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but they supposed that either fire or wind or swift air, or the circle of the stars, or turbulent water, or the luminaries of heaven were the gods that rule the world.
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If through delight in the beauty of these things men assumed them to be gods, let them know how much better than these is their Lord, for the author of beauty created them.
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And if men were amazed at their power and working, let them perceive from them how much more powerful is he who formed them.
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For from the greatness and beauty of created things comes a corresponding perception of their Creator.
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Yet these men are little to be blamed, for perhaps they go astray while seeking God and desiring to find him.