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2. Berosus mentions our father Abram without naming him, when he says thus: "In the tenth generation after the Flood, there was among the Chaldeans a man righteous and great, and skillful in the celestial science." But Hecatseus does more than barely mention him; for he composed, and left behind him, a book concerning him. BROSIS MENTIONS OUR FATHER ABRAHAM WITHOUT NAMING HIM WHEN HE SAYS THUS IN THE TENTH GENERATION AFTER THE FLOOD THERE WAS AMONG THE CHALDEANS A MAN RIGHTEOUS AND GREAT AND SKILFUL IN THE CELESTIAL SCIENCE BUT HECATSIUS DOES MORE THAN BARELY MENTION HIM FOR HE COMPOSED AND LEFT BEHIND HIM A BOOK CONCERNING HIM
piness of men, that each of them afforded it only according to his appointment, and not by their own power. This his opinion was derived from the irregular phenomena that were visible both at land and sea, as well as those that happen to the sun, and moon, and all the heavenly bodies, thus:"If [said he] these bodies had power of their own, they would certainly take care of their own regular motions; but since they do not preserve such regularity, they make it plain, that in so far as they co- operate to our advantage, they do it not of their own abilities, but as they are subservient to Him that commands them, to whom alone we ought justly to offer our honor and thanksgiving." For which doctrines, when the Chaldeans, and other people of Mesopotamia, raised a tumult against him, he thought fit to leave that country; and at the command and by the assistance of God, he came and lived in the land of Canaan. And when he was there settled, he built an altar, and performed a sacrifice to God. RIBUTED ANYTHING TO THE HAPPINESS OF MEN THAT EACH OF THEM AFFORDED IT ONLY ACCORDING TO HIS APPOINTMENT AND NOT BY THEIR OWN POWER THIS HIS OPINION WAS DERIVED FROM THE IRREGULAR PHENOMENA THAT WERE VISIBLE BOTH AT LAND AND SEA AS WELL AS THOSE THAT HAPPENED TO THE SUN THE MOON AND ALL THE HEAVENLY BODIES THUS IF SAID HE THESE BODIES HAD POWER OF THEIR OWN THEY WOULD CERTAINLY TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN REGULAR MOTIONS BUT SINCE THEY DO NOT PRESERVE SUCH REGULARITY THEY MAKE IT PLAIN THAT IN SO FAR AS THEY CO OPERATE TO OUR ADVANTAGE THEY DO IT NOT OF THEIR OWN ABILITIES BUT AS THEY ARE SUBSERVIENT TO HIM THAT COMMANDS THEM TO WHOM ALONE WE OUGHT JUSTLY TO OFFER OUR HONOUR AND THANKSGIVING FOR WHICH DOCTRINES WHEN THE CHALDEANS AND OTHER PEOPLE OF MESOPOTAMIA RAISED A TUMULT AGAINST HIM HE THOUGHT FIT TO LEAVE THAT COUNTRY AND AT THE COMMAND AND BY THE ASSISTANCE OF GOD HE CAME AND LIVED IN THE LAND OF CANAAN AND WHEN HE WAS THERE SETTLED HE BUILT AN ALTAR AND PERFORMED A SACRIFICE TO GOD
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