40. O wise foreknowledge of the arguments of
unbelievers, which made further provision of means whereby to answer
questions, by adding the words that follow: “For whatsoever
the Father doeth, the same doeth the Son also, in like
fashion,” S. John v. 19. for this indeed
is the sequel. Why, then, is it written: “The Son
doeth the same things,” and not “such like things,”
but that thou mightest judge that in the Son there is unity in the
Father’s works, not imitation of them?