For, in truth, an image is only dead matter shaped by the craftsman's hand. But we have no sensible image of sensible matter, but an image that is perceived by the mind alone: God, who alone is truly God.

There is one river of Truth which receives tributaries from every side.

He who knows himself knows god.

The Word of God became man, that thou mayest learn from man how man may become God.

GOD became man so that we in our turn may become God.

And Numenius, the Pythagorean philosopher, expressly writes: 'For what is Plato, but Moses speaking in Attic Greek.'

Just as God's will is creation and is called 'the world' so His intention is the salvation of men, and it is called 'the Church.'