Hilary of Poitiers on the thought of the incomprehensible God

[Reformed Covenanter]

His being is in Himself and He does not derive what He is from anywhere else, but possesses what He is from Himself and in Himself. He is infinite because He Himself is not in anything and all things are within Him; He is always outside of space because He is not restricted; He is always before time because time comes from Him. Stir up your understanding if you believe that anything is the ultimate limit for Him. You will always find Him, because, while you are always seeking after it, there is always some object present after which you can seek. Thus, it is always characteristic of you to seek after His place as it is for Him to be without any limits. Language will weary itself in speaking about Him, but He will not be encompassed. Again, reflect upon the periods of time; you will find that He always is, and, when the numerals in your statement have finally come to an end, the eternal being of God does not come to an end.

Arouse your understanding and seek to comprehend the totality of God in your mind; you hold on to nothing. This totality of God has always something over and above your power of comprehension, but this something over and above always belongs to the totality of God. Therefore, neither this totality, which lacks something over and above, nor this something, that is over and above, includes everything that the totality of God does. ...

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Hilary of Poitiers on the thought of the incomprehensible God

His being is in Himself and He does not derive what He is from anywhere else, but possesses what He is from Himself and in Himself. He is infinite because He Himself is not in anything and all thin…

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