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also must there be generate many things; but rather all 

 things. For never ever fails (a) the World of some one of 

 the Entities, but always borne onward it brings forth (5) 

 in itself the Entities never ever abandoned, by the corrup- 

 tion of it (c). Let every energy then be thought of as always 

 being immortal, which may be in any body whatsover. 

 But of the Energies some are of the divine Bodies, but 

 some of the corruptible, and some indeed are general, but 

 some special (d), and some indeed of the kinds, and some 

 of the parts of each one. Divine indeed then are those 

 energizing in the eternal Bodies, and these are also perfect 

 as in perfect bodies : but partial those, in one of each kind 

 of the animals, but special somewhat those in each of the 

 Entities. This the discourse then, O Child! concludes, 

 that all things are full of Energies. For if it be necessity 

 that the energies be in bodies, but many bodies in World, 

 more I say are the Energies than the Bodies. For in one 

 body often is one, and second, and third, apart from those 

 general following thereon (e). For I call general Energies 

 those really corporeal, generate through the senses and the 

 motions ; for apart from these the energies, it is not pos- 

 sible that the body subsist. But there are other special 

 Energies in the souls of men, through Arts, Sciences, and 

 studies and energizings. For the Senses follow along 

 with the Energies, or rather the senses are effects (/) of the 

 energies. Understand then, Child I the difference of 

 Energy and Sense ; for Energy is sent from above; but the 

 Sense being in the body, and from this having the Essence, 

 having received the Energy makes it manifest, just as if 

 having made it corporeal (g). Wherefore I say the Senses 

 are both corporeal and mortal, subsisting so long as the 

 body. For also the senses are generated with the body, 

 and die with it; but the immortal Bodies themselves indeed 

 have not immortal sense, as if consisting of such sort of 



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(c) a.Ko'htityQwofAtvoc. uvToii TV; (f)&optx(. The passage is corrupt. 



(d) il^iKoti. (e) ruu 

 (/) dTTQTt'htffftce.Ta. (g) 



