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denying to such people; but his genuine disciples will not allow the denial to proceed for him, or his greatest doctrine will fall and be destroyed, the contrivance of those who for this reason especially adhere 1.1.101 to the dogma. 20shameless20 δὲ τίς καὶ 20not cautious of human censure20, shall we examine from the things lived in his youth or from the things after these? But through both you would find the reproach of shamelessness coming back upon him. For neither his youth nor the life after this testifies 1.1.102 the same things for each. Let the speech-writer remind himself of the things in his homeland during the time of his youth and of the things lived by him in Constantinople, and let him hear from those who know 1.1.103 what sort of things they know about the one being slandered. But if anyone should wish to examine from his subsequent practices, let him say himself who is worthy of such a name: the one who unsparingly spent his paternal substance on the poor even before his priesthood, and especially in the time of famine, during which he was in charge of the church, while still serving as a priest in the order of presbyters, and after this sparing not even what was left, so that he himself might also boast the saying of the apostle that 'I ate no one's bread for free', or the one who has made the patronage of the dogma an occasion for revenues, the one who enters houses uninvited, not even concealing the unpleasantness from his affliction by his own conduct, nor considering the natural aversion of the healthy toward such people, the one who according to the old law, on account of the touch of his mark, is separated outside the camp of the inhabitants. 1.1.104 20Rash20 and again 20Insolent20 and 20a liar in both respects20 he is called by the one 20who patiently instructs in meekness those who oppose him20. For thus in his writing he puts on airs in his words about him, the one who lets loose no excess of bitterness in whatever he might have the strength to bring forth. From where, then, and from what facts 1.1.105 does he convict his insolence and rashness? 20Because20, he says, 20though I am a Cappadocian, he called me a Galatian20. Then, the one having his dwelling in the borderland of the homelands in some nameless outpost of Corniaspene, if instead of Oltiserian he called him Galatian (if indeed he shows that he said this at all; for I did not find this stated in our books, but let it be granted nevertheless that it was said) for these things is he called 20rash20 and 20insolent20 and 20a liar20 and all the most terrible things? And does the wise man not understand, that the accusation about small things from the slanderer provides a great defense 1.1.106 of the integrity of the one accused? For one who was moved to accusation would not, while sparing the greater things, have occupied his wickedness with the lesser things; concerning which he is also very boastful and making the offense terrible and gravely philosophizing about falsehood, judging it equally absurd, whether the statement is about greater or lesser things. 1.1.107 For he knows, according to the fathers of his heresy, I mean the scribes and Pharisees, how to strain out the gnat with precision, but to unsparingly swallow the crooked camel that is loaded with the weight of wickedness. to whom it was perhaps not unfitting to say, 'spare us such legislation in our way of life, which commands us to make no distinction in the charge of falsehood based on the smallness and greatness 1.1.108 of the matters. For Paul does not sin in the same way, lying and purifying himself in a Jewish manner for a time for those who are usefully deceived, as Judas does at the time of the betrayal, putting on a friendly and affable appearance. Joseph also lied in benevolence while testing his brothers, and this while swearing by the health of Pharaoh; but his brothers also lied against him, at first plotting death, and after this slavery, because of envy, and it is possible to say many such things; Sarah lies, blushing at her laughter; the serpent also lies, suggesting that man passes into a divine nature 1.1.109 from disobedience. great <therefore> of falsehood is the

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τοῖς τοιούτοις ἀρνού μενον· ἀλλ' οὐκ ἐάσουσιν αὐτῷ προχωρῆσαι τὴν ἄρνησιν οἱ γνήσιοι μαθηταί, ἢ τὸ μέγιστον αὐτοῦ θεώρημα πεσεῖται καὶ καταλυθήσεται ἡ συσκευὴ τῶν διὰ τοῦτο μάλιστα προσ 1.1.101 εδρευόντων τῷ δόγματι. 20ἀναιδὴς20 δὲ τίς καὶ 20τὸν ἀν θρώπινον ψόγον οὐκ εὐλαβούμενος20, ἐκ τῶν ἐν νεότητι βεβιωμένων ἢ ἐκ τῶν μετὰ ταῦτα βούλει σκοπή σωμεν; ἀλλὰ δι' ἀμφοτέρων ἐπ' αὐτὸν ἂν εὕροις ἐπανιοῦ σαν τῆς ἀναιδείας τὴν μέμψιν. οὐ τὰ αὐτὰ γὰρ ἑκατέροις 1.1.102 οὔτε ἡ νεότης οὔτε ὁ μετὰ ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ βίος. ὑπομνησάτω ἑαυτὸν ὁ λογογράφος τῶν τε ἐπὶ τῆς πατρίδος κατὰ τὸν τῆς νεότητος καιρὸν καὶ τῶν ἐν Κωνσταντινου πόλει βεβιωμένων αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀκουσάτω παρὰ τῶν εἰδότων 1.1.103 οἷα τῷ συκοφαντουμένῳ συνίσασιν. εἰ δὲ ἐκ τῶν ἐφεξῆς ἐπιτηδευμάτων τις ἐθέλοι σκοπεῖν, αὐτὸς εἰπάτω, τίς ἄξιος τοιούτου ὀνόματος, ὁ τὴν πατρῴαν οὐσίαν καὶ πρὸ τῆς ἱερω σύνης ἀφειδῶς ἀναλώσας τοῖς πένησι καὶ μάλιστα ἐν τῷ τῆς σιτοδείας καιρῷ, καθ' ὃν ἐπεστάτει τῆς ἐκκλησίας, ἔτι ἐν τῷ κλήρῳ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἱερατεύων, καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μηδὲ τῶν ὑπολειφθέντων φεισάμενος, ὡς ἂν καὶ αὐτὸς τὸ τοῦ ἀποστόλου καυχήσαιτο ὅτι ∆ωρεὰν ἄρτον οὐκ ἔφαγον, ἢ ὁ προσόδων ἀφορμὴν τὴν τοῦ δόγματος προστασίαν πε ποιημένος, ὁ εἰσδύνων εἰς τὰς οἰκίας αὐτόκλητος οὐδὲ τὴν ἐκ τοῦ πάθους ἀηδίαν τῇ καθ' ἑαυτὸν διαγωγῇ περιστέλ λων οὐδὲ τὴν φυσικὴν τῶν ὑγιαινόντων πρὸς τοὺς τοιούτους ἀποστροφὴν λογιζόμενος, ὁ κατὰ τὸν παλαιὸν νόμον διὰ τὴν ἁφὴν τῆς σημασίας ἔξω τῆς παρεμβολῆς τῶν οἰκούν των ἀφοριζόμενος. 1.1.104 20Προπετὴς20 δὲ πάλιν καὶ 20ὑβριστὴς20 καὶ 20καθ' ἑκά τερον ψεύστης20 ὀνομάζεται παρὰ τοῦ 20μακροθύμως ἐν πραΰτητι τοὺς ἀντιδιατιθεμένους παιδεύοντος20. οὕτω γὰρ ἐν τῷ συγγράμματι τοῖς περὶ αὐτοῦ λόγοις ἐνδια θρύπτεται ὁ μηδεμίαν πικρίας ὑπερβολὴν ἀφιεὶς ἐν οἷς ἄν τι προενεγκεῖν ἐξισχύσῃ. πόθεν τοίνυν καὶ ἐκ ποίων πραγμάτων 1.1.105 τὴν ὕβριν αὐτοῦ καὶ τὸ προπετὲς διελέγχει; 20ὅτι20, φησί, 20καὶ Καππαδόκην ὄντα με Γαλάτην ὠνόμασεν20. εἶτα τὸν ἐν τῷ μεθορίῳ τῶν πατρίδων τὴν οἴκησιν ἔχοντα ἐν ἀνω νύμῳ τινὶ τῆς Κορνιασπινῆς ἐσχατιᾷ εἰ ἀντὶ τοῦ Ὀλτισηρέως Γαλάτην ὠνόμασεν (εἴπερ δὴ ὅλως καὶ τοῦτο προσειπὼν ἐπιδείκνυται· οὐ γὰρ εὗρον ἐν τοῖς ἡμετέροις βιβλίοις τοῦτο προσκείμενον, δεδόσθω δὲ ὅμως εἰρῆσθαι) ὑπὲρ τούτων 20προπετὴς20 καὶ 20ὑβριστὴς20 καὶ 20ψεύστης20 καὶ πάντα ὀνομάζεται τὰ δεινότατα; καὶ οὐ συνίησιν ὁ σοφός, ὅτι ἡ ἐπὶ μικροῖς παρὰ τοῦ συκοφάντου κατηγορία μεγάλην συνη 1.1.106 γορίαν τῆς δεξιότητος τοῦ κατηγορουμένου παρίστησιν; οὐ γὰρ ἂν πρὸς κατηγορίαν κεκινημένος τῶν μειζόνων φειδό μενος ἐν τοῖς μικροτέροις ἀπησχόλει τὴν πονηρίαν· ὑπὲρ ὧν καὶ πολύς ἐστιν ἐπαίρων καὶ δεινῶν τὸ ἀδίκημα καὶ σεμνῶς περὶ τοῦ ψεύδους φιλοσοφῶν, ἴσον εἰς ἀτοπίαν κρί νων, ἐάν τε περὶ μειζόνων ἐάν τε περὶ μικροτέρων ὁ λόγος. 1.1.107 οἶδε γὰρ κατὰ τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ τῆς αἱρέσεως, τοὺς γραμματεῖς λέγω καὶ Φαρισαίους, ἀκριβῶς μὲν διϋλίζειν τὸν κώνωπα, ἀφειδῶς δὲ καταπίνειν τὴν σκολιὰν κάμηλον τὴν τῷ βάρει τῆς πονηρίας πεφορτισμένην. πρὸς ὃν οὐκ ἄτοπον ἦν ἴσως εἰπεῖν ὅτι φείδου τῆς τοιαύτης νομοθεσίας ἐν τῇ καθ' ἡμᾶς πολιτείᾳ, τὸ παρ' οὐδὲν ἡγεῖσθαι κελεύειν βραχύτητι πραγμάτων καὶ μεγέθει διακρίνειν τὴν πρὸς τὸ 1.1.108 ψεῦδος διαβολήν. οὐ γὰρ ὁμοίως ἁμαρτάνει Παῦλος ψευδόμενος καὶ Ἰουδαϊκῶς ἁγνιζόμενος ἐπὶ καιροῦ τῶν χρησί μως ἀπατωμένων, καὶ Ἰούδας ἐν τῷ τῆς προδοσίας καιρῷ φίλον καὶ προσήγορον σχῆμα ὑποδυόμενος. ἐψεύσατο καὶ Ἰωσὴφ ἐν φιλανθρωπίᾳ τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς διαπαίζων, καὶ ταῦτα τὴν ὑγείαν τοῦ Φαραὼ ἐπομνύμενος· ἀλλ' ἐψεύσαντο καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ κατ' αὐτοῦ πρότερον μὲν θάνατον, μετὰ ταῦτα δὲ δουλείαν διὰ τὸν φθόνον βουλεύσαντες, καὶ πολλὰ τοιαῦτα ἔστιν εἰπεῖν· ψεύδεται Σάρρα ἐπερυθριῶσα τῷ γέ λωτι· ψεύδεται καὶ ὁ ὄφις εἰς θείαν μεταβαίνειν φύσιν τὸν 1.1.109 ἄνθρωπον ἐκ τῆς παρακοῆς εἰσηγούμενος. πολλὴ <μὲν οὖν> τοῦ ψεύδους ἡ