Archelaus

“ Suppose now that there are two unbegotten principles, and that we determine fixed localities for these: it follows then that God is separated, [6] if He is supposed to be within a certain location, and not diffused everywhere; and He will consequently be represented as much inferior to the locality in which He is understood to be for the object which contains is always greater [7] than the object which is contained in it: and thus God is made to be of that magnitude which corresponds with the magnitude of the locality in which He is contained, just as is the case with a man in a house. ”

“ For Lysimachus and Alexander held the empire of the whole world, and were able to subdue all foreign nations, and the whole race of men; so that throughout that period there was no other in possession of empire besides themselves under heaven. ”

“ And how will any one be rash enough to say that God, who is the true light that never suffers eclipse, and whose is also the kingdom that is holy and everlasting, is not everywhere present, as [10] is the way with this most depraved man, who, in his impiety, refuses to ascribe to the Omnipotent God even equal power with men? [11]
Footnotes ↑ Matt. xxiii. 25; Luke xi. 39.↑ Luke xi. 42.↑ Matt. xxiii. 6; Mark xii. 38; Luke xx. 46.↑ The Codex Casinensis gives a strangely corrupt reading here: “primos discipulos subitos in cœnis, quod scientes Dominus.” ”