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Translated by Bl. Jackson.
St Basil the Great Resources Online and in Print
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Page 10
10. It must now be pointed out that the phrase "through whom" is admitted by Scripture in the case of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost alike. It would indeed be tedious to bring forward evidence of this in the case of the Son, not only because it is perfectly well known, but because this very point is made by our opponents. We now show that "through whom" is used also in the case of the Father. "God is faithful," it is said, "by whom (di' ou) ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son," [763] and "Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by (dia) the will of God;" and again, "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God." [764] And "like as Christ was raised up from the dead by (dia) the glory of God the Father." [765] ^ Isaiah, moreover, says, "Woe unto them that make deep counsel and not through the Lord;" [766] and many proofs of the use of this phrase in the case of the Spirit might be adduced. "God hath revealed him to us," it is said, "by (dia) the spirit;" [767] and in another place, "That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by (dia) the Holy Ghost;" [768] and again, "To one is given by (dia) the spirit the word of wisdom." [769]
[763] 1 Cor. i. 9.
[764] Gal. iv. 7. A.V. reads "an heir of God through Christ;" so #CD. R.V. with the copy used by Basil agrees with A.B.
[765] Rom. vi. 4. It is pointed out by the Rev. C.F.H. Johnston in his edition of the De Spiritu that among quotations from the New Testament on the point in question, St. Basil has omitted Heb. ii. 10, "It became him for whom (di' hon) are all things and through whom (di' hou) are all things," "where the Father is described as being the final Cause and efficient Cause of all things."
[766] Is. xxix. 15, lxx.
[767] 1 Cor. ii. 10.
[768] 2 Tim. i. 14.
[769] 1 Cor. xii. 8.
Reference address : https://www.elpenor.org/basil/holy-spirit.asp?pg=10
