or material thronesz upon which the Godhead may recline, or certain many-coloureda horses, and spear-bearing leaders of the hostb, and whatever else was transmitted by the Oracles to us under multifarious symbols of sacred imagery. And indeed, the Word of Godc artlessly makes use of poetic representations of sacred things, respecting the shapeless minds, out of regard to our intelligence, so to speak, consulting a mode of education proper and natural to it, and moulding the inspired writings