Letter 8
The inspired Isaiah says: "That they may say: There is nothing like this word, for which it is not possible to give gifts" [cf. Isaiah 45:14 LXX]. For nothing will be found of equal worth to the confession of the Lord's name and to the blessed and holy knowledge granted to us. Therefore in this matter it is just to speak the Davidic saying: "What shall I render to the Lord for all that he has rendered to me?" [Psalm 115:3 LXX / 116:12 MT] -- having received faith, and rendering in return heavenly knowledge. For holy knowledge is the container of ten thousand good things.
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Latin / Greek Original
Φησὶν ὁ θεσπέσιος Ἠσαΐας· Ἵνα εἴπωσιν· Οὐκ ἔστιν ὡς τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, περὶ οὗ οὐκ ἔστι δοῦναι δῶρα. Οὐδὲν γὰρ ἀντάξιον εὑρέθησεται τῆς τοῦ Δεσποτικοῦ ὀνόματος ὁμολογίας, καὶ τῆς παρασχεθείσης ἡμῖν μακαρίας, καὶ ἁγίας γνώσεως. Διόπερ ἐπὶ τούτῳ δίκαιον λέγειν τὸ Δαυϊτικὸν λόγιον· Τί ἀνταποδώσω τῷ Κυρίῳ περὶ πάντων ὧν ἀνταπέδωκέ μοι; πίστιν λαβών, καὶ ἀνταποδοὺς γνῶσιν ἐπουράνιον. Ἡ γὰρ ἁγία γνῶσις μυρίων ἀγαθῶν ἔστι περιεκτική.
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