39. Nor, again, are these men careful to avoid doing dishonour to the Father, in their impious application of the fact, that Christ was “made” Wisdom for us, to His incomprehensible generation, that transcends all limits and divisions of time; for, leaving it out of account that dishonour done to the Son is an insult to the Father, they do even carry their blasphemy in assault upon the Father, of Whom it is written: “Let God be made truthful, but every man a liar.” Rom. iii. 4. If indeed they think that the Son is spoken of, they do not foreclose against His generation, Because generation is quite distinct from absolute creation. but in that they rest on the authority of this text they do confess that which they reject, namely, that Christ is God, and true God.