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17. Wonderful is the depth of Thy oracles, whose surface is before
us, inviting the little ones; and yet wonderful is the depth, O my
God, wonderful is the depth.' It is awe to look into it; and awe
of honour, and a tremor of love. The enemies thereof I hate
vehemently. Oh, if Thou wouldest slay them with Thy two-edged
sword. that they be not its enemies! For thus do I love, that they
should be slain unto themselves that they may live unto Thee. But
behold others not reprovers, but praisers of the book of
Genesis, " The Spirit of God," say they, "Who by His
servant Moses wrote these things, willed not that these words should
be thus understood. He willed not that it should be understood as
Thou sayest, but as we say." Unto whom, 0 God of us all,
Thyself being Judge, do I thus answer.
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