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Against the Valentinians

Tertullian

Chapter 28

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Author: Tertullian

Chapter XXVIII.—The Demiurge Cured of His Ignorance by the Saviour’s Advent, from Whom He Hears of the Great Future in Store for Himself.

Meanwhile the Demiurge, being still ignorant of everything, although

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he

will

actually

have

to

make

some

announcement

himself

by

the

prophets

,

but

is

quite

incapable

of

even

this

part

of

his

duty

(

because

they

divide

authority

over

the

prophets

between

Achamoth

,

the

Seed

,

and

the

Demiurge

)

,

no

sooner

heard

of

the

advent

of

Soter

(

Saviour

)

than

he

runs

to

him

with

haste

and

joy

,

with

all

his

might

,

like

the

centurion

in

the

Gospel

.

And

being

enlightened

by

him

on

all

points

,

he

learns

from

him

also

of

his

own

prospect

how

that

he

is

to

succeed

to

his

mother’s

place

.

Being

thenceforth

free

from

all

care

,

he

carries

on

the

administration

of

this

world

,

mainly

under

the

plea

of

protecting

the

church

,

for

as

long

a

time

as

may

be

necessary

and

proper

.

Notes

1
Prophetiale patrocinium.
2
Matt. viii. 5, 6.