According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.

Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.

instead of your saying, If the Lord should so will and we should live, we will also do this or that.

Elias was a man of like passions to us, and he prayed with prayer that it should not rain; and it did not rain upon the earth three years and six months;