14:6. And from the beginning also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world fleeing to a vessel, which was governed by thy hand, left to the world seed of generation. 14:7. For blessed is the wood, by which justice cometh 14:8. But the idol that is made by hands, is cursed, as well it, as he that made it: he because he made it; and it because being frail it is called a god. 14:9. But to God the wicked and his wickedness are hateful alike. 14:10. For that which is made, together with him that made it, shall suffer torments. 14:11. Therefore there shall be no respect had even to the idols of the Gentiles: because the creatures of God are turned to an abomination, and a temptation to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise. 14:12. For the beginning of fornication is the devising of idols: and the invention of them is the corruption of life. 14:13. For neither were they from the beginning, neither shall they be for ever. 14:14. For by the vanity of men they came into the world: and therefore they shall be found to come shortly to an end. 14:15. For a father being afflicted with bitter grief, made to himself the image of his son, who was quickly taken away: and him who then had died as a man, he began now to worship as a god, and appointed him rites and sacrifices among his servants. 14:16. Then, in process of time, wicked custom prevailing, this error was kept as a law, and statues were worshipped by the commandment of tyrants. 14:17. And those whom men could not honour in presence, because they dwelt far off, they brought their resemblance from afar, and made an express image of the king, whom they had a mind to honour: that by this their diligence, they might honour as present, him that was absent. 14:18. And to the worshipping of these, the singular diligence also of the artificer helped to set forward the ignorant. 14:19. For he being willing to please him that employed him, laboured with all his art to make the resemblance in the best manner. 14:20. And the multitude of men, carried away by the beauty of the work, took him now for a god, that little before was but honoured as a man. 14:21. And this was the occasion of deceiving human life: for men serving either their affection, or their kings, gave the incommunicable name to stones and wood. 14:22. And it was not enough for them to err about the knowledge of God, but whereas they lived in a great war of ignorance, they call so many and so great evils peace. 14:23. For either they sacrifice their own children, or use hidden sacrifices, or keep watches full of madness, 14:24. So that now they neither keep life, nor marriage undefiled, but one killeth another through envy, or grieveth him by adultery: 14:25. And all things are mingled together, blood, murder, theft, and dissimulation, corruption and unfaithfulness, tumults and perjury, disquieting of the good,