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these sections, they ascribe the term greater to Christ's human
nature only.
'As your third point you count the Word Greater; and as your
fourth, To My God and your God. And indeed, if He had been
called greater, and the word equal had not occurred, this
might perhaps have been a point in their favour. But if we
find both words clearly used what will these gentlemen have to
say? How will it strengthen their argument? How will they
reconcile the irreconcilable? For that the same thing should
be at once greater than and equal to the same thing is an
impossibility; and the evident solution is that the Greater
refers to origination, while the Equal belongs to the Nature;
and this we acknowledge with much good will. But perhaps some
one else will back up our attack on your argument, and assert,
that That which is from such a Cause is not inferior to that
which has no Cause; for it would share the glory of the
Unoriginate, because it is from the Unoriginate. And there is,
besides, the Generation, which is to all men a matter so
marvellous and of such Majesty. For to say that he is greater
than the Son considered as man, is true indeed, but is no
great thing. For what marvel is it if God is greater than man?
Surely that is enough to say in answer to their talk about
Greater.'
