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Theodotus

Section 52

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Author: Theodotus

LII. It is the Lord that is principally denominated the Heavens

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,

and

then

the

First

-

created

;

and

after

these

also

the

holy

men

before

the

Law

,

as

the

patriarchs

,

and

Moses

,

and

the

prophets

;

then

also

the

apostles

.

“

And

the

firmament

showeth

His

handiwork

.

”

He

applies

the

term

“

firmament

”

to

God

,

the

passionless

and

immoveable

,

as

also

elsewhere

the

same

David

says

,

“

I

will

love

Thee

,

O

Lord

,

my

strength

and

my

refuge

.

”

Accordingly

,

the

firmament

itself

shows

forth

the

work

of

His

hands

,

—

that

is

,

shows

and

manifests

the

work

of

His

angels

.

For

He

shows

forth

and

manifests

those

whom

He

hath

made

.

Notes

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Ps. xviii. 1.