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NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works - Holy Bible Institute

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That v: not found “of whom” in the case of the Son <strong>and</strong> of the Spirit.10. It must now be pointed out that the phrase “through whom” is admitted by Scripturein the case of the Father <strong>and</strong> of the Son <strong>and</strong> of the <strong>Holy</strong> Ghost alike. It would indeed be tediousto bring forward evidence of this in the case of the Son, not only because it is perfectlywell known, but because this very point is made by our opponents. We now show that“through whom” is used also in the case of the Father. “God is faithful,” it is said, “by whom(δι᾽ οὖ) ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son,” 763 <strong>and</strong> “Paul an apostle of Jesus Christby (διά) the will of God;” <strong>and</strong> again, “Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; <strong>and</strong>if a son, then an heir through God.” 764 And “like as Christ was raised up from the dead by(διά) the glory of God the Father.” 765 Isaiah, moreover, says, “Woe unto them that makedeep counsel <strong>and</strong> not through the Lord;” 766 <strong>and</strong> many proofs of the use of this phrase inthe case of the Spirit might be adduced. “God hath revealed him to us,” it is said, “by (διά)the spirit;” 767 <strong>and</strong> in another place, “That good thing which was committed unto thee keepby (διά) the <strong>Holy</strong> Ghost;” 768 <strong>and</strong> again, “To one is given by (διά) the spirit the word ofwisdom.” 76911. In the same manner it may also be said of the word “in,” that Scripture admits itsuse in the case of God the Father. In the Old Testament it is said through (ἐν) God we shalldo valiantly, 770 <strong>and</strong>, “My praise shall be continually of (ἐν) thee;” 771 <strong>and</strong> again, “In thyname will I rejoice.” 772 In Paul we read, “In God who created all things,” 773 <strong>and</strong>, “Paul <strong>and</strong>Silvanus <strong>and</strong> Timotheus unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father;” 774 <strong>and</strong>“if now at length I might have a prosperous journey by (ἐν) the will of God to come to763 1 Cor. i. 9.764 Gal. iv. 7. A.V. reads “an heir of God through Christ;” so CD. R.V. with the copy used by <strong>Basil</strong> agreeswith A.B.765 Rom. vi. 4. It is pointed out by the Rev. C.F.H. Johnston in his edition of the De Spiritu that amongquotations from the New Testament on the point in question, St. <strong>Basil</strong> has omitted Heb. ii. 10, “It became himfor whom (δι᾽ ὅν) are all things <strong>and</strong> through whom (δι᾽ οὗ) are all things,” “where the Father is described as beingthe final Cause <strong>and</strong> efficient Cause of all things.”766 Is. xxix. 15, lxx.767 1 Cor. ii. 10.768 2 Tim. i. 14.769 1 Cor. xii. 8.770 Ps. cvii. 13.771 Ps. lxxi. 6.772 For “shall they rejoice,” Ps. lxxxix. 16.773 Eph. iii. 9.774 2 Thess. i. 1.152

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