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4 results for "hierocles"
1. Eusebius of Caesarea, Against Hierocles, 2, 4, 1 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •nan Found in books: Simmons(1995) 25
2. Lactantius, Deaths of The Persecutors, 16.4 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •hierocles, instigator of the persecution Found in books: Simmons(1995) 25
3. Lactantius, Divine Institutes, 15 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •hierocles, instigator of the persecution Found in books: Simmons(1995) 25
4. Porphyry, Letter To Marcella, 24 (3rd cent. CE - 4th cent. CE)  Tagged with subjects: •hierocles, instigator of the persecution Found in books: Simmons(1995) 25
24. No god is responsible for a man's evils, for he has chosen his lot himself. The prayer which is accompanied by base actions is impure, and |45 therefore not acceptable to God; but that which is accompanied by noble actions is pure, and at the same time acceptable. There are four first principles that must be upheld concerning God—faith, truth, love, hope. We must have faith that our only salvation is in turning to God. And having faith, we must strive with all our might to know the truth about God. And when we know this, we must love Him we do know. And when we love Him we must nourish our souls on good hopes for our life, for it is by their good hopes good men are superior to bad ones. Let then these four principles be firmly held.