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“Well then, would it be through fear
of his enemies that he would lie?” “Far from
it.” “Would it be because of the folly or madness of his
friends?” “Nay, no fool or madman is a friend of
God.” “Then there is no motive for God to
deceive.” “None.” “From every point
of view1 the divine and the divinity are
free from falsehood.” “By all means.”
“Then God is altogether simple and true in deed and word, and
neither changes himself nor deceives others by visions or words or the
sending of signs
1 Generalizing from the exhaustive classification that precedes.
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