# Adversus haereses (liber 4) 26

Irenaeus, Adversus haereses (liber 4), Fragment 26. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/irenaeus/adversus-haereses-liber-4/26

Οὔτε τὸ φῶς ἐξασθενεῖ διὰ τοὺς ἑαυτοῖς τυφλώττοντας, ἀλλ' ἐκείνου μένοντος ὁποῖον καὶ ἔστιν, οἱ τυφλωθέντες παρὰ τὴν αἰτίαν τὴν ἑαυτῶν ἐν ἀορασίᾳ καθίστανται, μήτε τοῦ φωτὸς μετ' ἀνάγκης δουλαγωγοῦντός τινα, μήτε τοῦ Θεοῦ βιαζομένου, εἰ μὴ θέλοι τις κατασχεῖν αὐτοῦ τὴν τέχνην. Τὰ οὖν ἀποστάντα τοῦ πατρικοῦ φωτὸς καὶ παραβάντα τὸν θεσμὸν τῆς ἐλευθερίας παρὰ τὴν αὐτῶν ἀπέστησαν αἰτίαν, ἐλεύθερα καὶ αὐτεξούσια τὴν γνώμην γεγονότα.

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Irenaeus Theol., Adversus haereses (liber 4). Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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