The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 50: what you’re looking at

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AGAINST THE CHRISTIANS. 27 admit, also, that there are other gods who preside over nations, and who are subordinate to him indeed, but being as it were the ambassadors of the king, each in a particular manner pays atten- tion to the object of his charge. Nor do we co- arrange the Demiurgus with the gods that are under him. But if Moses, reverencing a certain partial divinity, ascribes to him the government of the universe, it will be better for the Christians being persuaded by us, to acknowledge the God of the universe, together with not being ignorant of that partial deity, than to worship, instead of the Demiurgus of all things, a divinity to whom is alloted the government of a very small part of the earth. The law of Moses is wonderful. “ ‘Thou shalt not steal; Thou shalt not bear false witness.” But each of the precepts are written in the very same words, according to Moses, in which they were written by God himself, “I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt.” Another commandment follows: “ Thou shalt have no other gods besides me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image ;” and he adds the °Y Neon G HOO) SS (CO