that He Himself says, " And every one thatbelievethin me shallnot die for ever more Vs And yethe who believesin man by himselfaloneis calledaccursed;but he who believeson Christisnot accursed, but issaidnottodieforevermore. Whence, ifon the one hand He isman only,as thehereticswillhave it,how shallnot any body who believesin Him dieeternally,sincehe who trustsin man isheld tobe accursed? Or on the other,ifhe isnot ac cursed,but rather,as it is read,destinedfor the attainment of everlastinglife,Christ isnot man only,but God also,in whom he who believesboth laysasideallriskof curse,and attainsto the fruitof righteousness.If Christ was only man, how does He say thatthe Paraclete" shalltake of His, thosethingswhich He shalldeclare?"3 For neitherdoesthe Paracletereceiveanythingfrom man, but the Paracleteoffers knowledge toman ; nor doestheParacletelearnthingsfuture from man, but instructsman concerningfuturity.Therefore eitherthe Paracletehas not receivedfrom Christ,as man, what He shoulddeclare,sinceman couldgivenothing tothe Paraclete,seeingthatfrom Him man himselfought to receive, and Christin the presentinstanceis both mistaken and de ceives,in sayingthat the Paracleteshallreceivefrom Him, being a man, the thingswhich He may declare; or He does not deceiveus (as in fact He does not),and the Paraclete has receivedfrom Christwhat He may declare. But if He has receivedfrom Christwhat He may declareto us, Christ is greaterthan the Paraclete,because the Paracletewould not receivefrom Christ unless He were lessthan Christ. But the Paracletebeing lessthan Christ,moreover, by this very fact proves Christ to be God, from whom He has receivedwhat He declares: so thatthe testimonyof Christ's 1AccordingtoPamelius,ch.xxiv. 2 Johnxi.26. *Johnxvi.14.