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but as most brilliant, power wisdom life. If then God and Father is light, then light 70.6 from light is the Son and because of this he is “the one dwelling in unapproachable light”. And God is wholly power and because of this the Son is “Lord of powers”; God is wholly wisdom, therefore the Son is wisdom from wisdom, “in whom are all the hidden treasures of wisdom”; And God is wholly life, therefore 70.7 the Son is life from life; “for I am the truth and the life”. And the Holy Spirit is from both, Spirit from Spirit. “For God is Spirit”, † divinity is the giver of gifts, a most true illuminating 70.8 paraclete, messenger of the Father's counsels. For as the Son is the “angel of great counsel”, so also is the Holy Spirit. “But we have received,” he says, “the Spirit of God, that we might see the things graciously given to us by God, which things we also speak, not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in a demonstration of the Spirit of God, comparing spiritual things with spiritual”. 71.1 But someone will say: Do we then say there are two sons, and how is he only-begotten? “On the contrary, who are you to answer back to God?” For if he calls the one from him Son, and the Holy Spirit the one from both, which things, understood only by faith by the saints, luminous, light-giving, have a luminous energy and make 71.2 an accord with him who is the “Father of lights”, hear in faith, O man, that the Father is Father of a true Son, wholly light, and the Son is Son of a true Father, light from light, not like things made or created in name only; and the Holy 71.3 Spirit is the Spirit of truth, a third light from the Father and the Son. But all other things are so by position or by calling, not like these in energy or power or light or concept; as someone might say “I have begotten and exalted sons” or as someone might say “I said, you are gods and all sons of the Most High” or as someone might say “who has begotten the drops of dew?” or as someone might say “from whom every family in heaven and on earth” or as someone might say “I 71.4 am the one who makes the thunder firm and creates spirit”. For the true Father is not like the other fathers or patriarchs, beginning to be a father or at some time ceasing to be a father. For if he begins to be a father, then he was once the son of another father before he was the father of the only-begotten; and by analogy fathers are understood to be the children of fathers and it is possible to find the truly father of the ancient lineage into infinity. 71.5 Nor is the true Son like other children by position, new to being a son. For if he is new to being a son, there was once a time when 71.6 the Father was not the Father of the only-begotten. Nor is the Spirit of truth created or made like the other spirits, nor is he called “the angel 71.7 of great counsel” like the other angels. For some have a beginning and an end, but others have an inconceivable beginning and power; and some create all things for endless ages, co-working with the Father, but others are created by them, as they might wish; and some serve these, but others are served by all of creation; and some heal the created things, but others receive healing from them; and some are judged according to worth, 71.8 but others hold the just judgment; and some are in time, but others are not in time; and some illuminate all things, but others are illuminated by them; and some call infants to the height, but others are called by the perfect one; and some bestow grace on all, but others receive gifts of grace; and to speak once for all, some praise holiness in the heavens of heavens and other invisible places, but others, being praised, worthily provide gifts to the worthy. 72.1 And scripture speaks of very many spirits: “He who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire” and 72.2 “all you spirits, praise the Lord”. And a gift is given to the worthy of “the discernment of spirits”. For some

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ἀλλ' ὡς ὑπέρλαμπρον, δύναμις σοφία ζωή. εἰ δὲ φῶς ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, φῶς ἄρα 70.6 ἐκ φωτὸς ὁ υἱὸς καὶ διὰ τοῦτο «φῶς οἰκῶν τὸ ἀπρόσιτον». δύναμις δὲ ὅλος ὁ θεὸς καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ὁ υἱὸς «κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων»· σοφία ὅλος ὁ θεός, οὐκοῦν σοφία ὁ υἱὸς ἐκ σοφίας, «ἐν ᾧ πάντες οἱ θησαυροὶ τῆς σοφίας ἀπόκρυφοι»· ζωὴ δὲ ὅλος ὁ θεός, οὐκοῦν 70.7 ζωὴ ἐκ ζωῆς ὁ υἱός· «ἐγὼ γάρ εἰμι ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ ζωή». τὸ δὲ ἅγιον πνεῦμα παρὰ ἀμφοτέρων, πνεῦμα ἐκ πνεύματος. «πνεῦμα γὰρ ὁ θεός», † θεότης χαρισμάτων ἐστὶ δοτήρ, ἀληθέστατον φωτιστικὸν 70.8 παράκλητον βουλευμάτων τοῦ πατρὸς ἀγγελτικόν. ὡς γὰρ ὁ υἱός «μεγάλης βουλῆς ἄγγελος», οὕτω καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον. «ἀλλ' ἐλάβομεν» φησί «πνεῦμα θεοῦ, ἵνα ἴδωμεν τὰ χαρισθέντα ἡμῖν ὑπὸ θεοῦ, ἃ καὶ λαλοῦμεν, οὐκ ἐν πειθοῖ σοφίας λόγοις, ἀλλ' ἐν ἀποδείξει πνεύματος θεοῦ, πνευματικοῖς πνευματικὰ συγκρίνοντες». 71.1 Ἀλλ' ἐρεῖ τις· οὐκοῦν φαμὲν δύο εἶναι υἱούς, καὶ πῶς μονογενής; «μενοῦν γε, σὺ τίς εἶ ὁ ἀντιλογιζόμενος τῷ θεῷ;» εἰ γὰρ τὸν μὲν υἱὸν καλεῖ τὸν ἐξ αὐτοῦ, τὸ δὲ ἅγιον πνεῦμα τὸ παρ' ἀμφοτέρων, ἃ μόνον πίστει νοούμενα ὑπὸ τῶν ἁγίων φωτεινὰ φωτοδότα φωτεινὴν τὴν ἐνέργειαν ἔχει συμφωνίαν τε πρὸς αὐτὸν τὸν «πατέρα» 71.2 ποιεῖται «φωτός», πίστει ἄκουε, ὦ οὗτος, ὅτι ὁ πατὴρ ἀληθοῦς υἱοῦ ἐστι πατήρ, φῶς ὅλος, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς ἀληθοῦς πατρὸς υἱός, φῶς ἐκ φωτός, οὐχ ὡς τὰ ποιητὰ ἢ κτιστὰ προσηγορίᾳ μόνῃ· καὶ πνεῦμα 71.3 ἅγιον πνεῦμα ἀληθείας ἐστί, φῶς τρίτον παρὰ πατρὸς καὶ υἱοῦ. τὰ δ' ἄλλα πάντα θέσει ἢ κλήσει, οὐχ ὅμοια τούτοις ἐνεργείᾳ ἢ δυνάμει ἢ φωτὶ ἢ ἐννοίᾳ· ὡς ἂν εἴποι τις «υἱοὺς ἐγέννησα καὶ ὕψωσα» ἢ ὡς ἂν εἴποι τις «ἐγὼ εἶπα, θεοί ἐστε καὶ υἱοὶ ὑψίστου πάντες» ἢ ὡς ἂν εἴποι τις «ὁ τετοκὼς βώλους δρόσου» ἢ ὡς ἂν εἴποι τις «ἐξ οὗ πᾶσα πατριὰ ἐν οὐρανοῖς καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς» ἢ ὡς ἂν εἴποι τις «ἐγὼ 71.4 ὁ στερεῶν βροντὴν καὶ κτίζων πνεῦμα». οὐ γὰρ ὡς οἱ λοιποὶ πατέρες ἢ πατριάρχαι ὁ ἀληθινὸς πατὴρ ἀρξάμενος τοῦ εἶναι πατὴρ ἢ ἐκλείπων ποτὲ τῷ χρόνῳ τοῦ εἶναι πατήρ. εἰ γὰρ ἄρχεται τοῦ εἶναι πατήρ, υἱὸς ἄρα ἦν ποτε ἑτέρου πατρὸς πρὸ τοῦ εἶναι αὐτὸν πατέρα μονογενοῦς· καθ' ὁμοιότητα δὲ πατέρες πατέρων νοοῦνται τέκνα καὶ εἰς ἄπειρον τὸν ἀληθῶς πατέρα τῆς ἀρχαιολογίας εὑρεῖν 71.5 ἔστιν. οὐδὲ ὡς τὰ λοιπὰ τέκνα θέσει ὁ υἱὸς ὁ ἀληθινός, νέος τοῦ εἶναι υἱός. εἰ γὰρ νέος τοῦ εἶναι υἱός, ἦν ποτε χρόνος ὅτε οὐκ ἦν 71.6 ὁ πατὴρ πατὴρ μονογενοῦς. οὐδὲ ὡς τὰ λοιπὰ πνεύματα τὸ πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας κτιστὸν ἢ ποιητόν, οὐδὲ ὡς οἱ λοιποὶ ἄγγελοι «ὁ τῆς 71.7 μεγάλης βουλῆς ἄγγελος» καλεῖται. ἃ μὲν γὰρ ἀρχὴν καὶ τέλος ἔχει, ἃ δ' ἀνεπινόητον ἔχει τὴν ἀρχὴν καὶ τὸ κράτος· καὶ ἃ μὲν κτίζει τὰ πάντα εἰς ἀπείρους αἰῶνας, συνεργοῦντα τῷ πατρί, ἃ δὲ κτίζεται ὑπὸ τούτων, ὡς ἂν ἐθέλοιεν· καὶ ἃ μὲν λατρεύει τούτοις, ἃ δὲ λατρευτὰ ὑπὸ τῶν ὅλων κτισμάτων· καὶ ἃ μὲν ἰᾶται τὰ ποιήματα, ἃ δὲ τὴν ἴασιν λαμβάνει παρ' αὐτῶν· καὶ ἃ μὲν κρίνεται κατ' ἀξίαν, 71.8 ἃ δὲ τὴν κρίσιν ἔχει τὴν δικαίαν· καὶ ἃ μὲν ἐν χρόνῳ ἐστίν, ἃ δὲ οὐκ ἐν χρόνῳ τυγχάνει· καὶ ἃ μὲν φωτίζει τὰ πάντα, ἃ δὲ φωτίζεται ὑπὸ τούτων· καὶ ἃ μὲν καλεῖ νηπίους εἰς ὕψος, ἃ δὲ καλεῖται ὑπὸ τοῦ τελείου· καὶ ἃ μὲν χαρίζεται πᾶσιν, ἃ δὲ χαρίσματα λαμβάνει· καὶ καθάπαξ εἰπεῖν, ἃ μὲν ἐξυμνεῖ τὴν ἁγιότητα ἐν οὐρανοῖς οὐρανῶν καὶ λοιποῖς ἀοράτοις τόποις, ἃ δὲ ἐξυμνούμενα τὰ δῶρα ἀξίως παρέχει τοῖς ἀξίοις. 72.1 Πνεύματα δὲ πλεῖστά φησιν ἡ γραφή· «ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πυρὸς φλόγα» καί 72.2 «πάντα τὰ πνεύματα αἰνεῖτε τὸν κύριον». χάρισμα δὲ ἀξίοις δίδοται «διακρίσεως πνευμάτων». ἃ μὲν γὰρ