Basil of Caesarea, Against Eunomius

to the Father and God, and not of a different substance, nor foreign to His own unique divinity. But if not, neither is He to be worshipped. For "You shall not worship a foreign god," it is written; nor do we command to accept some recent god. Therefore do not say an addition of worship, nor that the Son was passed over in silence by the ancients, but has been revealed to us, if indeed you confess the Son to be the creative Word. For the fathers knew the Word, they worshipped the Word of God, and with the Word, the Spirit. Do not separate Him from the one who says, "I alone am God, and there is none besides me;" so that you may not be forced to blaspheme the Son as not being God; nor separate Him from the one who says: "I alone stretched out the heaven," so that you may not also cease from calling the Son creator; because the one who stretched out the heaven is not separated from the glory of the only God. Therefore in the Son know the Father, in the Father glorify the Son. Do not divide the indivisible, do not cleave the uncleavable. For even if you wish, it is not cleaved. Even if the heretics are rent asunder, the Trinity is not rent asunder; but it is what it is, even if it does not seem so to others. For the holy Trinity is a cord, and is venerable in one and eternal glory, carrying everywhere the same and one single divinity, 29.761 unbreakable, uncleavable, indivisible, filling all things, encompassing all things, being in all things, creating, governing, sanctifying and life-giving. This divine and most wonderful intertwining is not rent asunder, according to what is written, that "The threefold cord will not be rent asunder." With this thought the blessed Paul also, writing somewhere to those who believe rightly, said: "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all." For when all things are worked by God through Jesus Christ in the Spirit, I see the inseparable operation of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. And because of this all the saints are temples of God and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, in whom dwells the one divinity, and one lordship, and one holiness of Father and of Son and of Holy Spirit, through the one sanctification of baptism. Against those who say, that it is often written concerning the Son and the Father, but concerning the Spirit only in baptism. But if the Father says, "In the last days I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh," what shall we say about the Son? For He is not written of here. But if the prophet says: "There stags met, and they saw one another's faces; they passed by in number, and not one of them was left behind, because the Lord commanded them, and His Spirit gathered them;" where is the Son? But if he says: "A spirit shall go forth from me, and I have made every breath;" where is the Son? But if David says: "And take not your holy Spirit from me;" where is the Son? If the same says: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right Spirit within my inward parts;" where is the Son? But if the same says again: "And your good Spirit will lead me in a level land;" where is the Son? But if the same says: "And establish me with your guiding Spirit;" where is the Son? But if Job says: "The divine Spirit is what made me;" where is the Son? But if the same Job says: "There is a spirit in mortals, and it is the breath of the Almighty that teaches me;" where is the Son? But if David says: "You will send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created, and you will renew the face of the earth;" where is the Son? But if he says: "Where shall I go from your Spirit, and from your presence where shall I flee?" where is the Son? But if he says: "Woe, rebellious children, thus says the Lord; You made a plan, but not through me, and covenants, but not through my Spirit;" where is the Son? But if he says: "And a rod shall come forth from the root of Jesse, and a flower shall spring up from the 29.764 root, and there will rest upon him the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and piety, and the Spirit of the fear of God shall fill him;" how shall I separate the Spirit? But if he says: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me, he has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the captives, and recovery of sight to the blind;" how shall I separate the

Πατρὶ καὶ Θεῷ, καὶ οὐχ ἑτεροούσιον, οὐδὲ ἀλλότριον τῆς ἐκείνου μόνης θεότητος. Εἰ δὲ μή γε, οὐδὲ προσ κυνητός. Οὐδὲ γὰρ προσκυνήσεις θεῷ ἀλλοτρίῳ, γέγραπται· οὐδὲ πρόσφατόν τινα παραδέξασθαι θεὸν παρακελευόμεθα. Μὴ τοίνυν λέγε προσθήκην σεβά σματος, μηδ' ὅτι σεσιώπητο τοῖς παλαιοῖς ὁ Υἱὸς, ἡμῖν δὲ ἀποκεκάλυπται, εἴπερ Λόγον δημιουργὸν ὁμολο γεῖς τὸν Υἱόν. Λόγον γὰρ ᾔδεισαν οἱ πατέρες, Λόγον Θεοῦ προσεκύνουν, καὶ σὺν Λόγῳ τὸ Πνεῦμα. Μηδὲ χωρίσῃς αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ λέγοντος, Ἐγὼ Θεὸς μόνος, καὶ οὐκ ἔστι πλὴν ἐμοῦ· ἵνα μὴ βλασφημεῖν ἀναγκασθῇς τὸν Υἱὸν ὡς οὐκ ὄντα Θεόν· μηδὲ χω ρίσῃς αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τοῦ λέγοντος· Ἐγὼ ἐξέτεινα τὸν οὐρανὸν μόνος, ἵνα μὴ καὶ τοῦ δημιουργὸν λέγειν τὸν Υἱὸν ἀποστῇς· ὅτι τῆς τοῦ μόνου Θεοῦ δόξης ὁ τὸν οὐρανὸν ἐκτείνας οὐ κεχώρισται. Οὐκοῦν ἐν Υἱῷ γνῶθι Πατέρα, ἐν Πατρὶ δόξασον Υἱόν. Μὴ μερίσῃς τὰ ἀμέριστα, μὴ σχίζε τὰ ἄσχιστα. Κἂν γὰρ θέλῃς, οὐ σχίζεται. Κἂν διαῤῥαγῶσιν οἱ αἱρε τικοὶ, οὐ διαῤῥήγνυται ἡ Τριάς· ἀλλ' ἔστιν ὅ ἐστι, κἂν ἑτέροις μὴ δοκῇ. Σπεῖρα γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ἁγία Τριὰς, καὶ σεβάσμιός ἐστιν ἐν μιᾷ καὶ ἀϊδίῳ δόξῃ, τὴν αὐτὴν καὶ μίαν μόνην θεότητα πανταχοῦ περι 29.761 φέρουσα, ἄῤῥηκτος, ἄσχιστος, ἀδιαίρετος, πάντα πληροῦσα, πάντα περιέχουσα, ἐν πᾶσιν οὖσα, δη μιουργοῦσα, κυβερνῶσα, ἁγιάζουσα καὶ ζωοποιοῦσα. Αὕτη ἡ θεία καὶ θαυμασιωτάτη πλοκὴ οὐ διαῤῥή γνυται, κατὰ τὸ γεγραμμένον, ὅτι Τὸ τρίπλοκον σπαρτίον οὐ διαῤῥαγήσεται. Τούτῳ τῷ νοήματι καὶ ὁ μακάριος Παῦλος γράφων που πρὸς τοὺς ὀρθῶς πιστεύοντας ἔλεγεν· Ἡ χάρις τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, καὶ ἡ ἀγάπη τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἡ κοι νωνία τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος μετὰ πάντων ὑμῶν. Ὅταν γὰρ τὰ πάντα ἐνεργῆται ὑπὸ τοῦ Θεοῦ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ἐν Πνεύματι, ἀχώριστον ὁρῶ τὴν ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Πατρὸς, καὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ, καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου Πνεύματος. Καὶ διὰ τοῦτο ναοὶ Θεοῦ καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ Πνεύματος ἁγίου εἰσὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι, ἐν οἷς οἰκεῖ ἡ μία θεότης, καὶ μία κυριότης, καὶ ἁγιότης μία Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ ἁγίου Πνεύματος, διὰ τὸν ἕνα τοῦ βαπτίσματος ἁγιασμόν. Πρὸς τοὺς λέγοντας, ὅτι πολλάκις γέγραπται περὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ Πατρὸς, περὶ δὲ τοῦ Πνεύματος ἐν τῷ βαπτίσματι μόνον. Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ Πατὴρ, Ἐν ταῖς ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις ἐκχεῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου ἐπὶ πᾶσαν σάρκα, τί εἴπωμεν περὶ τοῦ Υἱοῦ; Οὐ γέγραπται γὰρ ἐνταῦθα. Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ προφήτης· Ἐκεῖ συνήντησαν ἔλαφοι, καὶ εἶδον τὰ πρόσωπα ἀλλή λων· ἀριθμῷ παρῆλθον, καὶ μία αὐτῶν οὐχ ὑπ ελείφθη, διότι Κύριος ἐνετείλατο αὐταῖς, καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμα αὐτοῦ συνήγαγεν αὐτάς· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ· Πνεῦμα παρ' ἐμοῦ ἐξελεύσεται, καὶ πνοὴν πᾶσαν ἐγὼ ἐποίησα· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ ∆αβίδ· Καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἅγιον μὴ ἀντανέλῃς ἀπ' ἐμοῦ· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν λέγῃ ὁ αὐτός· Καρδίαν καθαρὰν κτίσον ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ Πνεῦμα εὐθὲς ἐγκαίνισον ἐν τοῖς ἐγκάτοις μου· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ αὐτὸς πάλιν· Καὶ τὸ Πνεῦμά σου τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὁδηγήσει με ἐν γῇ εὐθείᾳ· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ αὐτός· Καὶ Πνεύματι ἡγεμονικῷ στήριξόν με· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ Ἰώβ· Πνεῦμα θεῖον τὸ ποιῆσάν με· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ αὐτὸς Ἰώβ· Πνεῦμά ἐστιν ἐν βροτοῖς, πνοὴ δὲ παντοκράτορός ἐστιν ἡ διδάσκουσά με· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ ὁ ∆α βίδ· Ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸ Πνεῦμά σου, καὶ κτισθή σονται, καὶ ἀνακαινιεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ· Ποῦ πορευθῶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Πνεύματός σου, καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου ποῦ φύγω; ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ· Οὐαὶ τέκνα ἀπο στάται, τάδε λέγει Κύριος· Ἐποιήσατε βουλὴν οὐ δι' ἐμοῦ, καὶ συνθήκας οὐ διὰ τοῦ Πνεύματός μου· ποῦ ὁ Υἱός; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ· Καὶ ἐξελεύσεται ῥάβδος ἐκ τῆς ῥίζης Ἰεσσαὶ, καὶ ἄνθος ἐκ τῆς 29.764 ῥίζης ἀναβήσεται, καὶ ἐπαναπαύσεται ἐπ' αὐτὸν Πνεῦμα σοφίας καὶ συνέσεως, Πνεῦμα βουλῆς καὶ ἰσχύος, Πνεῦμα γνώσεως καὶ εὐσεβείας, καὶ ἐμπλήσει αὐτὸν Πνεῦμα φόβου Θεοῦ· πῶς χω ρίσω τὸ Πνεῦμα; Ἐὰν δὲ λέγῃ· Πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἐπ' ἐμὲ, οὗ εἵνεκεν ἔχρισέ με, εὐαγγελίσασθαι πτωχοῖς ἀπέσταλκέ με, κηρύξαι αἰχμαλώτοις ἄφεσιν, καὶ τυφλοῖς ἀνάβλεψιν· πῶς χωρίσω τὸ