# Graecarum affectionum curatio 4.34-35

Theodoretus, Graecarum affectionum curatio, 4.34 to 4.35. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/theodoretus-scr-eccl-et-theol/graecarum-affectionum-curatio/4.34

Ξυγγενῆ δὲ τοῖς εἰρημένοις καὶ τάδε· «Οὐ γὰρ χρείας ἕνεκεν ὁ θεὸς πεποίηκε τὸν κόσμον, ἵνα τιμάς τε πρὸς ἀνθρώπων καὶ πρὸς θεῶν ἄλλων καὶ δαιμόνων καρποῖτο, οἷον πρόσοδόν τινα ἀπὸ τῆς γενέσεως ἀρνύμενος, παρὰ μὲν ἡμῶν καπνούς, παρὰ δὲ θεῶν καὶ δαιμόνων τὰς οἰκείας λειτουργίας.» Κἀνταῦθα πάλιν ἀνενδεῆ τὸν Θεὸν ἔφησεν εἶναι, καὶ δι' ἀγαθότητά γε μόνην τὰ πάντα πεποιηκέναι· θεοὺς δὲ καὶ δαίμονας κέκληκεν, οὓς ἡμεῖς ἀγγέλους προσαγορεύομεν, καὶ τούτους γε λειτουργοὺς ἔφησεν εἶναι τοῦ τῶν ὅλων Θεοῦ.

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Theodoretus Scr. Eccl. et Theol., Graecarum affectionum curatio. 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.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg4089.tlg001.local001/.