On the Nature of God 1.2
For God has named and described Himself with many names in His Holy Scriptures, and He did so for our sake, so that by them He Himself might indicate to us how useful it is for us to know who He is and what He is like. Girolamo Zanchi X Five Books on the Nature […]
On the Nature of God 1.1.2
For what would the benefit be of knowing who God is if we were ignorant of what He is like?
On the Nature of God 1.1.1
Indeed, although God is a most simple essence in which clearly no compositeness or accidents exist, nevertheless, for our sake, so that we might better understand what He is like, He is accustomed to attribute many things to Himself, as if they were multiple qualities.