Withdrawal from the good; rational natures (I.4–5)
Scripture and reason speak of a falling away or cooling from the good, not of evil as a substance created by God. Rational natures — holy powers and those that turned — remain creatures of one Creator; diversity of ranks is not diversity of creator.
Latin
(Rufinus Latin working file; see sources/princ_b1_2_8_working_latin.txt)
About this text
Origen’s De Principiis, Book I (Rufinus Latin). Complete on this page: Pref + I.1–I.8 (BOOK I closeout).
English follows Koetschau GCS 22 Rufinus Latin (paraphrase disclosed). ANF Crombie and Butterworth were not used as wording. This page is Pref + I.1–I.8 (BOOK I closeout).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Koetschau GCS 22 (1913) — Rufinus Latin (Latin · Book I Pref + I.1–I.8)
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.