I confess, that the theory which subjects all things to the will of an indifferent deity, and asserts that they are all dependent on his fiat, is less far from the truth than the theory of those, who maintain that God acts in all things with a view of promoting what is good. For these latter persons seem to set up something beyond God, which does not depend on God, but which God in acting looks to as an exemplar, or which he aims at as a definite goal.
Aitortzen dut gauza guztiak Jainkoaren halako nahimen ezazol baten mende eta guztiak Haren baimenaren gomendio uzten dituen aburu hau ez doala hain oker nola baitoa Jainkoak gauza guztiak ongiarengatik egiten dituela diotenen iritzia. Azken hauek ezen iduri dute Jainkoaz beste zerbait onartzen dutela: Jainkoaren esku ez dena eta Jainkoak bere ekintzetan eredutzat edo helburutzat hartzen duena.