ORIGEN AND CELSUS. 
Ali 
is visible is perceived by tle eye, "The spirit appre- 
hends the things of the spirit, the eye apprehends 
the things of the eye; and as’ the sun in this visible 
universe is not the eye and is not sight, but is the 
power which enables thc eye to see and enables all 
sensible things which are the object of vision to be 
seen, so God is not intellect, and is not spirit, and is 
not knowledge, but through Him the spirit perceives, 
the intelleet knows; in Him all truth and all 
objects of knowlelge have their being; and He 
Himself, by some ineffable agency, is seen above 
them all. I speak as to men of understanding, It 
will be well if you can follow me. The spirit you 
speak of which you pretend has come down to you 
from God to teach his mysteries, is the same spirit 
which has made these truths known to us. If you 
cannot comprehend, I bid you be silent. Cover up 
your ignorance, Call not those blind whose eyes are 
open, nor those lame who run; and liveas you will 
in your body, which is the dead part of you. If you 
must needs have some new doctrine, adopt some 
illustrious name, better suited to the dignity of a 
divine nature, If Hercules and Esculapius do not 
please you, there was Orpheus, He too died by 
violence. If Orpheus has been taken by others, 
there was Anaxarchus, who was beaten to death and