XII.

As it is inherent in all bodies formed by God to have a shadow, so it is fitting that God, who is just, should render to those who choose what is good, and to those who prefer what is evil, to every one according to his deserts.—From the writings of John of Damascus.

12 [17b] Ὥσπερ πᾶσι τοῖς γενομένοις σώμασιν ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ συνυπάρχει καὶ τὸ σκιὰν ἔχειν, οὕτως καὶ τῷ θεῷ, δικαίῳ ὄντι, τοῖς τὰ καλὰ ἑλομένοις καὶ τοῖς τὰ κακὰ προτιμήσασιν ἀκόλουθόν ἐστι τὸ κατ' ἀξίαν ἑκάστῳ ἀπονεῖμαι.