Edition Masquer
Adversus Valentinianos

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[1] interea Demiurgus omnium adhuc nescius etsi aliquid et ipse per prophetas contionabitur ne huius quidem operis sui intellegens--dividunt enim et prophetiale patrocinium in Achamoth, semen, in Demiurgum--ubi adventum Soteris accepit propere et ovanter accurrit cum omnibus suis viribus — centurio de evangelio — et de omnibus inluminatus ab illo etiam suam discit quod successurus sit in locum matris. [2] ita exinde securus dispensationem mundi huius vel maxime ecclesiae protegendae nomine quanto tempore oportuit insequitur.

Traduction Masquer
Against the Valentinians

Chapter XXVIII.--The Demiurge Cured of His Ignorance by the Saviour's Advent, from Whom He Hears of the Great Future in Store for Himself.

Meanwhile the Demiurge, being still ignorant of everything, although he will actually have to make some announcement himself by the prophets, but is quite incapable of even this part of his duty (because they divide authority over the prophets ¹ between Achamoth, the Seed, and the Demiurge), no sooner heard of the advent of Soter (Saviour) than he runs to him with haste and joy, with all his might, like the centurion in the Gospel. ² And being enlightened by him on all points, he learns from him also of his own prospect how that he is to succeed to his mother's place. Being thenceforth free from all care, he carries on the administration of this world, mainly under the plea of protecting the church, for as long a time as may be necessary and proper.