ς λαβεῖν λέγεται (Gen. 24, 67), Μωυσῇ δὲ ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρ’ ᾧ κατῴκησε τὴν θυγατέρα Σεπφώραν ἐκδίδοται (Exod. 2, 21). τούτων δ’ οὐ παρέργως αἱ διαφοραὶ παρὰ τῷ νομοθέτῃ μεμήνυνται. τοῖς μὲν γὰρ ἀσκηταῖς προκόπτουσι καὶ βελτιουμένοις ἡ ἑκούσιος αἵρεσις τἀγαθοῦ μαρτυρεῖται, ἵνα μηδ’ ὁ…

of God, and for their good-will, which latter led them to tell a lie. Hence it is expressly stated ( Ex. 2:21 ): "And because the midwives feared God, He built them houses." But the subsequent lie was not meritorious. Reply to Objection 3: In Holy Writ, as Augustine observes (Lib…