Contra Manichaeos
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Τὸ ἐκ τῆς οὐσίας τοῦ ἀνάρχου καὶ ἀκτίστου ἄναρχον καὶ ἄκτιστόν ἐστι. Πῶς οὖν τὰ πάντα ἐκ τῆς οὐσίας τῶν καθ' ὑμᾶς ἀρχῶν λέγετε; Εἰ μὲν γὰρ ἐκ τῆς οὐσίας αὐτῶν εἰσι τὰ πάντα, ἀρχαὶ ἄναρχοι εἰσι καὶ οὐδέν. Εἰ δὲ κτίσματά εἰσιν, οὐκ ἐκ τῆς οὐσίας αὐτῶν εἰσι.