Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

ALEXANDER AND ARISTOTLE. 39
of all things, and he committed himself to Him in all
his work. And this came to pass by the decree
of God Almighty, may He be praised and adored.
And He made him king before he came to the
east. And Alexander wrote a decree to his
kinsfolk, and to his soldiers, and to his army, and
he enquired of them concerning his rule, and his
authority, and his dominion over them.
Now the first act of Alexander was made manifest
by this letter. And this mighty man , the
king of Alexandria, took Aristotle the philosopher Anstotie,
for his master, and he made him his counsellor, *oph'er,'°a
and promised him to hearken unto his counsel, and '^*"''^'"'°-
to be subject unto him in everything. Now Aristotle
[his] master was a philosopher, and a man
learned in [the affairs of] the world, and he was
a man of understanding and honour, and his belief
was that of the [Christian] philosophers' who
say, "The heavens declare the work of the Cre-
"ator. Who made everything, and Who is the king
"of everything, Who killeth, and Who maketh alive,
"Who promoteth [man] to honour, and Who bringeth
"[him] down into the dust, in Whose hand is
"everything, and from Whom are all things.'"" In
this wise spake Aristotle, the philosopher, the He is made
master of Alexander. And when Alexander saw IJ^^^^ ""^y
him, he spake to him and appointed him his coun-
' Read d.h^ftC'^n =?
' Compare Psalm xix. i ; Deuteronomy xxxii. 39;
ii. 6, 7, 8.
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Alexander.