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Chapter
XIII.—God the Maker of the Devil.
And Peter said: “Now indeed our object
is to show how and by whom the evil one came into being, since he did
come into being; but we shall show if he came into being blamelessly,
when we have finished the subject now in hand. Then I shall show
how and on account of what he came into being, and I shall fully
convince you that his Creator is blameless.1432
| 1432 This passage is
evidently corrupt. But it is not easy to amend it. | We said, then, that the four
substances were produced by God. And thus, through the volition
of Him who mingled them, arose, as He wished, the choice of
evils. For if it had arisen contrary to His determination, or
from some other substance or cause, then God would not have had
firmness of will: for perchance, even though He should not wish
it, leaders of evil might continually arise, who would war against His
wishes. But it is impossible that this should be the case.
For no living being, and especially one capable of giving guidance, can
arise from accident: for everything that is produced must be
produced by some one.”
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