God then is infinite and incomprehensible and all
that is comprehensible about Him is His infinity and
incomprehensibility. But all that we can affirm concerning God
does not shew forth God’s nature, but only the qualities of His
nature Or, but only
the things which relate to His nature. The Greek is,
ὅσα δὲ
λέγομεν ἐπὶ
Θεοῦ
καταφαντικῶς,
οὐ τὴν φύσιν,
ἀλλὰ τὰ περὶ
τὴν φύσιν
δηλοῖ.. For when
you speak of Him as good, and just, and wise, and so forth, you do not
tell God’s nature but only the qualities of His nature Or, the
things that relate to his nature.. Further there are some affirmations
which we make concerning God which have the force of absolute
negation: for example, when we use the term darkness, in
reference to God, we do not mean darkness itself, but that He is not
light but above light: and when we speak of Him as light, we mean
that He is not darkness.