Opposing powers; double-soul claim (III.2–4)
Hostile powers war against the human race as Scripture says, yet they do not cancel free decision. The claim of two souls in one person is weighed and refused where it would split the human being into two agents of equal standing.
Latin
(Rufinus; see working file)
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Origen’s De Principiis, Book III (Rufinus Latin). Complete on this page: 3.pref-3.1 … 3.5-3.6 (BOOK III closeout).
English follows Koetschau GCS 22 Rufinus Latin (paraphrase disclosed). ANF Crombie and Butterworth were not used as wording. This page is Book III closeout.
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- Copy-text Koetschau GCS 22 (1913) — Rufinus Latin (Latin · Book III closeout samples)
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