{"author":null,"backreferences":[{"context_html":"<p class=\"c006\">For the church<a id=\"r333\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f333\"><sup>[333]</sup></a> of God, <i>e.g.</i> which is at Athens, is a meek\r\nand stable body, as being one which desires to please God, who\r\nis over all things; whereas the assembly<a id=\"r334\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f334\"><sup>[334]</sup></a> of the Athenians is\r\ngiven to sedition, and is not at all to be compared to the church\r\nof God in that city. And you may say the same thing of the\r\nchurch of God at Corinth, and of the assembly of the Corinthian\r\npeople; and also of the church of God at Alexandria,\r\nand of the assembly of the people of Alexandria. And if he\r\nwho hears this be a candid man, and one who investigates\r\nthings with a desire to ascertain the truth, he will be filled with\r\nadmiration of Him who not only conceived the design, but also\r\nwas able to secure in all places the establishment of churches\r\nof God alongside<a id=\"r335\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f335\"><sup>[335]</sup></a> of the assemblies of the people in each city.\r\nIn like manner, also, in comparing the council<a id=\"r336\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f336\"><sup>[336]</sup></a> of the church\r\nof God with the council in any city, you would find that\r\ncertain councillors<a id=\"r337\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f337\"><sup>[337]</sup></a> of the church are worthy to rule in the city\r\nof God, if there be any such city in the whole world;<a id=\"r338\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f338\"><sup>[338]</sup></a> whereas\r\nthe councillors in all other places exhibit in their characters\r\nno quality worthy of the conventional<a id=\"r339\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f339\"><sup>[339]</sup></a> superiority which they\r\nappear to enjoy over their fellow-citizens. And so, too, you\r\nmust compare the ruler of the <i>church</i> in each city with the\r\n<span class=\"pageno\" id=\"Page_112\">112</span>ruler of the <i>people</i> of the city, in order to observe that even\r\namongst those councillors and rulers of the church of God who\r\ncome very far short of their duty, and who lead more indolent\r\nlives than others who are more energetic, it is nevertheless\r\npossible to discover a general superiority in what relates to the\r\nprogress of virtue over the characters of the councillors and\r\nrulers in the various cities.<a id=\"r340\"></a><a class=\"c008 pginternal\" href=\"#f340\"><sup>[340]</sup></a></p>","headings":["The writings of Origen, Vol. 2 of 2","BOOK III.","Chapter XXX."],"marker_anchor":null,"paragraph_id":"pg70693-paragraph-163"}],"canonical_references":[],"date_end":null,"date_start":null,"deduplication_fingerprint":"7d5e973b3df336d4d0ab184ad04df77b48bd868511f956c080f4ff3d245cb582","edition_title":"The writings of Origen, Vol. 2 (of 2)","edition_translators":["Frederick Crombie","W. H. Cairns"],"edition_year":1872,"explicit_reference_candidates":[],"headings":[],"id":"pg70693-f337","license_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html","public_import_allowed":false,"record_kind":"original-editor-translator-note","review_required":["work and recension attribution","original-work chronology","Bible reference numbering and citation kind","English edition rights and attribution"],"review_status":"needs_review","rights_evidence":"Project Gutenberg metadata: Public domain in the USA. Existing 1872 English edition; listed translators died 1889 and 1872. Electronic transcription subject to Project Gutenberg reuse terms.","source_anchor":"f337","source_ebook":70693,"source_html":"<div class=\"footnote\" id=\"f337\">\n<p class=\"c007\"><span class=\"label\"><a class=\"pginternal\" href=\"#r337\">337</a>. </span><span lang=\"grc\">βουλευταὶ.</span></p>\n</div>","source_sha256":"76ed9a9fd752c1d5095189e38fe3dcbbea0fd23d6be719db17360e4da14552fa","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70693/pg70693-images.html#f337","text_sha256":"c688a7297616f038acd3ca38c732e373a834ea4d5bd80f9fbe8c05a3a0575276","verified":false,"work_id":null}