Book V - Snyder Bible

The Preaching of Simeon Kefa 123
will do as I think right, I would have it done according to the
precept of my Master, who first of all commanded the Hebrew
nation, whom He knew to have knowledge of Yahweh, and
that it is He who made the world, not that they should inquire
about Him whom they knew, but that, knowing Him, they
should investigate His will and His righteousness; because it is
may find, and do, and observe those things concerning which
they are to be judged. Therefore He commanded us to inquire,
not whence evil cometh, as you asked just now, but to seek the
righteousness of...Yahweh, and His kingdom; and all these
to Hebrews, as having a
right knowledge of Yahweh, and being of opinion that every
one has it in his power to do these things concerning which he
is to be judgedbut my opinion differs from theirswhere
Chapter XXI: Freedom of the Will
who are present are desir
then, that something is in the power of the will: only confess
this, if it is so, and let us inquire, as you say, concerning Yah-
anything concerning Yahweh, since it is not in the power of
those who seek to find; hence I said well, that this should be
Then said Si
say, if there ieing
that he was turning to contention, and, through fear of being
overcome, was confounding all things as being in general
the power of man to know anything, since this very thing at