The Arguments of the Emperor Julian Against the Christians — page 91: what you’re looking at

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68 THE EMPEROR FULIANS ARGUMENTS a that he was perplexed, I said this very thing which you say, God rightly blamed. For with respect to alacrity, it was equal in both, because both thought it was proper to offer gifts and sacrifices to God. But with respect to the divi- sion, the one hit the mark, but the other deviated from it. In what manner, however? Since of things on the earth, some are animated, but others inanimate; and the animated are more honourable than the inanimate with the living God, and the cause of life, so far as they partici- pate of life, and are more allied to soul; on this account God was delighted with him who offered a perfect sacrifice. That I may, however, repeat to them what I have said: Why are you not circumcised? Paul says, “they assert that circumcision is of the heart, and not of the flesh ;”’ and that he believes in the unholy words, proclaimed both by himself and Peter. But hear again, that God is said to have given the circumcision according to the flesh, as a covenant and a sign to Abraham. “This is my covenant’ which ye shall keep between me and you, and thy seed after thee; every man CONMIE DOOKS. COM