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Chapter LXI.—Ignorance of the Philosophers.
“For let us consider carefully the work of
divine providence.832
| 832 [Comp. Homily XV.
5.—R.] | For
whereas the philosophers have introduced certain subtile and difficult
words, so that not even the terms that they use in their discourses can
be known and understood by all, God has shown that those who thought
themselves word-framers are altogether unskilful as respects the
knowledge of the truth. For the knowledge of things which is
imparted by the true Prophet is simple, and plain, and brief; which
those men walking through devious places, and through the stony
difficulties of words, are wholly ignorant of. Therefore, to
modest and simple minds, when they see things come to pass which have
been foretold, it is enough, and more than enough, that they may
receive most certain knowledge from most certain prescience; and for
the rest may be at peace, having received evident knowledge of the
truth. For all other things are treated by opinion, in which
there can be nothing firm. For what speech is there which may not
be contradicted? And what argument is there that may not be
overthrown by another argument? And hence it is, that by
disputation of this sort men can never come to any end of knowledge and
learning, but find the end of their life sooner than the end of their
questions.
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