Nilus of Ancyra→Seleucius|c. 415 AD|nilus ancyra|From Ancyra|AI-assisted
To Seleucius the Deacon.
Since there are four most general virtues — prudence, courage, temperance, justice — for this reason the devil too has made use of four most comprehensive vices, embracing many vices, for his counterattack. And hear what Zechariah the prophet says, when he beheld the four-horned power of Satan: "I lifted up my eyes, and I saw four horns, the ones that scattered Judah and Israel." [Zechariah 1:18-19, Septuagint numbering]
Since there are four most general virtues — prudence, courage, temperance, justice — for this reason the devil too has made use of four most comprehensive vices, embracing many vices, for his counterattack. And hear what Zechariah the prophet says, when he beheld the four-horned power of Satan: "I lifted up my eyes, and I saw four horns, the ones that scattered Judah and Israel." [Zechariah 1:18-19, Septuagint numbering]
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