8 And such indeed He was always, and is, and will be, kindly and good and dispassionate and true, and He alone is good. (DIO) 9 And having conceived a great and unutterable scheme He communicated it to His Son alone. (DIO) 10 For so long as He kept and guarded His wise design as a mystery, He seemed to neglect us and to be careless about us. (DIO)
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