hen he said, "The Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble"? Proverbs 16:4. What is meant in the book of Job, where it is written, "The wicked are reserved for the day of doom; they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath"? Job 21:30. Wh…

e, it follows that before and after exist in Him; which is impossible. On the contrary, It is said ( Prov. 16:4 ): "The Lord has made all things for Himself." I answer that, Every agent acts for an end: otherwise one thing would not follow more than another from the action of the…

count of movements of free-will, and not on account of God's goodness. On the contrary, It is said ( Prov. 16:4 ): "The Lord hath made all things for Himself." I answer that, Origen laid down [*Peri Archon ii.] that corporeal creatures were not made according to God's original pu…