Contra Manichaeos
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Μανιχαῖος· Διὰ τί ἄναρχος ὁ θεός; Ὀρθόδοξος· Ὅτι τὸ μὴ ὂν οὐκ ἔχει ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ τὸ εἶναι. Τὸ οὖν ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ μὴ ἔχον τὸ εἶναι, πῶς ἀφ' ἑαυτοῦ ἔσται; Καὶ χρὴ οὖν ἔκ τινος ὄντος τὸ μὴ ὂν τὸ εἶναι λαβεῖν· τὸ δὲ πρῶτον μεταδοτικὸν τοῦ εἶναι ἐξ ἑαυτοῦ ἔχον τὸ εἶναι, ἄναρχον ἀεὶ ἔσται.