But thou, mastering thy power, judgest with equity, and orderest us with great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt.
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Fulgentius of Ruspe
AD 533
Abraham, "father of us all," as the apostle says, "did not doubt God"s promise in unbelief but was strengthened in faith and gave glory to God, fully convinced that what he had promised, he was also able to do." There is therefore no falsehood whatsoever in God"s promises, since no obstacle can stand before the action of the Almighty. And consequently, the effect of his will can ever fail, since we discover that his will itself is nothing other than his power. He who can do whatever he wants can want anything. Only of him, then, can it be truly said, "Whatever he wanted, he did." And further, "You exercise power when you wish." For this reason we said that in him there is as much power of the will as there is the will itself of the power. Since "power always accompanies his will," in him will and power are one. In fact, just as God is not constrained by any necessity to promise what he does not want to do, so he is not impeded by anything in doing what he has promised to a lesser degree than he wants to or to delay its realization.
