338 NOVATIAN THE ROMAN PRESBYTER of the Old and New Testament, believeand hold tobeas wellGod as man, Christ Jesus. What if the same Hoses introducesGod saying," Let us make man afterour image and likeness;" 1 and below," And God made man ; inthe image of God made He him, male and female made He them ?" 2 If,as we have alreadyshown, itisthe Son ofGod by whom allthingswere made, certainlyitwas the Son of God by whom alsoman was ordained,on whose accountall thingswere made. Moreover,when God commands thatman should be made, He issaidto be God who makes man ; but the Son of God makes man, thatisto say,the Word ofGod, "by whom allthingswere made, and withoutwhom nothing was made." And this Word was made flesh,and dwelt among us: thereforeChristisGod; thereforeman wasmade by Christas by the Son of God. But God made man inthe image of God ; He is thereforeGod who made man inthe image of God ; thereforeChristis God : so that withreason neitherdoesthe testimonyof the Old Testament wavercon cerningthe person of Christ,being supported by themani festationof the New Testament ; nor is the power ofthe New Testament detractedfrom, whileitstruthisrestingon the rootsof the same Old Testament. Whence theywho presume Christthe Son of God and man to be onlyman. and not God also,do so in oppositionto both Old and New Testaments,in that they corruptthe authorityand thetruth both of the Old and New Testaments. What if thesame Moses everywhere introducesGod the Father infiniteand withoutend, not as being enclosedin any place,but asone who includesevery place; nor as one who isin a place,hut ratherone in whom every place is,containingallthingsand embracing allthings,so that with reason He can neither descend nor ascend,becauseHe Himself both containsand fillsallthings,and yet neverthelessintroducesGod descend ing to considerthe tower which the sonsof men were build ing,askingand saying," Come;" and then," Let us godovra and there confound theirtongues,that each one may not understandthe words of his neighbour."s Whom do thev 1 Gen.i.26. * Gen.i.27. 3 Gen.xi.7.